SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
Month: July 2014
New technology enabling men to make more confident decisions about prostate cancer treatment
To watch and wait, or operate? There's quite a bit of confusion, and a variety of differing opinions from the medical community, regarding prostate cancer …
Does the sight of blood make you queasy? You’re not alone
After writing about my blood phobia — and what I did to tame it — in the spring 2013 issue of Stanford Medicine, I was surprised …
Where is the love? A discussion of nutrition, health and repairing our relationship with food
Maya Adam, MD, a lecturer on child health and nutrition in Stanford’s Program in Human Biology, associates food with love. "Through food, we learn about where …
"As a young lung cancer patient, I had to find my own path": Fighting stage IV with full force
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. …
New Yorker story highlights NGLY1 research
The new issue of the New Yorker, out today, includes a fascinating medical story with a notable Stanford connection. As we've described before, a team …
Text messages after ER visit could reduce young adults' binge drinking by more than 50 percent
Researchers have demonstrated that text message programs can, among other things, help diabetes patients better manage their condition, assist smokers in kicking their nicotine habit, …
Internships expose local high-schoolers to STEM careers and academic life
It's summertime: Do you know where your teenagers are? A piece in the Palo Alto Weekly discusses some of the choice science internships available to …
Stanford team develops nanotech-based microchip to diagnose Type 1 diabetes
Years ago, when patients showed up at the doctor with excessive thirst, frequent urination and unexplained weight loss - in other words, the classic …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of July 6
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: It’s time for innovation in how we pay for medical school: Joanne Conroy, MD, chief executive officer …
Genome testing for children: What parents should consider
Genome testing: Would you do it? Okay, next question: Would you have your child's whole genome tested? In the recent issue of Stanford Medicine News, …
Residential learning program offers undergrads a new approach to scientific inquiry
Twenty-two Stanford freshmen spent the last school year living, studying and socializing immersed in scientific inquiry. In its inaugural year, the residential education program SIMILE: …
Radiation therapy may attract circulating cancer cells, according to new Stanford study
Localized radiation therapy for breast cancer kills cancer cells at the tumor site. But, in a cruel irony, Stanford radiation oncologist Edward Graves, PhD, and …
Stanford's Big Data in Biomedicine chronicled in tweets, photos and videos
At this year's Big Data in Biomedicine conference, a crowd of close to 500 people gathered at Stanford to discuss how advances in computational processing …
A spotlight on Stanford scientists' use of deep-brain stimulation to eavesdrop on problem neural circuits
Earlier this week, KTVU-TV aired a segment highlighting Stanford scientists' ongoing research using deep-brain stimulation to control Parkinson's patients' tremors and record brain activity. A …
Man on a mission: Working to help veterans who have lost limbs
The student riding the Segway stands out on the bicycle-laden Stanford campus. His short hair and erect bearing suggest he is a veteran. The prosthetic …