A free, online self-management course is being offered to people with chronic health conditions living in California and six other states. The National Council of …
Month: September 2010
Public Library of Science launches new blog network
If you haven't seen the announcement yet, today the Public Library of Science (PLoS) launched a new network of science blogs called PLoS Blogs. It's …
The challenges of reporting on prison health care
Earlier this summer, I linked to a KQED Health Dialogues show on the state of prison health care in California. Another public-radio reporter, Julie Small, …
Stanford Hospital and 49ers team up to study biomechanics of football injuries
The San Francisco 49ers are helping physicians and researchers at Stanford Hospital & Clinics on two different experiments aimed at advancing the understanding of sports-related …
iPhone app shows 2D structures of thousands of RNA molecules
Soon scientists will be able to enter a specific RNA from baker's yeast into their iPhone and see a depiction of its two-dimensional structure thanks …
Sleep deprivation may increase young adults' risk of mental distress, obesity
A pair of studies published in the latest issue of SLEEP add to the growing body of research that shows insufficient sleep may be harmful …