Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude, obviously. But for many, it's also a time to remember loved ones conspicuously missing from the dinner table. Death …
Month: November 2015
Stanford radiologists scan Egyptian mummy for clues to its origin
A closer look now at the scanning of an Egyptian mummy here. "Mummies of this period are not very plentiful, so each time we have …
3,200-year-old woman comes to Stanford
Cameras clicked and media people cut in front of one another other with iPhones, trying to get a good shot, as a very old woman …
Like or dislike? Brain scans reveal source of initial preferences
Just seconds into an interview with a potential babysitter, I had already formed a slightly unfavorable opinion. She had excellent reviews — five stars across …
Scope is taking a Thanksgiving break
We're signing off for the holiday, and we'll resume our normal publishing schedule on Monday, Nov. 30. Happy Thanksgiving! Photo by Cat
Pathology vs. patients: Balancing morbid fascination with heart-felt care
Stanford Medicine Unplugged (formerly SMS Unplugged) is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
TEDMED, in pictures
A group of MD and PhD students represented Stanford at TEDMED 2015, which was held last week. Several students have written about their experiences on Scope, …
At TEDMED 2015: Benign drugs? Not under the lens of big data
This year’s TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
At TEDMED 2015: Behind the glitz, substantive issues
This year's TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
At TEDMED 2015: Using data to maximize human potential
This year's TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
“Housekeeping” RNAs have important, and unsuspected, role in cancer prevention, study shows
Not every character in a novel is a princess, a knight or a king. It's the same for our cellular cast of characters. Most molecules …
A musician amongst the scientists
I remember the anxiety I felt during my first college chemistry course. The other students seemed so prepared and confident while I worried about asking …
At TEDMED 2015: Thinking about “breaking through” the valley of death in science
This year's TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
At TEDMED 2015: How microbiome studies could improve the future of humanity
This year's TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
Viral RNA essential for human development, say Stanford researchers
Viruses are tricky, but we humans may be trickier still. Stanford stem cell biologists Vittorio Sebastiano, PhD, and Jens Durruthy-Durruthy, PhD, published a study today in Nature Genetics …
Walking tall: The challenge of correcting your gait
Thanks to a bum knee, in elementary school I had to choose between two styles of special Oxford shoes to help correct my gait; I hated …