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Author: Lia Steakley
Parents turn to data after son is diagnosed with ultra-rare disease
Keynote talks and presentations from the 2015 Big Data in Biomedicine conference at Stanford are now available on the Stanford YouTube channel. To continue the …
Stanford Football team physician shares tips for staying healthy while working out
Last month, more than 750 people gathered on the Stanford Medicine campus for the annual Health Matters event. There, Jason Dragoo, MD, team physician for …
Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt explains why “biology is information rich” at Big Data in Biomedicine
Keynote talks and presentations from the 2015 Big Data in Biomedicine conference at Stanford are now available on the Stanford YouTube channel. To continue the …
Stanford Medicine magazine earns national awards
Please join me in a round of applause for Stanford Medicine magazine for recently winning six awards in a national competition, including top prize in …
Stanford Medicine grads urged to break out of comfort zone, use science to improve human health
On Saturday, 195 graduates of the School of Medicine sat under a large white tent on the Alumni Green pondering the next chapter in their …
Coming up: A big day for Stanford Medicine’s Class of 2015
Tomorrow, Stanford Medicine's graduating class will walk away from campus with a new title: Doctor! The speaker for the medical school commencement will be Lucy Shapiro, …
Fear factor: Using virtual reality to overcome phobias
Past research has shown that virtual reality can be effective in treating phantom limb syndrome, helping smokers kick their nicotine habit, easing patients' pain and reducing post-traumatic …
Jogging vs. chasing after your kids: Which one will help you sleep better?
Last weekend, I raced after my toddler around the park for an afternoon and was shocked that my fitness tracker showed I walked the equivalent of 3.5 miles. Exhausted, I decided …
Using the “flipped classroom” model to bring medical education into the 21st century
To make better use of the fixed amount of instructional time available to train doctors, Stanford and four other institutions are collaborating with the Robert …
Big Data in Biomedicine conference kicks off today
The third annual Big Data in Biomedicine conference kicks off today on the Stanford campus. The three-day event brings together thought leaders from academia, information …
Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: Technical showcase to spotlight companies’ innovations
Later this week, thought-leaders from academia, information technology corporations, venture capital firms, the U.S. government and foundations will convene for the Big Data in Biomedicine …
How one family’s generosity helped advance research on the deadliest childhood brain tumor
Back in February 2014, Libby and Tony Kranz found themselves at the center of every parent's worst nightmare. Their six-year-old daughter Jennifer died just four …
Students draw inspiration from Jimmy Kimmel Live! to up the cool factor of research careers
To better understand how teens feel about scientific research and to make a career in health or medicine a more desirable occupation among adolescents, University …
Capturing the metabolic signature of obesity
Worldwide obesity rates have more than doubled since 1980, and today the majority of the global population live in areas where being overweight kills more …
Vinod Khosla shares thoughts on disrupting health care with data science
Prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is a strong believer that data science will reinvent health care as we know it - and it's position he …