Lydia-Marie Joubert, PhD, an electon microscopist and senior scientist at Stanford's Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, may spend a lot of time thinking about …
Month: February 2014
Survey shows Americans need a refresher course on heart health
Is there a specific gene that helps determine your risk for heart disease? What are the signs and symptoms of a heart problem? Does fish …
New Stanford-developed sweat test may aid in development of cystic fibrosis treatments
Worldwide 70,000 children and adults, including 30,000 in the United States, are living with cystic fibrosis, a recessive genetic disorder that affects the lungs and …
A rare cancer survivor’s journey to thriving and advocating
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Stanford-developed device shown to reduce the size of existing scars in clinical trial
On the inside of my left hand is a thick oval scar - a result of a procedure performed more than a decade ago to …
A focus on addiction, the country's leading cause of accidental death
Over on Wonkblog, there's a lengthy discussion between Stanford addiction expert Keith Humphreys, PhD, and Harold Pollack, PhD, on drug overdoses, the recent death of …
Is repetitive heading in soccer a health hazard?
In the 20 years that I played soccer as a child and young adult, I used my head countless times to challenge and control the …
A conversation with Scott Stossel, author of My Age of Anxiety
Scott Stossel has written a tome on anxiety. The editor of The Atlantic magazine opens his best-selling memoir with a frightening yet comical scene at his …
Stanford Coordinated Care: A team approach to taming chronic illness
Nearly two years ago, Stanford began an experiment in medical care, a novel way to bring down the extravagant costs of health care while improving …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for week of February 2
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: Hawkeye Pierce (i.e. Alan Alda) teaches scientists how to better communicate about their work: During a …
Carseats save lives, but only if kids are buckled in
A new study shows failure to properly restrain children in carseats or a seatbelt remains a leading cause of death for children involved in motor …
Study shows daily aspirin could lower women's risk of ovarian cancer
A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute have conducted the largest study to date assessing the relationship between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and ovarian cancer risk. Their findings …
Middle school students get brainy
You know it's going to be a good week when Monday morning starts with a bucket of whole human brains. I got to attend Brain …
Understanding hearing loss at the molecular level
Deep inside the ear, specialized cells that are confusingly called "hair cells" - they have nothing to do those hairs protruding from your Uncle Fred’s …
Students launch Stanford Life Savers initiative to boost organ donation
In the United States, approximately 18 people die each day waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and every 13 minutes a new name is added …
Scope honored by the Association of American Medical Colleges
Some more good news about the blog: Scope received accolades in the GIA Awards for Excellence. We were given honorable mention in the social media category, …