Making sure to take regular breaks from sitting throughout the day, even if they only last a minute, could help your waistline and heart, according …
Month: January 2011
The long shadow of C. Everett Koop
Engaging perspective from Keith Humphreys, PhD, on how C. Everett Koop, MD, reframed the public perception of the Surgeon General position: The SG is not …
A 25-year investigation on children's health
The San Diego Union-Tribune recently ran a lengthy article on the National Children’s Study, the largest-ever long-term examination of U.S children's health and development. The …
A physician's thoughts on the Galaxy Tab
As many tech geeks out there know, 2011 is supposed to be the "year of the tablet" - that is, the year that rivals to …
Mob science: Video game, EteRNA, lets amateurs advance RNA research
I first heard of "crowd sourcing" when I interviewed Stanford biochemist Rhiju Das, PhD, about a new, open-to-all comers online video game called EteRNA. Since …
Continuing the conversation about Medicine 2.0
This fall Stanford will host Medicine 2.0, an international conference on the use of web applications and social media in research and health care. In …
New approach to screening prospective medical students
This year, the School of Medicine has dramatically altered its medical student interview process: Instead of an interview with a faculty member, the school has …
How your perceptions about willpower can affect behavior, goal achievement
Willpower is one of the top reasons Americans use to explain their failure to make lasting lifestyle changes. But a Stanford study shows that how …
Image of the Week: The distance a sneeze travels
Singapore researchers have embarked on a new study to determine how airborne transmission of flu virus occurs by examining the distance a cough or sneeze …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Jan. 3
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: To be healthier in the new year, resolve to be more social: A Huffington Post piece …
Are new antipsychotics overused?
If someone had asked me a few weeks ago what's the top-selling class of drugs in the United States I never would have guessed it's …
Nature Publishing Group unveils online, open-access journal
Listen up researchers: There's a new online, open-access journal on the block. Yesterday, Nature Publishing Group announced the launch of Scientific Reports, a peer-reviewed publication …
Mapping out our country's "food deserts"
Living in an urban area, with a produce stand less than a block away and a Safeway just up the street, it's hard to imagine …
Is the iPad helping modernize medicine?
A post today on the Triple Helix blog explores the multitude of ways that Apple's iPad might facilitate further modernization in medicine. In the entry, …
The problem with "science by press conference"
Great perspective from Boing Boing's Andrea James on the problems that "science by press conference" presents: These stories got a lot of traction in our …
Stanford research provides insight on pain, love
The San Jose Mercury News' Sandeep Ravindran revisits today Stanford research showing that passionate feelings of love can serve as a painkiller of sorts. In …