This week, Stanford launches a new version of Eterna, an online computer game that allows thousands of players to design useful molecules. The game event, …
Author: Jennie Dusheck
Drawing a line for human gene editing: A Stanford researcher weighs in
As it has become easier to delete or alter defective genes in people with genetic diseases, researchers around the world are examining the ethical and …
Getting zzzzzs for science: Come take the Better Sleep Challenge
Is it mid afternoon? Are you bravely resisting the urge to have a cup of coffee or a candy bar to get you through the …
Preparing for first Stanford Project Baseline participant
“So after the blood draw, I’ll offer them juice?” It was the final meeting of the group that was launching the Project Baseline study — a …
Algorithm helps doctors guard patients against a second stroke
Once someone has a stroke, the likelihood for a second stroke jumps up. And that recurrent stroke may cause further damage to the already injured …
Genes that affect diseases and other traits may be scattered across genome
Biomedical researchers tend to envision genes for traits from height to Alzheimer's disease as being clustered in a limited number of pathways. Two assumptions have …
In gene expression, separating the gold from the dross
In the last year, each of half a dozen stories we have done on the work of Purvesh Khatri, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Stanford, …
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 …
“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 …
Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, Stanford study shows
Your fitness tracker knows how fast your heart beats when you bicycle to work and how your heart flip-flops when your sweetie surprises you with a kiss. …
The effects of climate change on human health – and what to do about them
Every week it’s something new. Last week, the BBC ran a story about an outbreak of anthrax in Siberia, the result, researchers believe, of an old …
Prescribing mHealth: One strategy proves helpful for blood pressure control
Many patients who resist taking a blood pressure drug are willing to try a combination wearable device and phone app that helps them control their own …
“Oh, my! It’s in everything!” Stanford group encourages people to ditch sugar for a week
Do you sigh for cinnamon rolls, pine for pastries, or lust after lemon meringue pie? You aren’t alone, and Stanford Medicine wants to help. But …
Stanford’s Big Data Conference returning
Late May brings Stanford Medicine's fifth annual Big Data in Biomedicine conference, open to the public. The May 24-25 meeting -- titled "Big Data in …
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 …
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 …