Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technique that illuminates cell-to-cell interactions using light-emitting proteins that glow when two types of cells come close together. …
Month: June 2013
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of June 23
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: Short and sweet: Three days in a sugar solution, and you’ve got your see-through tissue sample: Following …
Stanford emergency medicine specialist offers tips for avoiding heat stroke
Summer has officially arrived, and many of us are looking forward to spending time in the sunshine enjoying sports, hiking our favorite trails or completing …
How effective are surgical options for sleep apnea?
A recent entry on the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine blog on the Huffington Post examines the effectiveness of surgical options for obstructive sleep …
Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute discusses advances in cancer care and research
Back in 2010, Beverly Mitchell, MD, director of the Stanford Cancer Institute and a professor of medicine, gave us an overview of the landscape of cancer …
Add a tick check to your vacation checklist
Before venturing outdoors this summer, you might want to read “The Lyme Wars” inside the July issue of The New Yorker magazine. In this article, …
More Stanford findings on the autistic brain
Following closely on last week's news about human voices and brain circuits in autism comes another set of Stanford findings about the wiring of the …
How structural biology provides insight into health and disease
Proteins in our bodies make up our skin and other tissues and perform a number of functions, including carrying oxygen in our blood and helping …
Can massive open online courses change health care?
Much has been written about massive open online courses (known as MOOCs), which the New York Times last year called "a tool for democratizing higher …
Red light, green light: Simultaneous stop and go signals on stem cells' genes may enable fast activation, provide "aging clock"
Virtually all cells in a person's body have the same genes. But in each different type of cell - fat, nerve, muscle, liver, etc. - …
Ask Stanford Med: Neurologist answers your questions on drug-resistant epilepsy
An estimated 3 million adults and children in the United States suffer from epilepsy or seizures, and approximately 200,000 new cases occur annually, according to …
Stanford clinic addresses cancer-related skin issues
Last September, the Stanford Cancer Center opened a new clinic to address the skin-related side effects of cancer and cancer treatment. Stanford dermatologist Bernice Kwong, MD, …
Stanford study: Young men more likely to succumb to melanoma
Young white men with melanoma have a 55 percent higher risk of death from the disease than their female counterparts, suggesting biological sex differences may …
What if obesity has nothing to do with overeating?
Peter Attia, MD, once judged patients who were overweight or obese until, despite exercising three or four hours a day and following the food pyramid …
Can a series of DNA vaccine shots halt type-1 diabetes progression?
A new kind of so-called 'reverse' vaccine built to dial down the autoimmune reaction that causes type-1 diabetes is showing promise, a study of 80 …
All in the family: Uncovering the genetic history of the world's most lethal pathogens
They're tiny terrors that are best known for the millions of people they've killed. Few us of would want to meet them, or their relatives. …