Clinicians have long dreamed of being able to target cancer cells exclusively while sparing their normal brethren. But this can be very difficult. Now, researchers …
Month: May 2017
Engineering better opioids: A podcast featuring Stanford bioengineer Christina Smolke
Obtaining compounds from nature, such as opioids from poppies or taxol from yew trees, is hard and time-consuming. So researchers, including Stanford's Christina Smolke, PhD, are …
Karl Deisseroth wins 4-million-euro Fresenius Research Prize
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, is an inquisitive neuroscientist, innovative bioengineer and practicing psychiatrist. In his push to determine which neural circuits are jamming up to …
When residency starts before medical school ends
At long last, the day of graduation -- not only from medical school but from a lifetime of schooling -- is within reach. In less …
To reduce the costs of medications, Stanford fellows flew to New Zealand
While hunting for examples of health systems that provide high-quality care while keeping costs low, three fellows from Stanford's Clinical Excellence Research Center became intrigued by the …
New Stanford center will advance vision research
Excellent news broke this morning: Stanford University will be establishing a new vision research center to develop therapies to prevent the loss of vision and …
Drug for psoriatic arthritis shows promise in large late-stage clinical trial
One in every 200 people in the developed world suffer from an inflammatory autoimmune condition called psoriatic arthritis. For too many of these people, standard …
A journey of identity: Stanford Children’s gender clinic helps families navigate
Several months ago, when 16-year-old Dani showed signs of depression, Dani's mom and dad found a therapist to help. A bit later, when the therapist …
Dear Folksies: A medical blog from World War II
Linda Bine grew up listening to bedtime stories about her father's experiences in World War II. When he was a second-year Stanford resident in 1942, …
Big Data in Biomedicine panel examines data sharing difficulties
Sharing data to expand knowledge and accelerate the pace of scientific discovery was a big theme at the 2017 Big Data in Biomedicine Conference. But, …
At Big Data in Biomedicine, reexamining clinical trials in the era of precision health
Clinical trials, in their current incarnation, are ill-suited for the nimble, personalized precision health era, a a panel of speakers at the Big Data in …
Cardiologist Eric Topol on why we need to map the human body and “go deep” with big data
This year’s Big Data in Biomedicine conference included a passionate talk from cardiologist Eric Topol, MD, of The Scripps Research Institute. Topol, who has been named …
A look at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s efforts to accelerate biomedical research
When it was introduced in late 2015, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative made waves in the biomedical community. Established with an open letter to their daughter from Facebook …
AI for imaging: Experts delve into its promise
Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace radiologists? During a session on AI and imaging yesterday at the Big Data in Biomedicine conference, panelists preempted this question (which …
Researchers consider how to cost-effectively reduce HIV risk for intravenous drug users
Opioid users often end up injecting heroin — adding infectious diseases like HIV to the host of other risks they face. To chip away at …
“Predict, prevent and cure precisely,” Stanford Medicine’s Lloyd Minor urges
Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of Stanford's School of Medicine, opened the school’s annual Big Data in Biomedicine conference today with a call for researchers and clinicians …