In this recently posted TEDMED talk, Rebecca Onie discusses the origins of Health Leads, the Boston nonprofit organization she cofounded that takes a comprehensive approach …
Month: June 2012
Untangling the inflammation/Alzheimer's connection
It's been known for some time that otherwise relatively healthy people who, for one reason or another, are long-time users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or …
Huff Post offers list of scientists to follow on Twitter
If you're a science buff on Twitter, this Huffington Post list of 30 scientists to follow may be of interest. The list, which comes after one on high-profile …
Family ties: One sister saves another with live liver donation
Organ transplantation is never simple, particularly when the procedure involves a living donor, and even more so when the transplant is being done on the liver. …
Why no Supreme Court announcement on health care?
There was a real surprise yesterday for those of us who follow (and write about) health-care news: The U.S. Supreme Court didn't announce its decision on …
Patient online peer group offers community, drives research
People who suffer from rare diseases often find comfort, information and empowerment through online peer networks. And some patients have gone as far as to drive scientists to study …
A closer look at rheumatoid arthritis/obesity link
A recent study from the Mayo Clinic showed that obese people are 25 percent more likely than people with a healthy weight to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an …
Microsurgery to save a child's severed nerves
Like most little boys his age, two-year-old Jax Cannon is full of mischief and fun. His parents, Jon and Kristi, love to see the giant …
The importance of thinking about "Big Food" and global health
Last week, my colleague reported on a new series on "Big Food" from PLoS Medicine. In a Q&A on the Speaking of Medicine blog today, co-editor …
Ask Stanford Med: Answers to your questions about wilderness medicine
Thanks for the great questions about health and safety in the wilderness. I enjoyed reading them and hope these responses will help you better prepare …
Is the International Olympic Committee’s policy governing sex verification fair?
Updated 06-25-12: The International Olympic Committee has adopted the gender-policing policies discussed here last week. In a statement sent to reporters yesterday, Karkazis repeated her …
Image of the Week: Human embryonic stem cells' self-destruction switch
This striking image tells a fascinating story of stem cell self-sacrifice. The photo depicts a critical protein called Bax (shown in red) located in a …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of June 17
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: Researchers create rewritable digital storage in DNA: Scientists at Stanford invent a method to store, erase …
Examining patterns of Internet use for signs of depressive symptoms
What could your browsing behavior reveal about your mental health? Recent research from Missouri University of Science and Technology observed, with permission, the Internet-using habits …
Regular exercise may boost lung transplant patients' heart health, quality of life
As reported in a previous Stanford Hospital & Clinics story, recent research has shown that exercising as soon as a few weeks after a transplant …
Science, it's a … bimbo thing?
The blogosphere is exploding this morning with snarky commentary on a new video released by the European Commission's campaign "Science, It's a Girl Thing," which …