We've written before about the importance of scientists communicating more effectively - both to the public and with one another. In a column in The …
Month: January 2013
Film to document Stanford student's decision to be genetically tested for Huntington’s disease
Growing up, Stanford student Kristen Power watched as her mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease and the disease progressively grew worse. Her mother passed away …
Supporting medical students’ mental, emotional health
An article in the current issue of AAMC Reporter offers a look at medical schools' efforts to de-stress and provide support for their (often very …
A Q&A with San Francisco 49ers' medical director
If you, like me and countless other NFL fans out there, have Super Bowl fever this week, you may find this Stanford Daily Q&A with …
Piecing together the clues: Diagnosing and treating autonomic disorders
Your autonomic nervous system regulates a range of functions in the body, including controlling heart rate, digestion, pupil dilation, respiration and various other organ activities. …
Improving maternal mortality rate in Africa through good design
There's an interesting guest post today on the TED blog about efforts to use human-centered design to reduce mortality rates in the southeast African country …
Exploring the psychological trauma facing some caregivers
Can caregivers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after a loved one has passed? That's the focus of a piece over on the New Old Age …
Tuberculosis may remain dormant in bone marrow stem cells of infected patients
In what my colleague labels "a classic case of bench-to-bedside research," Stanford scientists and colleagues have discovered a possible reason for why tuberculosis frequently recurs …
The power of positive moods in improving cognitive function among older adults
Past research has shown that developing a positive outlook on the aging process can have a significant effect on a person's overall health, happiness and …
Snack time: Study shows smaller portions equally satisfying
When you reach for a late-afternoon snack today consider halving the portion size. New research from Cornell University shows that doing so will leave you …
Experts brainstorm ways to safely reduce health-care costs
Earlier this month, close to 200 heavy-hitters in academics, government and the private sector assembled at Stanford to discuss health-research policy. The ultimate goal of …
CDC: More U.S. adults need to get recommended vaccinations
Shortly before being discharged after giving birth to my second daughter, a hospital nurse glanced at my chart and asked if I was up to date on my …
Study offers clues on how to motivate Americans to change
Trying to change the health behavior of U.S. adults - like encouraging more people to get a flu shot? The findings of a new Stanford psychology …
Magazine encourages kids to cook, aims to reduce childhood obesity
I'm a few days late to this, but a writer with the Columbia Journalism Review has some great things to say about ChopChop, a new children's magazine that …
Fruit flies headed to the International Space Station to study the effects of weightlessness on the heart
As previously reported on Scope, Stanford heart surgeon Peter Lee, MD, PhD, and collaborators at NASA Ames Research Center and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute recently …
Real-time MRI music video
Real-time magnetic resonance imaging (rtMRI) is a fairly new method of rendering images quickly enough to capture the movement of organs or joints. Researchers at …