Eric Lander, PhD, warned the several hundred people who came to hear him speak on the Stanford campus earlier this week that he wasn't giving …
Month: February 2015
Live tweeting Stanford speakers at AAAS meeting
Whether you plan to spend the weekend wallowing in work, or canoodling on the couch (Happy Valentine's Day!), you can follow Stanford Medicine researchers at …
My funny Valentine – or, how a tiny fish will change the world of aging research
I admit it. I have crush on a fish. The object of my affection is the African turquoise killifish - a tiny, colorful fish that …
Decoding proteins using your very own super computer
Welcome to the latest edition of Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. A quick review: DNA …
For this doctor couple, the Super Bowl was about way more than football
Earlier this month, football fans across the world watched as the New England Patriots shocked the Seattle Seahawks with a very dramatic last-minute win. While …
Chronic fatigue syndrome gets more respect (and a new name)
As has been widely reported, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released yesterday acknowledged that chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease and renamed the …
A call to “improve quality and honor individual preferences at the end of life”
This week’s New England Journal of Medicine featured a perspective piece co-authored by Philip Pizzo, MD, former dean of Stanford’s School of Medicine, and David …
Stanford team produces free Braille notetaker app
In 2011, we showed you a video demonstration of an app that enables visually impaired people to type on a touchscreen tablet. Over the past …
The Big Bang model of human colon cancer
Like the Big Bang model of the formation of the universe, the Big Bang model of human colon cancer deduces tumor conditions in the past …
Stanford hosts inaugural Childx conference this spring
Registration is now open for the first ever Childx conference, a TED-style conference focused on inspiring innovation in pediatric and maternal health. The conference will …
Why technology won’t destroy the doctor-patient relationship
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Panel on diversity calls for transformative change in society, courageous leadership from individuals
The School of Medicine's quest to boost all forms diversity stems from two distinct, yet related, imperatives, Dean Lloyd B. Minor, MD, told the 100-or-so …
A discussion of vaccines, “the single most life-saving innovation ever in the history of medicine”
In a recent, in-depth interview with KCBS Radio, now available online, Stanford immunologist Mark Davis, PhD, called vaccines “the single most life-saving medical innovation ever …
Stanford study: Not all dog bites should be treated with antibiotics
Just before the holidays, my husband whisked me off to urgent care because I received some nasty dog bites on both my hands. The incident …
Research institute or detective agency? Investigating the “perp” known as cancer
After graduating from college, I accepted a job as a white-collar crime analyst for the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation. It was an exciting first …
Growing number of donor hearts rejected for transplantation, Stanford study finds
As a health writer, I’ve interviewed and written about numerous heart patients whose lives were saved when someone else died and donated their hearts for …