Earlier this month, the New York Times ran an article on the decision by NYU School of Medicine to incorporate more clinical studies into the …
Month: September 2010
What stories about health and medicine do readers like?
I'm a fan of the Monday Note, a media and technology blog written by Frederic Filloux and Jean-Louis Gassee. In a recent entry (which, admittedly, …
Harnessing social networks to improve public health
A growing body of research suggests that social networks, both virtual and physical, may influence efforts to quit smoking, lose weight or even to be …
What if gut-bacteria communities "remember" past antibiotic exposures?
The number of beneficial microbes inhabiting each of our intestines is on the order of the number of synaptic connections in the human brain. That's …
Non-profit org looking for compelling stories on health-care costs
How important is cost-awareness in medical decision-making? Costs of Care, a "social venture" designed to help doctors understand how the decisions they make affect what …
Stanford researchers develop flexible electronic skin
Stanford researchers have developed a flexible highly sensitive sensor that one day could be manufactured in large sheets and used as artificial "skin" for prosthetic …
Image of the week: dental instruments, late 19th century
The above image shows a set of dental instruments from the late 19th century. It's No. 5 of 8 in a series showing the evolution …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Sept. 6
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Tickets for Dalai Lama's talk at Stanford now available: The Dalai Lama will return to Stanford …
Does TV watching, or prolonged sitting, contribute to child obesity rates?
Past studies have suggested that children's TV habits can adversely affect their nutrition and weight. Moreover, research has show that the hours teens spend in …
Prescription playlists for treating pain and depression?
Among your personal music collection there are likely songs that lift your spirits when feeling low, calm you after a stressful day or, for one …
A look at the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
Recently posted to the Stanford Medicine YouTube channel, this video takes a look at the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program. The program works to increase …
Stanford TA weighs in on what students learned by being genotyped
As previously discussed here, the medical school offered a course this summer during which students had the opportunity to be genotyped. The class was featured …
U.S. Court of Appeals suspends ban on stem cell funding
William McQuillen reporting for Bloomberg: The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today put on hold a ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth while …
Major effort launched to prevent, treat childhood obesity
The NIH announced today the launch of two major research efforts to develop ways to curb the childhood obesity epidemic. One of those efforts, the …
Another social networking service for scholars
ReadWriteWeb's Audrey Watters reporting on ResearchGATE, a social networking service aimed at scholars and scientists: ResearchGATE was founded in 2008 by Dr. Ijad Madisch, an …
Move over, Apgar score? Researchers design method to determine preemies' health risks
A new, non-invasive scoring system to predict poor health in premature babies could dramatically change how doctors treat fragile preemies. The method, announced today by …