When I asked cancer researcher Amato Giaccia, PhD, to explain his new discovery, he told me to think of it in terms of a baseball glove. …
Author: Yasemin Saplakoglu
Biomarker measurements may help track effectiveness of Huntington’s therapy
Patients with Huntington’s disease — and their doctors — need to know if a therapy is working. Currently, however, that's very difficult to do. But now, researchers …
New research shows benefits of high-intensity statins
In a study publishing this week in JAMA Cardiology, Stanford researchers show that taking high-intensity statins could increase heart patients’ chances of survival over taking moderate-intensity …
Stanford medical student honored for saving a life
On a spring day earlier this year, Laura Lu, then a second-year medical student, found herself studying non-stop for her board exams. “I had been …
Hedgehog pathway plays a role in colitis, new research suggests
The Hedgehog signaling pathway — named after a gene mutation that caused short, spiky protrusions on fruit fly larvae — received much attention in the …
Celebrating the successes, and global reach, of Stanford’s SPARK
On Tuesday morning, I grabbed my pencil, my skinny reporter’s notebook, and my gala invitation. Stanford School of Medicine was celebrating the 10th anniversary of …
Everything adolescents should know about the dangers of tobacco
Nicotine changes the brain. And tobacco-using adolescents are especially susceptible. As an adolescent brain develops, nicotine alters the delicate network of neurons and synapses, increasing …
More evidence on the importance of physical activity for older adults
Major mobility disability can significantly diminish the quality of life for seniors. Being unable to move independently to perform daily activities that require walking can …