Ugh. As a mom of an almost-one-year-old who constantly zips around the house, that was my reaction to a USA Today article on babies' exposures …
Month: June 2010
Stanford neuroscientist wins prestigious Kavli Prize
Stanford neuroscientist Thomas Sudhof, MD, is a recipient of the Kavli Prize, called "one of the richest prizes in science" by the New York Times. …
Andrew Wakefield: 17 years of disputed research, and now a book
According to an article on Slate.com, Wakefield has a more than 20-year history of dodgy research practices, beginning with a 1993 paper in which he asserted that the measles virus causesCrohn's disease
According to an article on Slate.com, Wakefield has a more than 20-year history of dodgy research practices, beginning with a 1993 paper in which he asserted that the measles virus causesCrohn's disease
New test may offer inexpensive, portable option for typing blood
Determining the blood type of a patient or donor sample is a routine medical test that is often unavailable to health care workers in developing …
Using soils science to tackle Asia's arsenic problem
I spent a lot of time staring at textbooks as an undergraduate at Stanford, despite majoring in geology in an attempt to avoid that fate. …
Atul Gawande to speak at Stanford medical school commencement
Author and surgeon Atul Gawande, MD, has been named the commencement speaker for Stanford medical school's Class of 2010. Dean Philip Pizzo, MD, recently commented: …
Report calls for schools nationwide to step up P.E. efforts
Despite incremental improvements made in the past four years, physical education programs at schools across the country are significantly inadequate, according to a report released …
What Einstein taught us about intellect and brain function
Half a century after the death of Albert Einstein, scientists continue to unlock the secrets of his genius and shed new light on how the …
Neural stimulator being developed to treat autoimmune disease
Technology Review recently reported on a nerve stimulator designed to rein in "the out-of-control immune system that triggers autoimmune diseases" like multiple sclerosis and lupus. …
Does coffee really wake you up?
While sipping a cup of "Hair Bender" from Stumptown Coffee Roasters this morning, I was shocked to attention by new research showing that my morning …
New Stanford Genomics Center to bring personalized medicine to patients
Today, the School of Medicine announced the creation of a new Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine. The center brings together the most advanced sequencing …
More concern over synthetic biology patents
I'm a few days late to this, but Duke Law School Professor James Boyle has written an insightful opinion piece outlining his concerns about the …
Expert answers questions on herpes, the "largest epidemic no one wants to talk about"
One out of six Americans is estimated to have genital herpes, a condition that can produce painful blisters and make a person more susceptible to …
Do researchers need to step up their PR game?
Interesting opinion piece by Wired's Erin Biba arguing that scientists need to improve their PR game: This kind of talk unsettles scientists. "Scientists hate the …
Surgeon building a heart valve that can grow and repair itself
The work of pediatric heart surgeon Frank Hanley, MD, an expert in the repair of defective heart valves, is the focus of a San Francisco …
Antidepressant appears to help with hot flashes
Results of a randomized, double-blind study show that the antidepressant citalopram may be able to help women with hot flashes. As explained by MedPage Today: …