The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: “Sleep drunkenness” more prevalent than previously thought: A phenomenon known as “sleep drunkenness” may be more …
Month: August 2014
Study shows cavities have become the most common childhood disease
A Washington Post blog entry published earlier this week reports that cavities are the most common childhood chronic disease in the United States. Fifty-nine percent of …
Countdown to Medicine X: 3D printing takes shape
From customizing lab equipment to assisting in surgical planning to developing models of proteins and pathogens, 3D printing is helping to reshape biomedical research and …
Stressed? You could be burning fewer calories
Bad news, ladies: Findings (subscription required) recently published in Biological Psychiatry show that women who consumed comfort food while feeling stressed burned fewer calories than their …
Medical students start "transformational" journey
The new school year has begun for students across the country, including Stanford’s 90 first-year medical students - who started class on Monday and spent …
Video game accessory may help multiple sclerosis patients reduce falls, boost brain connections
Nintendo's Wii Balance Board has helped get people off the couch and moving as they play aerobic video games like Super Hula Hoop or Dance …
A window of time for better sleep
The only time I consider myself a “morning person” is when I have jet lag. But I’ve learned that if I’m in bed by 10:30 …
Growing up with an autistic sibling: "My sister has a little cup"
It was the photo that first draw my attention: the big sister and little sister, with their bed-head hair and pink-and-purple pajamas, hugging each other …
Biodesign fellows take on night terrors in children
Standing in the Clark Center's grand courtyard, gazing upward at scientists ascending an outdoor staircase and traversing the exterior corridors on the top two floors, …
Does non-conformity fuel creativity?
When you think about it, visionaries and inventors like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak became as well-known for bucking the system and creating controversy as …
Flies, worms and humans – and the modENCODE Project
It's a big day in comparative biology. Researchers around the country, including Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder, PhD, are publishing the results of a massive collaboration …
New painkiller could tackle pain, without risk of addiction
Stanford researchers uncover painkiller and pain pathway of particular interest to millions of Asians with alcohol-metabolizing enzyme mutation.
Stanford researchers uncover painkiller and pain pathway of particular interest to millions of Asians with alcohol-metabolizing enzyme mutation.
Mindfulness training may ease depression and improve sleep for both caregivers and patients
Depression and poor sleep often affect both dementia patients and their caregivers. Now new research shows that caregivers and patients who undergo mindfulness training together experience …
Stanford docs discuss all things sleep
"Drowsiness is red alert!" is a phrase coined by Stanford's William Dement, MD, PhD, who is often referred to as the "Father of Sleep Medicine." …
Stanford-developed eye implant could work with smartphone to improve glaucoma treatments
Glaucoma, caused by rising fluid pressure in the eyes, is known as the silent thief of sight. Catching the disease in the early stages is …
Our aging immune systems are still in business, but increasingly thrown out of balance
Stanford immunologist Jorg Goronzy, MD, told me a few years ago that a person’s immune response declines slowly but surely starting at around age 40. …