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Month: November 2014
"Less is more”: Eating wisely, with delight, during the holidays
Some multi-culture families celebrate their heritage by adding more holidays, writes Maya Adam, MD, a Stanford lecturer who operates the nonprofit Just Cook for Kids. …
Examining the potential of creating new synapses in old or damaged brains
Synapses are the structures in the brain where neurons connect and communicate with each other. Between early childhood and the beginning of puberty, many of …
My couple’s match: Applying for medical residency as a duo
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 …
A look at one woman’s long journey to diagnosis and treatment of rare disorder
This week's Medical Mysteries column in The Washington Post tells the story of a woman who lived with debilitating vertigo and odd tinnitus. Baltimore's Rachel …
Every foot has a story: Why communication is key in radiology
Back in the day, radiology departments were simpler. After obtaining an x-ray, the technologist would hand off the images to the radiologist. In the process, …
Diabetes and nutrition: Why healthy eating is a key component of prevention and management
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is expected to rise sharply over the next three decades. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control …
Studies on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome continue to grab headlines, spur conversation
The proof's in the pudding, the old saying — which seems slightly seasonal — goes. So when a Stanford team compared images of brains affected …
James Watson to put Nobel medal on the auction block
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the science geek in your life? Have an extra $3 million sitting around? If so, you can bid …
Gates Foundation makes bold moves toward open access publication of grantee research
Last week, the Gates Foundation announced that it will now require all grantees to make the results of their research publicly accessible immediately. Researchers will …
Prescribing a story? Medicine meets literature in "narrative medicine"
In the November issue of The Lancet, Chris Adrian, MD, postulates about what might be called "narrative medicine." How do stories and poems alter our …
Stanford neurobiologist Bill Newsome: Seeking gains for the brain
Bill Newsome, PhD, knows the brain perhaps as well as the back of his hand. The Stanford neurobiologist was vice chair of the federal BRAIN Initiative launched …
Taking a bite out of food allergies: Stanford doctors exploring new way to help sufferers
People with food allergies and their families live lives of unremitting worry. They are perfectly healthy unless they eat an allergen and then suddenly they …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for week of Nov. 16
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: My last promises to her: Advocate for lung cancer awareness and live life to the fullest: …
Building a bridge between education and neuroscience
It wasn't long ago that my kids could barely identify all the letters in the alphabet and now I have to yell at them to …
Improving global emergency medicine to save lives
In July 2013, Stanford physician S. V. Mahadevan, MD, and colleagues conducted a study at the largest children's hospital in Karachi, Pakistan to understand the …