Last week, some 24,000 people from 183 countries attended the International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C., including my colleague and Scope contributor Ruthann Richter who …
Month: July 2012
Study: When discussing childhood obesity, words carry weight
“Obese” and “overweight” are common terms used by doctors to describe excess weight in children, but according to recent findings published in Pediatric Obesity, physicians …
The latest twist on compact fluorescent bulbs: They may be UV emitters
Compact fluorescent bulbs (often referred to as CFLs) burn less energy per unit of emitted light. That's something pretty much everbody can agree on. But …
Cochlear implants could help developmentally delayed infants, says Stanford/Packard study
A new Stanford/Packard Children's study examined the benefits of cochlear implants - sometimes called "bionic ears" - for deaf children with developmental delays. The implants …
A discussion of the history and effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous
On KQED's Forum this morning, Stanford addiction expert Keith Humphreys, PhD, joined a discussion on alcoholism and the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous. He offered some interesting …
Stanford's RISE program gives high-schoolers a scientific boost
While a solution to low test scores and lackluster interest in science and engineering careers among schoolchildren nation-wide remains elusive, outreach initiatives can effect change …
Bio-art gone viral: Cantor Arts Center displays models of human viruses
Gold pipe cleaners, pillow stuffing, Play-Doh, tampons, painted dried pasta, purple beads, Q-tips, plastic balls, construction paper, syringes and glitter. Supply crafty hands with these …
For Olympic doctors, the experience of the games outweigh the sacrifices
The opening of the Olympic games marked the beginning of a special experience not just for the athletes competing, but also for the doctors that …
XX in Health: Women Leading Healthcare conversation begins today
Name your ten favorite female leaders in health care. Need a hand? Now begins a week spotlighting women who are hospital and health-care company executives, …
Beetle wing design inspires ultra-sensitive electronic skin
Researchers around the globe, including a team at Stanford, are making progress on developing artificial electronic skin that rivals the sensitivity of human skin for …
Stanford Medicine X releases book highlighting ePatients
This morning Larry Chu, MD, and his team at the Stanford AIM Lab released its first eBook, which shares the stories of the 35 ePatient …
Image of the Week: Transplant rejection visualized
I fell in love with the art of data visualization while working on Stanford Medicine magazine's new special report on the medical data deluge and …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of July 22
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: U.S. District Court rules that stem cells are drugs: This week, the U.S. District Court in …
Video: Reusable grocery bags can harbor bacteria
Here's something utterly nauseating I hadn't before considered: Apparently reusable grocery bags can harbor bacteria. Meat products, according to this Cleveland Clinic video, are a …
Stanford Gendered Innovations program offers tools for improving scientific research
Gender bias in the sciences isn't a one-way street. When reading the previous sentence, did you imagine the street's traffic flowed heavier in a particular direction? …
How poor sleep habits affect work performance
Overall, 30 percent of employed U.S. adults get less sleep than the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a day, according to the latest …