This is a striking color-enhanced microscopic image of mouse embryonic stem cells growing on a bed of silicon nanotubes. It was made in the lab …
Month: January 2010
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Jan. 25
Between the deafening buzz surrounding Apple's announcement of the iPad and pundits' constant analysis of President Obama's State of the Union speech, it would be …
Freshen up those stem cells with young blood
Vampire fetishists will be heartened by this news release from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which suggests there may be something to the idea of …
Reducing infant mortality rates in developing countries
In this recently-posted TEDIndia 2009 video, Jane Chen showcases a infant-size warmer designed to serve as a portable incubator for premature babies and explains how …
CIO's thoughts on the iPad's role in medicine
John Halamaka, MD, has compiled some initial thoughts on the iPad's role in medicine. (Halamaka is chief information officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center …
Rescuing Haiti's HIV/AIDS patients
Among the many aftershocks of the Haitian earthquake is that it left thousands of HIV/AIDS patients in dire need of medical help, including medication. Before …
Technology adoption and the health-care industry
Primary care physician and medical blogger Rob Lamberts, MD, analyzes physicians' reluctance to adopt technology in a recent blog post and argues that "a culture …
Reports from Stanford medical team in Haiti
UPDATE JAN. 28, 2010: Paul Auerbach, MD, and Robert Norris, MD, have e-mailed a brief description of the medical and cultural experiences the Stanford team …
Obama reaffirms commitment to health reform – but does Congress care?
In case you missed the State of the Union last night, Kaiser Health News provides a transcript of the health-related portion of President Obama's address; …
The cruelty of fraudulent stem cell therapy
Unethical companies are finding desperate patients who are willing to pay big money for unproven stem cell "treatments." This may harm not only patients, but stem cell research itself.
Unethical companies are finding desperate patients who are willing to pay big money for unproven stem cell "treatments." This may harm not only patients, but stem cell research itself.
Count down to stem cell news in 3, 2, 1
Have you ever wondered why big science news (like today's announcement by Stanford stem cell researchers) tends to be published simultaneously by many major media …
NPR Web chat to focus on future of health reform
President Obama is giving his State of the Union address in a few hours, and we'll likely hear quite a bit about his new plans …
Antidepressant use might cause lactation difficulties
In a first-of-its-kind study, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy is being linked to a delay in lactation in new …
Stanford students present monologues on mental health
A Stanford student activist group that caught national attention for its work highlighting mental health issues for college students will perform at a Café Scientifique …
Stem cell breakthrough: Science over classical music
Marius Wernig, MD, is a researcher with training in classical music. Today he has a groundbreaking study coming out on stem cells in Nature. He …
Physician 2.0: Do doctors risk becoming irrelevant if they ignore social media?
Primary care physician and popular medical blogger Kevin Pho, MD, warns colleagues today that those who fail to embrace Twitter, Facebook and blogs risk becoming …