In a sense, our body is not our own. Microbes living in and around us outnumber our own human cells ten to one. A review …
Month: June 2012
Ask Stanford Med: Chief of Emergency Medicine taking questions on wilderness medicine
This summer families, nature lovers and thrill seekers will head outdoors. While many may spend hours planning camping trips, researching hiking gear or picking out …
Tennis, anyone? New York Times examines tennis for the blind
There are three reasons why I love this time of year: the French Open wraps up on Sunday, followed by Wimbledon at the end of …
Meet the filmmakers behind "The Power of Two"
The story of Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, twins born with cystic fibrosis, is now getting the silver screen (or liquid crystal, if you …
Stanford neurologist discusses promising advancements in Alzheimer's research
Researchers now have a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease, but effective treatments for the neurological disorder remain a long way off. A segment yesterday on …
Stanford and USC study shows soy supplements may have no significant effect on cognitive function
New research from Stanford and the University of Southern California finds that postmenopausal women who consumed 25 grams of soy daily showed no significant positive …
Do opium and opioids increase mortality risk?
Overdose from prescription opioids (e.g., Oxycodone or Hydrocodone) has become one of the most common causes of accidental death in the United States. Two new …
Susannah Fox discusses the effects of the Internet on health care
In a recent Q&A on the Stanford Medicine X blog, Susannah Fox, an associate director at the Pew Internet & American Life Project, discusses her …
Dean Pizzo receives top honor from American Pediatric Society
Philip Pizzo, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, was recently awarded the 2012 John Howland Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pediatric …
Study examines the benefits of Tai Chi for the elderly
Findings (subscription required) recently published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggest that Tai Chi may be an optimal form of exercise for the …
We're (mostly) back
We have returned from our server migration and we're catching up on our weekend posts. We have a little work remaining to do, but everything …
Image of the Week: Seeing the blind spot
These multicolored tentacles are actually blood vessels emerging from an eye's blind spot. Also called the optic disc, this is the spot where the optic …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of May 27
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 …