Well, it's not really your whole genome, but local biotech company 23andMe is having a today-only fire sale on their complete genetic testing package: from …
Category: Biomedical research
Vatican pledges nearly $3 million to adult stem-cell research initiative
It seems even the Catholic Church has acknowledged the medical potential of stem-cell research to yield new therapies. Although the church has spoken against embryonic …
Dreaming can help with memory tasks
It's already been established that sleep is beneficial for memory performance, but new research appearing in Current Biology shows that dreaming might also help people …
Can telemedicine work for dermatology patients?
As someone who has spent a fair amount of time in dermatologists' offices, I was interested to read that a recent study deemed online …
New ultrathin implant melts onto surface of the brain
Silk-based electrodes that wrap around the folds of the brain could offer a better solution for monitoring and controlling seizures, according to findings published yesterday …
Do we have dual-core brains?
Casey Johnson's entry on Nobel Intent is an interesting snapshot of how the brain may handle multitasking: Researchers found that, when single-tasking, subjects used both …
Viruses can cause warts on your DNA
Just when we're getting over our discomfort with the notion that there are ten bacterial cells in your body for every one of your own, …
Henry Kaplan's crusade against Hodgkin's disease
I had the pleasure last week of working with Stanford oncologist and writer Charlotte Jacobs, MD, who recently penned a biography of Henry Kaplan, MD. …
Is that a Nile crocodile? Tell you later, Hearst curator
More crocodile mummy photographs and high-resolution CT scans have been posted in a new Stanford Medicine Flickr photo set. Two crocodile mummies from the Phoebe …
Sleep apnea linked to increased risk of stroke
Findings from a large, multicenter study released today show that sleep apnea - a disorder in which people repeatedly stop breathing when sleeping - more …
Spine expert comments on dramatic increase in complex back surgeries
A new study showing a dramatic increase in complex back surgeries among older adults is being widely reported on this afternoon. The research, published in …
Image of the Week: HeLa cells
This week's image is of treated and stained HeLa cells, which I selected because I'm currently engrossed in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Like …
Disrupting moral thought with magnetic fields
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that has been getting quite a bit of coverage, researchers at …
International Cellular Medicine Society evaluates overseas stem cell clinics
A global association of stem cell clinicians has published a survey (.pdf) comparing clinics located outside of the United States that offer therapies for over …
Neurosurgical operation broadcasted live in high-definition 3D
Given all of the news coverage about the U.S. health-care reform bill dominating the media last week, it's probably no surprise that I, and perhaps …
How the Scope Image of the Week was made
This video shows how photographer James Duncan Davidson captured picture of eye tissue through a microscope using the camera on his iPhone. His picture was …