Every once in a while, a colleague gives a research presentation that knocks your socks off. John Strang, MD, of Kings' College London, gave one …
Month: September 2011
He’s not a caveman doctor, but he plays one on TV
Grant Lipman, MD, recently provided medical aid to 10 people living like cavemen in near-Paleolithic conditions - an area of the Rockies three hours by …
Stanford expert discusses motivating Americans to make better nutritional choices
Stanford nutrition scientist Christopher Gardner, PhD, was featured this week in a Q&A with the Palo Alto Daily News. In the piece, Gardner talks about how …
Exhibit on health and medicine among indigenous cultures opens at U.S. National Library of Medicine
This otherworldly image shows an aerial view of a Native American medicine wheel in Wyoming where indigenous cultures once held healing ceremonies and other rituals. …
You are what you eat: Study suggests plant-based foods may alter gene expression
Here's yet another reason to make sure you eat the daily recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Beyond being a rich source of antioxidants, minerals …
Educating physicians on the cost of care
After writing recently about a contest sponsored by the non-profit Costs of Care, I became intrigued by the aim of the Boston-based organization and its founder and director, …
A call to "legislate the good life"
Booster Shots' Karen Kaplan certainly got my attention when she wrote this afternoon that we could see the creation of a "U.S. Department of Happiness" someday. Uh, come …
Imaging study shows little difference between poor readers with low IQ and poor readers with high IQ
Last year, Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, authored a study that used sophisticated brain imaging to predict with 90 percent accuracy which teenagers with dyslexia would …
I know what you did this summer: High-school interns share their experiences at Stanford
Every year a select group of high school students spends the summer working in the cutting-edge laboratories at the School of Medicine. Through these internship …
This is your brain on science: NIH funds eight K-12 neuroscience education programs
A proposal to develop novel approaches for using touch-technology devices to educate students about the neurobiology of the five senses and another project to create …
Understanding the impact of sedentary behavior on children's health
Previous research has shown that the majority of a student's school day, 70 percent, is completely sedentary and that sitting for long periods of time can increase a …
Alzheimer's disease: Why research is so critical
In case you missed it, Forbes.com had a sobering reminder yesterday of the toll Alzheimer's disease has taken on our society, the importance of research …
Exercise may alleviate symptoms of arthritis regardless of weight loss
Approximately 50 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with arthritis and the cost of treating it and other rheumatic conditions is an …
How should pediatricians talk about obesity?
Pediatricians are often the first source of help for children struggling with their weight. Yet kids' doctors can unintentionally harm weight-control efforts if they use …
Washington state starts school year with tougher requirements for vaccine exemptions
Overall, the population of children in the United States who have not received any vaccinations remains low, less than one percent according to the latest …
Report shows rapid adoption of mobile devices driving increase in social media use among doctors
Doctors are increasingly becoming more active on online networks and social media sites. A report (.pdf) released this month by QuantiaMD Frost & Sullivan and …