One of the challenges I've faced in business school has been how to stay engaged with medicine while working in a different environment. I've found …
Month: April 2017
Project Baseline study to launch today
A massive enterprise to map the fundamental aspects of human health launches today. The Project Baseline study, which aspires to enroll 10,000 volunteers over the …
Immune cells gobble out-of-control fibroblasts when “don’t-eat-me” signal is blocked
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, scleroderma and liver cirrhosis are just a few of a pantheon of confusingly named, difficult-to-treat and sometimes life-threatening diseases caused by the malfunction of …
Speeding healing with a dose of a single protein
I've previously written about how muscle stem cells rev their engines in response to a distant injury, like drag cars at the starting line of …
Clinical guidance on genetic testing: A Q&A
Earlier this month, an FDA ruling gave 23andMe permission to market its personal genetic tests for 10 diseases, including Parkinson's and late-onset Alzheimer's. But with the increase in genetic …
Stanford study explores factors linked to burnout in NICU doctors and nurses
Recently, I interviewed a mother whose son is fighting a difficult disease in an intensive care unit at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. I asked …
Autoimmune advocate: My reason for being
Have you ever had one of those dreams where you’re trying as hard as you can to run away but you can’t seem to break …
Stanford’s William Dement weighs in on dreams, naps and bedtime routines
Anyone interested in sleep is in for a real treat: William Dement, MD, PhD, known as the father of sleep medicine, joined host Jeremy Hobson …
Visiting scholar urges global health community to “think like a politician”
With funding for global health on the chopping block in many nations, Stanford visiting professor David Heymann, MD, offered practical advice for the global public …
Wearable sweat sensor can diagnose disease, Stanford-led study finds
A team of researchers at Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley have created a wristwatch-style device that can potentially be used to monitor diseases …
Medicine X | ED founder Larry Chu on the need to rethink health-care education
Saturday morning marks the start of this year's Medicine X | ED, an event that was born from the popular Medicine X conference and that …
Researcher spearheads effort to unite academics around shared values
If you work in science or academia, you may have spotted a letter circulating online. Titled "Commitment to Democratic Values," the open letter is straight-forward and concise, …
Stanford Medicine’s free community event scheduled for May 20
On Saturday, May 20, Stanford Medicine will open its doors for Health Matters, an annual free community day. This popular event draws guests from across …
Video game synced with anesthesia administration eases surgery stress for kids
Going through surgery and anesthesia can be a stressful experience for anyone, especially kids. Thanks to a team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford led …
Sick people are worse for the environment, a study shows
Environmental degradation is widely recognized to contribute to human illness. However, little research has been done to investigate the impact of human illness on the …
To dissolve mysteries of the cytoskeleton, Stanford researchers create new tool
Odds are, you haven't spent a lot of time thinking about the cytoskeleton that props up your cells and gives them their three-dimensional structure. But …