Stanford law professor Hank Greely, JD, recently hosted a discussion on Facebook as part of Stanford Open Office Hours. In the latest installment of Open …
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Key enzyme in breast cancer development identified (updated)
[UPDATE: This entry has been modified to include the name of the lead author of the study and to explain how the study relates to …
Tick saliva found to protect mice against Lyme disease
A protein found in the saliva of ticks may spur the development of a new Lyme disease vaccine. Details of the study led by scientists …
New initiatives show how federal stimulus dollars advance scientific and medical research
Stanford's medical school just unveiled a new Web site featuring stories, interviews, and videos that illustrate how research funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment …
How exercise may make you more resistant to stress
Too stressed to hit the gym or go for a run after work? Consider this: preliminary results of a Princeton University study indicate that new …
Stanford professor taking questions from public on bioethics and policy
Stanford law professor Hank Greely, JD, will host an interactive, public discussion on Facebook, as part of Stanford Open Office Hours. Greely is an expert …
Locate clinics offering flu shots with the click of a mouse
Google recently launched a new online tool called Flu Shot Finder to assist you in searching for pharmacies and clinics offering both the seasonal flu …
Jumping may be best exercise for building healthy bones
This month a special section of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, highlights the ongoing …
Should the U.S. create a national blood transfusion reporting system?
Here's a shocking discovery: the United States is one of the only developed countries not to have a national blood transfusion reporting and safety system. …
New tools from NIDA help diagnose and treat drug abuse
Talking to patients about substance use can be challenging for doctors. To provide medical students and new physicians with the necessary skills to effectively screen …
New burn treatment offered as an alternative to skin grafts
The MIT Technology Review has an interesting story on a new treatment for second-degree burns. According to the article: After removing a small swatch of …
Can behavioral changes in virtual spaces affect material world habits?
Here's an intriguing idea: Exorcising unhealthy habits in a virtual world could translate into results in the physical world. A recent anti-smoking study tested this …
Improving the treatment of chronic pain in the U.S.
More than 30 health organizations have endorsed a new study from the Mayday Fund recommending broad changes in how chronic pain is assessed and treated. …
Stereotactic radiation offers relief from tremors
Stereotactic radiation appears to offer an effective and less invasive way to relieve uncontrollable shaking in patients caused by Parkinson's disease or a condition known …
Will social robots be the caregivers of the future?
Social robots capable of directly engaging with patients and encouraging both their physical and cognitive rehabilitation could be the caregivers of the future, writes Jerome …
Lawsuit over human-gene patents goes to court
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics, which holds patents to human genes known to detect …