Cancer is known as a disease of the aging; 6o percent of patients are over the age of 65. But the disease often strikes children and …
Month: October 2011
School bullying: advice for parents
A new tip sheet (.pdf) from the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine offers advice for parents concerned about school bullying. The tips are …
Using Facebook to assess alcohol-related problems among college students
Last week, researchers reported that Twitter might be an effective tool for tracking the public's mood. Now a separate study shows Facebook may prove useful …
Study could lead to new class of stroke drugs
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States and the number-one cause of severe neurological disability, accounting for about $75 billion per …
Better diet in pregnancy shown to protect against birth defects
It seems pretty obvious that eating healthfully during pregnancy is a good idea – the baby needs nutrients to grow. But a new study offers …
Examining hand hygiene in the emergency department
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that emergency department visits are on the rise in the United States, resulting …
Making fruit more attractive to kids
Can displaying healthy food in a visually appealing way encourage children to actually eat it? That appeared to be the case in a small recent study out …
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to three for work in immunology
In case you haven't seen the news yet, three researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine earlier today for their work in immunology. The …
Welcome to our new Scope contributors
We're pleased to announce the arrival of several new Scope contributors, all from the news office at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Joining John Sanford, who …
Image of the Week: Blood stem cells generated from skin cells
This mesmerizing photo comes from the lab of Tim M. Townes, PhD, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and depicts blood stem cells …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Sept. 25
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: A story of how children from Calcutta's poorest neighborhood became leaders in improving health: Last year, …