Stanford law professor Hank Greely, JD, appeared on a recent MDiTV segment to talk about how advancements in neuroscience may have important social and legal …
Month: June 2010
Eye-phone: Cell phone-based device performs eye exams
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have developed a simple, inexpensive cell phone attachment that could offer a cost-effective solution for performing vision tests in developing …
Stanford library offers health resources to community
Today's San Francisco Chronicle profiles the Stanford Health Library, a large collection of free medical/health resources referred to as "the finest community health library west …
Image of the Week: X-rays of toys
This is from a delightful collection of images produced by Argentina-based artists Monica Rojas and Hernan Eliaschv. The pair selected a range of toys and …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of June 21
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Anna Deavere Smith to perform at Medical Grand Rounds: This week, actress Anna Deavere Smith was …
Careful, your comfy chair might be making you soft
I’m fairly obsessive when it comes to preparing resumes and applications. In fact, I probably spend less time on the content than I do trying …
Making sure medical schools keep pace with 21st-century innovations
Last night my husband demoed his shiny new iPhone 4 to a group of friends over dinner. As he video chatted with his brother using …
Team completes genomic analysis of prostate cancer
Scientists have taken another small step in the march toward personalized medicine. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced yesterday it has assembled the “most comprehensive” genomic …
How parenting style may influence teen alcohol consumption
When it comes to discouraging alcohol consumption among adolescents, parents' attitudes and actions can play a significant role in how much or how often teens …
New radiotracer enables easier diagnosis of Alzheimer's
What, exactly, is going on with grandma? In clinical settings, it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish between Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Most diagnoses …
Harnessing magnetic levitation to analyze what we eat
Sometimes a study's science fiction factor is so strong it can't be ignored. Such is the case with findings published in the latest issue of …
Bioengineers make cancer detector from digital camera
In the spirit of do-it-yourselfer Mark Frauenfelder, Rice University bioengineers have jury-rigged a cancer-detection device from a $400 digital camera and a bundle of fiber-optic …
Botox: frozen face = chilled emotional response?
"Smile though your heart is breaking," sang the Little Tramp Charlie Chaplin, and the whole world will light up. "Put on a happy face," advised …
Michigan's medical school bans industry pay for continuing medical education
The University of Michigan Medical School has announced it will no longer take money from drug and device companies to pay for continuing medical education …
Researchers manipulate microbes in gut
There are ten bacterial cells for each human cell in your body. You just know that all those trillions of microbes peacefully coexisting with us …
Arsenic responsible for 20 percent of Bangladeshi deaths
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Stanford geoscience professor Scott Fendorf, PhD, who’s helping address Southeast Asia’s arsenic problem. The element occurs naturally in …