If you nick your skin, it's easy to stop the bleeding by applying a coagulant powder directly to the cut. Yet, bleeding wounds inside the …
Month: October 2015
Tiger mother, tiger cub: A Stanford doctor reflects on his upbringing
When Amy Chua’s book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” was published in 2011, Jason Nagata, MD, was in medical school at the University of …
Medical students and physicians share their writings on “becoming a real doctor”
The dilemma of being a medical student on clinical rounds who wants to help patients but can’t was captured by third-year student Raymond Deng in …
Stanford Letter Project, which helps users have end-of-life discussions, now available for mobile devices
For many of us, the topic of how we want to spend our final days rarely comes up in discussions with our family members or …
How Bio-X is fueling the #NextGreatDiscovery
The videos, images and stories of #NextGreatDiscovery share two things in common: 1) They reveal the lives and motivations of amazing scientists carrying out basic …
Missing out on “normal”: Advice from an expert on how to help kids with serious illnesses
When I first met Erica Medina in 2012, she was already practiced at living in two worlds. Then 17, she loved the ordinary teenage realm …
Found: a novel assembly line in brain whose product may prevent alcoholism
High-functioning binge drinkers can seem charming and stylish. The ultimate case in point: Nick and Nora of the famed Thirties/Forties "Thin Man" film series (you …
Tutoring changes the brain in kids with math learning disabilities
A new Stanford study, publishing today in Nature Communications, sheds light on how to help children with math learning disabilities. One-on-one cognitive tutoring improves math …