Many people suffer from migraines — throbbing, painful headaches that last up to 72 hours and are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to …
Month: April 2017
“No” means “no” in stem cell fates, say Stanford researchers
It's tough being a kid, when "No" seems to be the primary component in an adult's vocabulary. "Don't jump on the bed," "Don't touch the …
On addiction, psychiatric disorders and primary care: A Q&A with a Stanford clinical psychologist
Resolving America’s opioid crisis is clearly more difficult than just saying “no” to opioid use. A key complication is that many opioid addicts also have mental health issues, …
Celiac disease and anorexia nervosa linked, study shows
New research from Sweden has uncovered an unexpectedly strong link between celiac disease and anorexia nervosa. The study of nearly 18,000 women with celiac disease …
Almost an artificial pancreas: Technology makes it easier to live with Type 1 diabetes
For 10 years, starting when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a 19-month-old, Jamie Kurtzig's parents took turns waking up every three hours, …
Fatty worms live longer, according to Stanford study
Cuteness is in the eye of the beholder, I realize. But I think this roundworm is pretty adorable. And although they're not killifish, laboratory roundworms also …
The surgeon will (quickly) see you now
The common critique of surgeons lobbed from their medicine colleagues is the scant amount of time spent with their patients. As the argument goes, surgery …
One-shot learning may help with drug design
Researchers in the lab of Vijay Pande, PhD, have developed an algorithm to help make predictions about the properties of molecules. This algorithm could be …
Stanford team’s image of starfish larva wins top honor
A wildlife photographer once told me that that for every 1,000 photos he takes, he usually gets about three good images. That, he said, is how …
Low-cost ‘magic box’ could decontaminate water in rural communities
More than a billion people drink water that is contaminated and can spread diseases such as cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, polio and diarrhea. Most contaminated …
Using digital media storytelling to inspire American Indian youth
In his first two decades, Erik Brodt, MD, got to know two very different worlds. The first: life around Bemidji, Minnesota and the White Earth …
Tiny bubbles raise hope for biopsy-free cancer diagnosis
A Stanford Medicine team has developed a compelling way to diagnose cancer without a biopsy. In the technique, patients are intravenously injected with bubbles a …
Medical malpractice reform likely back on table
The GOP’s proposed American Health Care Act may now be dead, but health policy experts say there are plenty of other health-care reforms the Trump …
How cellphones might help researchers battle mosquito-spread disease
In many regions, mosquitos are basically flying disease distributors. Bed nets and pharmaceuticals save lives, but to support additional advances — from environmental controls such …
Surgery in the time of Ebola: A conversation
In the first chapter of their book, Operation Ebola, Stanford surgeon Sherry Wren, MD, and her Johns Hopkins colleague Adam Kushner, MD, MPH, write something …