Using Google Flu Trends to monitor Internet search traffic data about influenza could serve as an effective early warning tool and help hospital emergency departments …
Month: January 2012
Stanford health psychologist offers tips for increasing your willpower
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Think you don't have any willpower? Not true! As Stanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, …
Extreme pregnancy: A look at exercise and expectant moms
Rock-climbing during pregnancy? Though it's something many women (myself included) couldn't imagine doing, extreme sports such as this aren't always avoided by expectant moms. A …
New clues arise in pancreatic cancer from Stanford researchers
Tumor suppressors are potent cancer fighters. These molecules are primed to note a cell's behavior and to stop its division, or even trigger a suicide …
Examining the dangers of stem cell tourism
This "60 Minutes" segment tells the heart-breaking story of one family's experience at a Mexican clinic, where they sought treatment for their three-year-old son's cerebral …
Exercise may reduce Alzheimer's risk among those genetically predisposed to the disease
Need some extra motivation to keep your New Year's resolution to increase your daily physical activity? Consider new research suggesting that exercise may reduce the …
The anxiety and pain reducing powers of Adele
Okay, well, not just Adele, but it turns out that providing patients with a set of headphones and allowing them to listen to music may …
Image of the week: Retinal pigment epithelium precursor cells
This eye-catching image from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Flickr photostream looks like a piece of abstract art but is actually a depiction …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Jan. 1
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: Can yoga help women suffering from fibromyalgia?: A study recently published in the Journal of Pain …
At new Stanford center, revealing dangerous secrets of the heart
The Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease is one of only a small number of centers worldwide that focus on diagnosing and treating genetic heart …
Blogging may boost teens' self-esteem
Past research (.pdf) has shown that keeping a personal diary and other forms of expressive writing can boost a person's mental and physical health. Now …
Philip Pizzo wins prestigious pediatrics medal
Stanford's medical school dean, Philip Pizzo, MD, is a modest fellow who works quietly on major efforts without seeking to draw attention to himself. But …
Probing the underlying physiological causes of mental illness
The work of Allan Reiss, MD, a Stanford professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, focuses on determining the underlying physiological causes of mental illness and developing …
National Library of Medicine explores using AI to respond to consumer health questions
Researchers at the National Library of Medicine are expanding a project to determine the role computers may play in interpreting and dispensing medical advice using …
Sleep, baby, sleep: Infants’ sleep difficulties could signal future problems
When you're a new parent - or heck, even a veteran one - nothing is worse than a child who won't sleep. The ensuing sleep deprivation …
Testing medical 'truths'
You might want to ask your doctor a few questions the next time he or she hands you a prescription. An interesting commentary in this …