This year, breast cancer awareness has a new voice. While commercial recognition of the disease continues with pink Coca-Cola bottles and pink laces on …
Month: October 2011
Exploring the intelligence-gathering and decision-making processes of infants
A growing body of scientific research is dramatically changing scientists' understanding of babies' cognition. In this TEDGlobal 2011 talk posted online today, Alison Gopnik, PhD, …
Increasing awareness and advocacy of emotional disorders with mental health first-aid programs
Nearly 1 in 5 Californians suffer from mental health conditions and, overall, women are nearly twice as likely as men to say they need help …
Study shows lack of sleep during adolescence may have "lasting consequences" on the brain
Lately, I've noticed that my teenage niece has been frequently posting to Facebook at 2 a.m. Her nighttime behavior wasn't particularly surprising, considering previous research …
New law: No more tanning beds for California teens
Tanning beds will soon be for adults only in California. On Sunday, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 746, a bill that makes our state the …
U.S. policy led to rise in abortions in Africa
A U.S. policy prohibiting federally funded agencies abroad from providing abortions has had an unintended effect: It actually contributed to a substantial increase in the …
Image of the Week: Dendritic cells
Earlier this week, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to thee researchers for breakthrough work in immunology. Sadly, one of the winners, Ralph Steinman, …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Oct. 2
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Clinical trial research that knocked my socks on: Stanford Professor Keith Humphreys, PhD, discusses the results …
Brain videos, from the brains of neuroscientists
Continuing our inadvertent "neuroscience" theme today, the Society for Neuroscience recently concluded its Brain Awareness Video Contest. Three videos from a field of 45 were …
The Big Picture highlights photomicrography contest
If you enjoy looking at gorgeous photomicrography - and if you're reading this blog, chances are that you do - then I'd encourage you to …
Kitchen anatomy: Brain carved from a watermelon
For your morning amusement, we present this brain wrought from a watermelon. It was carved by Reddit user TheHerferd. And, if this is the kind …
How food advertising and parents’ influence affect children’s nutritional choices
Earlier this year, a group of pediatricians urged Congress and the Federal Trade Commission to ban fast food ads from children's television programming in an …
New law mandates that California insurance companies cover maternity care
More good, family-friendly news out of Sacramento: Governor Jerry Brown today signed four pieces of legislation designed to benefit pregnant women and new mothers in …
Hopkins researchers find place, rather than race, may be greater determinant of health
Of all the variables that contribute to health disparities, where patients live may be more significant than their race, according to findings published in the latest …
How have U.S. tobacco regulations affected smokers?
In 2009, with the passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA was given the authority to regulate tobacco products. Now …
Dramatic increase in number of older cancer survivors expected
I recently put the finishing touches on my Stanford Medicine magazine article on cancer survivorship (next issue coming soon!), so I was interested to come across the latest statistics …