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Month: November 2013
Male roundworms shorten females' lifespan with soluble compounds, say Stanford researchers
It's almost too good to be true. A Thanksgiving story about sex, death, gender conflict and... roundworms. A Stanford study published today in Science Express …
Enjoying the turkey while watching your waistline
As part of Thanksgiving tradition, millions of Americans will soon be jumping in cars or airplanes, heading to loved ones' homes, and eating. In some …
A patient's journey with lung cancer
In this recent Stanford Hospital & Clinics video, Santwona Behera describes her medical and emotional journey with lung cancer. Her oncologist, Heather Wakelee, MD, discusses …
Parent details practical ways to get care and support for your child’s rare disease
Since rare diseases are inherently uncommon, researchers have few opportunities to learn about them. As Marcela De Vivo explained earlier this month on the National Organization …
Providing medical care to typhoon survivors in the Philippines
Yesterday we wrote about a Stanford team who had traveled to the Philippines to provide medical assistance to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. Members of SEMPER, …
Drug found effective in two mouse models of Huntington's disease
Perhaps the most famous name associated with Huntington's disease is that of populist folk singer Woody Guthrie, who died of it at age 52 in 1967. …
A call for self-reflection in the biomedical research community
In an opinion piece for The Scientist, co-authors David Rubenson, associate director for administration and strategic planning at the Stanford Cancer Institute, and Paul Salvaterra, …
Future doctors have a lot at stake, even if they don’t know it: A student's take on the Affordable Care Act
“You’re going into medicine? Let me give you a piece of advice: Don’t.” A community physician said those words to me more than three years …
Full-length video available for Stanford's Health Policy Forum on serious mental illness
Previously on Scope, we discussed a Health Policy Forum on mental illness. As Stanford addiction expert Keith Humphreys, PhD, explained in his post, the goal of the …
The year in the life of a preemie – and his parents
I got chills within seconds of watching the video above, which chronicles a baby's 107-day journey from the NICU home, and beyond. (At the moment …
Studying the link between post-menopausual hormones, cognition and mood
Menopause represents a major change in a woman's life and body, and researchers have long sought to determine whether hormonal shifts associated with "The Change" …
Star-shaped cells nab new starring role in sculpting brain circuits
A healthy person's brain has thousands, or maybe millions, of times as many synapses - contact points that relay signals from one nerve cell, or …
Stanford emergency-response team heads to the Philippines
On Friday, several members of Stanford's emergency-response team headed to the Philippines to provide medical assistance in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Stanford Hospital videographer …
Image of the Week: School of medicine faculty member captures beauty in Stanford's backyard
When I sat down to write last week's story on the School of Medicine's art exhibit, I thought the most difficult aspect of the piece would …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of November 17
The five most-read stories published this week on Scope were: The day my doctor thanked me: In this first-person piece, Inspire contributor Shani Weber shares how her …