Young doctors have to juggle a huge workload, so it’s not surprising that many don’t use Twitter or other social media. But Brian Secemsky, MD, …
Month: November 2014
Stanford humanities scholar examines "the youngest society on Earth"
Over the past decades, our society has undergone a process of "juvenescence" that, according to Stanford professor Robert Harrison, PhD, makes it the "youngest on …
Thinking in pictures: Stanford hosts Temple Grandin
Earlier this week, I got to hear a presentation by Colorado State University animal behavior expert Temple Grandin, PhD, who is widely known not just …
Illustration from 1881 resolves century-old brain controversy
These days, a person can get through graduate school in the sciences practically without touching a physical publication. Most journals are available online going back …
Transplant without lifelong drugs gives patient another chance
Imagine learning you have an illness. It's the same illness that killed your mother. You watched her fade, the last years of her life dreadful …
Working on a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Here's this week's Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that highlights some of Stanford’s most innovative research and introduces Scope readers to innovators in a variety …
Stanford anesthesiologist explores consciousness – and unconsciousness
Anesthesiologist Divya Chander, MD, PhD, is one of a leading group of neuroscientists and anesthesiologists who are using high-tech monitoring equipment in the operating room …
Stanford Egyptologist discovers that public health care has ancient roots
Anne Austen, PhD, a post-doctoral researcher in Stanford's history department, recently conducted the first detailed study of human remains at what is now called Deir …
Of mice and men: Stanford researchers compare mammals' genomes to aid human clinical research
Scientists have long considered the laboratory mouse one of the best stand-ins for researching human disease because of the animals' genetic similarity to humans. Now …
Learning the pelvic exam with Project Prepare
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 …
Advice and guidance on teen suicide
Not again, I thought as I read the opening line of a recent Palo Alto Weekly op-ed: "As a community we are grieving." Reading further, …
"The child is father of the man": Exploring developmental origins of health and disease
Among scientific communities, there is a small but growing segment of research concerned with "DOHaD" - the developmental origins of health and disease. The work …
Stanford undergrad uncovers importance of traditional midwives in India
Lara Mitra grew up taking regular vacations with her family in her ancestral home, the state of Gujarat in India, but those short trips barely …
Using texting to boost preschool reading skills
A new program that sends weekly texts to parents to remind them to engage in simple activities to boost their preschooler’s literacy skills appears to …
My last promises to her: Advocate for lung cancer awareness and live life to the fullest
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. …
Big data approach identifies new stent drug that could help prevent heart attacks
Ziad Ali, MD, PhD, was a cardiovascular fellow at Stanford with a rather unique skill when a 6-year study published today online in The Journal …