Medicine X, Stanford’s premier conference on emerging health-care technology and patient-centered medicine, kicks off today on campus. The three-day event opens with a keynote from Daniel …
Month: September 2014
Stanford experts talk new diagnostic technology for prostate cancer
This month is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Stanford urologic oncologists are sharing their knowledge about prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, both online and …
Will a steel net under the Golden Gate Bridge deter would-be jumpers?
The Bridge Rail Foundation estimates that there have been almost 1,600 suicide deaths from the Golden Gate Bridge since it opened in 1937, and the …
A call to make digital-health technologies available to everyone
In light of my conversation last month about the "no-smartphone patient," I found this recent Forbes piece on the need to develop culturally sensitive digital-health technologies …
Brain's wiring more dynamic than originally thought
I write a lot about news developments in which scientists learn new things about the body - how diseases develop or can be treated, how …
Menopausal symptoms tied to lost work productivity, higher health-care costs
Previous studies have shown that hormone therapy, a common treatment for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, can lead to a higher risk of breast …
Examining the effects of family time, screen time and parenting styles on child behavior
As kids head back to school, many parents may be wondering what they can do to boost their children's academic achievement. Findings recently published in …
Chronic pain: Getting your head around it
I have to admit: When it comes to pain, I'm a total wimp. The few times I've approached anything near chronic pain was in …
How-to manual for making bioweapons found on captured Islamic State computer
Last week I came across an article, in the usually somewhat staid magazine Foreign Policy, with this subhead: Buried in a Dell computer captured in Syria …
Can Alzheimer's damage to the brain be repaired?
In my recent Stanford Medicine article about Alzheimer's research, called "Rethinking Alzheimer's," I chronicled a variety of new approaches by Stanford scientists to nipping Alzheimer's …
Breast cancer patients are getting more bilateral mastectomies – but not any survival benefit
The most common cancer diagnosis you or a woman you love is likely to receive is early stage breast cancer, probably after detection by mammogram. …
When it comes to weight loss, maintaining a diet is more important than diet type
Selecting a weight-loss plan can be tricky. Everywhere you look, media reports bombard you with stories about how Jennifer Hudson lost 80 pounds by joining …
Replicating the sensitivity of human touch in robots
A piece published today in the New York Times examines the importance of replicating the sensitivity of human touch in designing the next generation of robots. Noting …
Stanford addiction expert: It’s often a "subtle journey" from prescription-drug use to abuse
Here are some frightening facts you might not know: Drug overdose death rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1990, with the …
With school bells ringing, parents should ensure their children are doing enough sleeping
With so many schools starting today - or having recently started - it's a good time for a reminder of the importance of sleep among …
We're taking a break for Labor Day
In honor of today's holiday, Scope won't be publishing today. We’ll resume our normal schedule tomorrow.