I remember the anxiety I felt during my first college chemistry course. The other students seemed so prepared and confident while I worried about asking …
Author: Kim Smuga-Otto
Immune cell linked to surgery recovery time, Stanford scientists find
We don't think about doctors getting sick, or about them feeling just as lousy and miserable as the rest of us when they're recovering. But …
California collaboration focuses on analyzing pediatric cancers
Breakthroughs in medical research can take a frustratingly long time to reach doctors and the patients they treat. But a newly funded collaboration between computational …
When bacteria swarm: H. pylori home in on our stomach cells
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
A recipe for disaster: Stanford researchers identify mutations that contribute to rare blood cancers
"One thing we've learned about cancers is that each has its own unique recipe for malignancy. Some use the same ingredients and some a have …
Stanford doctor-author brings historic figure Jonas Salk to life
Stanford professor emerita Charlotte Jacobs, MD, spent the past decade with the ghost of polio vaccine creator Jonas Salk, MD, the subject of her second …
A look back at one of Stanford’s first kidney donors
Much of medical science writing involves reporting on the next potentially lifesaving treatment. But sometimes it’s rewarding to look back. The recent death of one …
Physician-monk leads Stanford doctors in meditation
After he finished his recent Grand Rounds talk here at the medical school, and before he opened the room to questions, physician Barry Kerzin, MD, asked the audience of doctors, …
New image search tool a boon to educators
The perfect image for a lecture or presentation may be only a Google search away. But just because a picture appears at the top of …
Ulcer-causing bacteria manipulate stomach stem cells to their own ends
Helicobacter pylori bacteria have been giving us ulcers since prehistoric times. This long-term relationship is so tight that researchers have been able to track human …
Researchers prime immune system’s T cells with foreign antibodies to target cancer cell
Everyday our immune system defends us against bacterial and viral invaders. But there are some threats that this lifesaving system hasn't evolved to deal with. …