Blood tells. Let's hope so, anyway. If we can just get our immune system to spill the beans, who knows. You just may be able …
Month: July 2011
Stanford study shows stem cell treatment improves survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer
Treating Stage IV breast cancer patients with high-dose chemotherapy followed by a rescue with their own, specially purified blood stem cells that had been purged …
Stanford researchers urge caution on use of AIDS regimen
Stanford researchers are urging caution in the use of one of the AIDS drug regimens recommended by the World Health Organization, saying this particular mix …
A conversation about our evolving relationship with technology and the dangers of multitasking
Previous research by Stanford professor Clifford Nass, PhD, on the mental health effects of media multitasking is relevant (and frightening) for pretty much anyone with a …
Seeking to reduce stress on the body, some runners are reversing their stride
Back when I played organized sports, a common practice drill was a backwards running series. To me, the exercise always seemed more about breaking up …
Persuasive technology expert BJ Fogg to deliver a Medicine 2.0 keynote
More great news from the Medicine 2.0 conference: BJ Fogg, PhD, director of the Persuasive Technology Laboratory at Stanford, has been confirmed as a keynote …
Researchers retract paper on genetics of longevity
Last summer media outlets across the world, including Scope, reported on a study that identified the genetic signatures that appear linked with living a long life; …
British teens not getting enough fruits, veggies
Americans aren't the only ones struggling with their diet. Despite a government recommendation to consume five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, a national survey of …
Why choose medicine as a profession?
Guest contributor and New York internist Danielle Ofri, MD, poses an interesting question on the Well blog today: Why do people choose to become doctors? …
The Woman Who Fell to Earth
In 2001, my husband came home from an adaptive fitness class at Foothill College to tell me an astonishing story: One of his classmates had …
New Stanford headache clinic taking an interdisciplinary approach to brain pain
I'm a wimp when it comes to headaches, as anyone who's witnessed my mad preemptive scramble through my trusty purse-full-o'-aspirin at the first glimmer of …
Deceased athletes' brains reveal the effects of head injuries
Much has been in the news today about the harmful effects of head injuries among professional football players. If you're at all interested in the …
A fascinating look at subterranean infectious diseases
I went spelunking once; I didn't really enjoy it. To be fair, I understand why people do enjoy caving: Underground landscapes are often stunning (as …
What a teenager wishes her parents knew about eating disorders
Thriving, the blog at Children's Hospital Boston, has a great post today in which a teen patient provides perspective on her two-year struggle with anorexia. …
As soldiers return home, demand for psychologists with military experience grows
During the last decade, approximately 1.6 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and a 2008 report from the RAND Corp. estimates …
Children and obesity: What can parents do to help?
Following a controversial commentary published last week in the Journal of American Medical Association, the ever-growing childhood obesity epidemic is once again the subject of many …