Stanford Medicine professor Emmanuel Mignot answers questions about sleep age, emphasizing the importance of developing good sleep hygiene.
Month: August 2022
Monkeypox: What does sex have to do with it?
A Stanford infectious disease expert explains why a recent case of monkeypox transmission at a crowded festival isn’t cause for alarm.
Molecules, shmolecules. Why should you care?
We explore the most basic molecular elements of human biology in the lead story for the latests issue of Stanford Medicine magazine.
Unconventional Paths: From the deep sea to the stomach
Benedikt Geier traverses academic fields in pursuit of a chemical analysis that images the intimate relationships between microbe and host.
New California school start times allow kids more sleep
Teens and preteens are now able to get more sleep, thanks to a new California law that pushes back school start times.
Antibiotics might not be the best answer for C. diff
A new testing tool helps doctors avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment in patients with diarrhea and suspected C. diff infection.
Community college students get support from new program
The Community College Outreach Program offers mentorship and paid internships to community college students pursuing science careers.
Coming full circle with extrachromosomal DNA, cancer and Ptolemy
Research into the destructive influence tiny DNA circles have on cancer presents endless ideas for clearly describing groundbreaking science.
For gay men, having a biological child can be complicated
Stanford physicians have published the first study of gay men's experiences with using assisted reproductive technology to have children.
Screening for a deadly virus in livestock milk
Researchers at Stanford and in Kenya devised a system to monitor livestock milk for a deadly virus in an effort to aid public health.
Mucus: Outtakes on a molecule of major significance
Researchers are making connections between the role of mucus and human health -- both in the brain and the lungs.
Building a cancer community through BLACC
A group of Black women work toward a peer navigation program to help other Black women survive breast cancer.
Stanford Medicine magazine explores the molecules within us
Stanford Medicine magazine explores the molecules behind human biology and how understanding them fuels medical discoveries and innovations.
Building a ‘BUDI’ to help kids with cerebral palsy
Stanford med student designs biofeedback app meant to encourage children with cerebral palsy move their arms to build strength.