Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
Log in
Search
Subscribe to Digest
Donate
Remove Ads
Picture of Derek Chen

Derek Chen

Research
Our roundup this week highlights research that investigates seven factors contributing to racism in the United States. (Photo: Unsplash)

Research Roundup: Factors contributing to racism, COVID-19 self-testing kits, preterm births

Derek Chen
  •  
June 15, 2020
Research
(Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: Mass extinction, older adult brains, plants in drought

Derek Chen
  •  
June 8, 2020
Research
Our roundup this week highlights a newly developed blood testing that may provide insight into a person’s fitness levels. (Photo: Unsplash)

Research Roundup: Fitness analysis, infection protection, impact crater

Derek Chen
  •  
June 1, 2020
Research
(Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: Shelter in place impacts, forest fire predictions, poverty level estimates

Derek Chen
  •  
May 25, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 4.8 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights a type of vaccination that may prove helpful in protection against HIV infection, and by extension, may help immunologists develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. (Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: HIV vaccination, diabetes two-in-one injection, hybrid fish genetics

Derek Chen
  •  
May 18, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 4.19 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights researchers using statistics to track coronavirus mutations among infected populations. (Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: COVID-19 mutations, new COVID-19 drug, tsunami risk

Derek Chen
  •  
May 11, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 3.59 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug that was recently approved by the FDA to treat coronavirus patients. (Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: Remdesivir, autism biomarker, immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors

Derek Chen
  •  
May 4, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 3.04 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights a smartphone application that screens patients when they visit COVID-19 testing sites. (Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily)

Research Roundup: Apollo COVID-19 national survey, Martian craters, children’s brains under stress

Derek Chen
  •  
April 27, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 2.48 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights the clinical trials underway to test remdesivir, an experimental drug, as a coronavirus treatment. (Photo: Unsplash)

Research Roundup: COVID-19 drug, COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms, vote-by-mail effects

Derek Chen
  •  
April 20, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1.92 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights the debut of a new diagnostic test that detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients’ blood samples. (Photo: Unsplash)

Research Roundup: COVID-19 antibody test, viral spread amid deforestation, brain stimulation and depression

Derek Chen
  •  
April 13, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1.35 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that describes the pros and cons of mask decontamination methods in fighting the coronavirus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus mask decontaminations, heart abnormalities, stress influences on brain

Derek Chen
  •  
April 6, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that aims to conduct a large-scale survey and understand the impacts of coronavirus on people’s daily lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus, bias in speech recognition, squid communication

Derek Chen
  •  
April 3, 2020
Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that aims to conduct a large-scale survey and understand the impacts of coronavirus on people’s daily lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus misconceptions, ‘baby talk,’ young adults vaping

Derek Chen
  •  
March 25, 2020
Research
Lyme disease affects more than 300,000 people annually. Our roundup this week highlights research on an antibiotic that treats Lyme disease in mice and cell cultures. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Fighting Lyme disease, ‘neuroforecasting,’ breast cancer genetic testing

Derek Chen
  •  
March 16, 2020
Research
Our roundup this week highlights research that studied the gender wage gap across clinical departmental chairs at public medical schools, and found female chairs earned roughly $70,000 to $80,000 less than their male counterparts. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Gender pay gap, eyesight restoration and preterm birth

Derek Chen
  •  
March 10, 2020
Research
The process of creating industrial diamonds can take a lot of energy or require a catalyst. Our roundup this week highlights research that uses a different approach to produce pure diamonds without the high energy requirement or a catalyst. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Diamond formation, electrolyte supplements, colon inflammation

Derek Chen
  •  
March 1, 2020
Research
(Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Battery car testing, African killifish embryos and ocean organism extinctions

Derek Chen
  •  
Feb. 24, 2020
Research
(Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Antidepressants, carbon sinks, preventing preterm delivery

Derek Chen
  •  
Feb. 17, 2020
Research
(Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: CRISPR-based cancer therapy, tanning studies, immigration and deportation

Derek Chen
  •  
Feb. 10, 2020
Research
Heart attacks and stroke are the world’s number one killer. Our roundup this week highlights research that created nanotechnology to deliver medicine that can reduce arterial plaque, potentially leading to fewer deaths. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Medical nanotubes, beliefs about God and post-care heart failure treatments

Derek Chen
  •  
Feb. 2, 2020
The Stanford Daily

Login or create an account