Once upon a time, patients received care from a local doctor, who usually worked alone or with a few partners. Now, most physicians belong to …
Month: June 2015
Stanford researchers suss out cancer mutations in genome’s dark spots
Only a small proportion of our DNA contains nucleotide sequences used to make proteins. Much of the remainder is devoted to specifying how, when and …
What the world needs now: altruism/A conversation with Buddhist monk-author Matthieu Ricard
Sandwiched between trips to the titans of Silicon Valley - Facebook, Google, Salesforce and LinkedIn - and prior to an evening conversation with Stanford neurosurgeon …
How Stanford Medicine will “develop, define and lead the field of precision health”
Precision health was the theme of the day here on Friday, with Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, describing to a standing-room-only crowd at a Town Hall event how Stanford Medicine …
Why become a doctor? A personal story from a Stanford oncologist
Why become a doctor? It certainly isn't easy, and it requires years of study and a sizable financial investment. If you ask physicians how, and why, …
Not just for kids: A discussion of play and why we all need to do it
All work and no play makes everyone a dull boy. Recognizing this, the California-based National Institute for Play focuses on shining light on the importance of the practice of play …
Hidden memories: A bit of coaching allows subjects to cloak memories from fMRI detector
Imagine the usefulness of knowing if someone is drawing on a memory or experiencing something for the first time. "No, officer, I've never seen that …
Jogging vs. chasing after your kids: Which one will help you sleep better?
Last weekend, I raced after my toddler around the park for an afternoon and was shocked that my fitness tracker showed I walked the equivalent of 3.5 miles. Exhausted, I decided …
Make it or break it — or both: New research reveals RNA’s dual role
Behind every big biomedical breakthrough lies boatloads of basic biology. In that vein, a new finding published today in Cell shakes up a fundamental view …
Basic biochemical puzzles that help diagnose and treat disease
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Pehr Harbury, PhD, has made a career out …
FDA changes regulation for antibiotic use in animals
Livestock can no longer be fed antibiotics "preventatively" or to help them grow bigger. The FDA has ruled to change their regulations of how drugs can be …
A picture is worth a thousand words: Researchers use photos to see how Type 1 diabetes affects kids
The impact of Type 1 diabetes can be a trying and forceful one, especially for children. To better understand the disease's role in young patients' lives, Ashby Walker, …
Stanford study shows how the brain responds to different types of reading instruction
For years, early childhood teachers have seen that students taught to read using a phonics approach — sounding out the letters in each word — …
Stanford med student/HHMI fellow investigates bacteriophage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics
Second-year medical student Eric Trac isn't one to shy away from a challenge. Trac's family is from Vietnam and he didn't speak much English as a child, …
Oncology hashtag project aims to improve accuracy of online communication about cancer
There's lots of talk about the need for doctors to communicate better with their patients, and social media is taking off as a medium for …
New recommendation: Adults need at least 7 hours of sleep each night
How much sleep is enough, and is it possible to sleep too much? Until recently, there wasn't much consensus on sleep guidelines for adults. Now, a …