Many men are astonished to learn that heart health and sexual function are closely related. And Stanford's Michael Eisenberg, MD, wants men to know that …
Month: June 2012
"Friendly" stem cells help others in times of stress?
Stanford postdoctoral scholar and cancer researcher Bikul Das, PhD, published some interesting findings in Stem Cells this morning regarding the behavior of - you guessed …
Image of the Week: Pages from a medical illustrator's sketchbook
Here a human heart takes shape in the pages of medical illustrator Sayaka Isowa's sketchbook. She writes: "Since childhood I had a passion for drawing …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of June 3
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: Can yoga help women suffering from fibromyalgia?: A study published in the Journal of Pain Research shows that …
Rediscovered report details Lincoln's final hours
As has been covered widely in the news, a researcher hunting through the National Archives for letters by Abraham Lincoln recently uncovered a doctor's report …
From bed to bedside: How a trauma patient became a nurse
Epiphanies and transformative experiences make great copy; these kinds of stories write themselves. They’re also pretty rare. But I recently found one in the tale …
Video: A (robotic) six-fingered hand
This is what the world of bioengineering has given us today: a cross between The Empire Strikes Back and the Princess Bride. Medgadget reports: We’re …
How being compassionate can influence your health
In a recent thought-provoking piece on the Huffington Post, James Doty, MD, director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford, …
What is coffee?
I've written about the suspected benefits of coffee before, but it's just occurred to me that I've (quite thoughtlessly) never explained what that most magic …
Researchers call for improvements to health screenings for female college athletes
Findings recently published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine suggest that current evaluation methods used in health screenings for female college athletes are lacking …
Examining the role internal fungi play in our health
As we've reported previously on Scope, cutting-edge techniques and cost-effective methods of rapidly sequencing entire genomes of bacteria and viruses are helping researchers better understand …
Animal study shows a protein in the brain may regulate appetite
Quieting your stomach's call for food may start with your brain cells. New research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that manipulating a certain protein …
Study shows meditation may lower teens' risk of developing heart disease
Past studies among adults have shown that regular meditation can help lower blood pressure and boost heart health. Now findings recently published in Evidence-Based Complementary …
Researchers find neurons fire rhythmically to create movement
Reaching out to touch an object is a simple task, but how our brain coordinates that movement has proved tricky for scientists to decipher. Scientists …
Studies show new drug may treat and prevent basal cell carcinoma
Each year approximately 2.8 million people in the United States are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the country's most common form of cancer. New studies …
On avoiding and treating bites, stings and blisters
It's almost summer, and the outdoors beckons. So to be on the safe side, I consulted a few of Stanford Hospital & Clinics' wilderness medicine …