I'm a big fan of Stanford's free online course on child nutrition and cooking. And it's not just me: Since the course launched in early …
Month: December 2015
The war within: In our aging bodies, the “fittest” stem cells may not be the ones that ensure our survival
Anti-aging research has been in the news lately: for instance, here, here and (less recently and less frivolously) here. Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher …
Excessive antibiotic use in flu season contributes to resistance
The cold and flu season is upon us — and with that comes the potential overuse of antibiotics. All too often, physicians prescribe antibiotics for …
Stanford Genome Technology Center retreat highlights interdepartmental synergy
The recent Stanford Genome Technology Center retreat drove home for me why it’s a great idea to put biochemists, geneticists, engineers, and physicians in a …
Stanford psychiatrist’s varied pursuits garner her a top ethics prize
Imagine being terrified you might kill yourself. Then imagine driving 300 miles to the nearest city for psychiatric care because you’re even more afraid someone …
CRISPR critters and CRISPR conundrums
There's much ado about the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 this week, with a multinational summit in Washington, D.C. on human gene editing, plus the clock ticking …
“Chemobrain” studied by researchers at Stanford, MD Anderson
It's an unfortunate fact that even successful cancer treatment can leave lasting scars. Surgeries are sometimes needed to remove tumors, skin can be permanently damaged …
A tiny fish helps solve how genes influence longevity
A tiny, short-lived fish may help solve one of the largest mysteries: how do genes influence longevity? The African turquoise killifish has evolved as the …
From a molecular point of view: Cell adhesion, signaling pathways and cancer
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative biomedical researchers. To develop treatments capable of combatting metastatic cancers, or …
Stanford team develops a method to prevent the viral infection that causes dengue fever
Dengue fever is the most widespread and fastest growing mosquito-borne virus in the world. It infects an estimated 390 million people each year — nearly …
Chikungunya is on its way to a neighborhood near you
Very embarrassing confession: When I heard this piece on the radio yesterday, I thought it was about a chicken virus. Wow, I remember thinking, that's strange …
An Egyptian mummy’s visit to Stanford, in pictures
Earlier this week we introduced you to a very special guest who came to Stanford. Above are photos from when Hatason, a 3,200-year-old Egyptian mummy, stopped by …
Seeing ghosts in the form of patients
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 …
Pain: When the professional becomes personal
For 10 long months, Philip Pizzo, MD, suffered from incapacitating nerve pain. Even worse, top medical experts were stumped. He describes his ordeal in a …
Cancer’s mutational sweet spot identified by Stanford researchers
I'm constantly fascinated by the fact that the cells that make up a cancerous tumor are each undergoing their own private evolution every time they …
C-section rates up to 19 percent help save women and their newborns, global study finds
Cesarean sections are the most commonly performed operations around the world. But just how effective are these procedures, which have their own risks and complications, …