Last week, the FDA announced a new, two-part plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation. It cracks down on combustible cigarettes by aiming to reduce their nicotine content …
Month: July 2017
Blood test: Scientists crack code of chronic fatigue syndrome’s inflammatory underpinnings
A new study led by Stanford chronic fatigue syndrome expert Jose Montoya, MD, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has linked …
How to take care of others without burning out
In our over-stressed world, many health care providers, social workers, and caregivers are suffering from slow yet painful burnout. Many of the rest of us, …
“Food pharmacies” offer a prescription for healthy eating
We've all heard the old adage "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." But getting those fresh apples and veggies isn't always that easy -- …
Stanford Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine to tackle genetic diseases
Good news for people suffering from genetic diseases and for those who could be helped with stem cell therapies. This week, Stanford announced the creation …
The mouse that didn’t roar: Dormitory housing defuses hardwired male territorial aggression
Stanford neuroscientist Nirao Shah, PhD, has made a career out of focusing on behaviors (such as mating, aggression and nurturing offspring) that innately differ between …
Tumors caused by pluripotent stem cells can be tackled with radiation, say Stanford researchers
In the pantheon of weird human tumors, a teratoma has to take the cake. Typically arising from relatively unspecialized cells, these tumors are a Frankenstein's …
It takes a village (of extracellular matrix proteins) to raise an endothelial cell
The saying "it takes a village" usually refers to the many different kinds of people — parents, grandparents, neighbors, teachers and care providers — who …
Researchers explore effects of “environmentally friendly” cigarette ad campaign
When I asked Jodi Prochaska, PhD, MPH, what inspired the new Tobacco Labeling Assessment project she's co-leading with Eric Lambin, PhD, a professor of earth system …
“The places no one likes to talk about”: A Stanford resident reflects on the psych ward
The first time you visit a psych ward, it sticks with you, for the same reasons Stanford psychiatry resident Nathaniel Morris, MD, discusses in a thoughtful essay …
Training anesthesiologists to handle emergencies using simulation
Most anesthesiologists excel at routine procedures. But how do they fare when faced with an emergency, such as a sudden cardiorespiratory arrest, a severe allergic reaction …
Registration now open for Medicine X 2017
If you haven't experienced the magic of Stanford's Medicine X -- known as the world's most-discussed academic medical conference -- here's your chance. Registration is now open …
New, improved method of testing patients with heart muscle disease shows promise
In March, I wrote a blog post about a Stanford study that showed moderate exercise may be good for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the heart …
Study shows link between playing football and neurodegenerative disease
You'll likely hear quite a bit this week about a new study that suggests football players have an increased risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, …
Late-night serendipity yields new insight Into Alzheimer’s disease
It was 2:30 on a winter morning several years ago at the National Institutes of Health outside of Washington, D.C. when Annelise Barron, PhD, a …
Small drops in measles vaccination have disproportionate effects, new study finds
Measles is ridiculously contagious: Sneezed from someone’s nose, the virus lingers in the air, able to infect others who enter the same room hours later. …