Helicobacter pylori bacteria have been giving us ulcers since prehistoric times. This long-term relationship is so tight that researchers have been able to track human …
Month: May 2015
“Write what you know”: Anesthesiologist-author Rick Novak discusses his debut novel
The Doctor and Mr. Dylan is a murder mystery, a medical puzzler and a tale about love and parenting. And, it stars Bob Dylan, who …
From yeast to coral reefs: Research that extends beyond the lab
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. John Pringle, PhD, focused most of his career …
Stanford med student/HHMI fellow testing new way to deliver treatment to heart
The human heart has fascinated second-year medical student Christopher Jensen ever since he first flipped through anatomy books as a child. Now, the Howard Hughes …
What I learned about emergency preparedness from spending 36 post-earthquake hours in Nepal
I recently spent two weeks in Nepal starting a clinical trial for HandHero, an innovative hand splint that our team developed in Design for Extreme …
Stanford panel: Big issues will loom when everyone has their genomic sequence on a thumb drive
When I was a biology grad student in the early 1980s, we used to joke about people who were getting their PhDs by spending six …
Stanford neurobiologist takes meandering path to her line of work
Why can you stumble, without incident, from your bed to the coffee maker in your kitchen each morning, even though you’re not fully awake? As …
An extra year of medical school? Sign me up
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 …
Cracking medical school admissions: Stanford students use their expertise to help others
In an effort to help those interested in going into medicine, fourth-year Stanford med students Rachel Rizal and Rishi Mediratta have written a book: Cracking Med School Admissions.
In an effort to help those interested in going into medicine, fourth-year Stanford med students Rachel Rizal and Rishi Mediratta have written a book: Cracking Med School Admissions.
Why millions lack access to surgery: A conversation with Stanford surgeon Thomas Weiser
In the United States, many routine surgeries are just that: routine. They may or may not correct the condition, but the likelihood of death or …
Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: Mining medical records to identify patterns in public health
video platform video management video solutionsvideo player The routine information contained in medical records holds the potential to unlock important public-health discoveries. That was the …
New way to watch what stem cells transplanted into the brain do once they get there
Stem cell replacement therapy is a promising but problem-plagued medical intervention. In a recent news release detailing a possible way forward, I wrote: Many brain …
“Still many unknowns”: Stanford physician reflects on post-earthquake Nepal
Paul Auerbach recently traveled to Nepal to aid victims of the April 25 earthquake; he wrote this post over the weekend. I'm on my way back to the …
Soon-to-be medicine resident reflects on what makes a good teacher
Ilana Yurkiewicz, a fourth-year student at Harvard Medical School, will begin an internal medicine residency at Stanford in June, and she hopes to bring teaching to …
Talking about “mouseheimers,” and a call for new neuroscience technologies
Our ability to technologically assess the brain has room for improvement, according to panelists at the recent Association of Health Care Journalism 2015 conference. Amit …
Former Brown University President Ruth Simmons challenges complacency on diversity
When Ruth Simmons went away to college from a poor section of Houston, she didn't have enough money to buy clothes. Now, after serving as the …