This escaped my attention earlier, but the Merck Manual is now available as an iOS app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. According to the …
Month: January 2011
How the brain works during improvisation
In this TED Talk, surgeon Charles Limb, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins, discusses how the brain works while it is improvising …
Do you have a ‘HeLa’ story? Share it with Rebecca Skloot
Over the holidays, I finally got a chance to read the award-winning book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The touching yet thought-provoking book easily …
Survey shows Americans may be undermining their healthy eating effort
There was once a time, not that long ago, when I believed eating a salad smothered in creamy dressing, croutons and strips of steak was …
New year, new (less stressed) you
One goal on my list of New Year's resolutions is to reduce my stress level. The motivation to be less stressed in 2011 was largely …
Why we worry about bedbugs
It's several days old, but Stephen Novella, MD, recently wrote a fascinating blog entry about metacognition and the "bedbug crisis" of 2010. He writes: To …
ScienceRoll's 2011 predictions for technology in medicine
Bertelan Mesko, MD, has offered his predictions on where technology in medicine will go in 2011, among them: As the number of medical websites and …
Stanford bioengineers aim to better understand, treat movement disorders
Here's a story I missed (and you may have, too) over the holidays: A national rehabilitation research center at Stanford is using computer-generated simulations to …
Six in seven adults buckle up in the car
There's good news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today. As reported by the Associated Press, a study (.pdf) released by the agency …
"Uphill climb" faces those who want to repeal health law
Much has been in the news about Republicans' hopes to undo the new health law; incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has said a …
Augmented reality iOS app for color vision deficiency
Now this is an interesting use of augmented reality: an iOS app that helps people with color vision deficiencies differentiate colors. Medgadget reports: Named after …
Can an experimental blood test improve cancer diagnosis and treatment?
The development of a noninvasive test capable of spotting a single cancer cell in a blood sample may have received a boost today when Harvard …
Arianna Huffington: Sleep is key to a better life
In this fun - and funny - recently posted TEDWomen video, Arianna Huffington, author and founder of The Huffington Post, shares with the audience the …
A focus on pediatric bipolar disorder
Stanford's Pediatric Bipolar Disorders Program, one of only two sites on the West Coast to study the disorder in children, is the focus of an …
To be healthier in the new year, resolve to be more social
If one of your New Year's resolutions is to take better care of yourself in 2011, you may want to peruse this recent Huffington Post …