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Category: Medical Research
John Ioannidis, MD: Research's researcher
John Ioannidis, MD, is red hot! The meta-researcher is featured as one of the brave thinkers of 2010 in the current issue of The Atlantic …
Stanford opens Lokey Building, crown jewel of stem cell science
As soon as he heard the words "stem cell" Lorry I. Lokey said he wanted in. Lokey, the philanthropist and founder of Business Wire, jumped …
The Atlantic profiles Stanford's John Ioannidis, "one of the most influential scientists alive"
The November issue of The Atlantic features a detailed account of the work of the John Ioannidis, MD, DSc, the new head of the Stanford …
Zebrafish shed light on what happens when we sleep
What happens in our brain while we sleep? A striped, pinky-sized aquarium pet may help us get closer to an answer: In a new study …
Accelerating the translation of biomedical research into clinical applications
Translating biomedical research from the laboratory to commercial applications is a time-consuming and expensive process. But efforts are underway to increase collaboration between scientists and …
A new approach to elusive diagnoses
It's been just over a year since my favorite aunt died of pancreatic cancer. I've been thinking about her a lot this week - about …
Funding the research enterprise
Harvard's William Sahlman has written a noteworthy column for the layperson in Sunday's Boston Globe on why the ups and downs in funding, especially in …
PhD research explained through interpretive dance
In this video, Maureen McKeague, a PhD candidate in Chemistry at Carleton University, explains her research project ("Selection of a DNA aptamer for homocysteine using …
Genetic engineering and stem cell science: What the next 30 years may bring
In honor of its 30th anniverary, the October issue of DISCOVER includes a section on 11 prominent scientists' predictions about the next 30 years. Biologist …
Another social networking service for scholars
ReadWriteWeb's Audrey Watters reporting on ResearchGATE, a social networking service aimed at scholars and scientists: ResearchGATE was founded in 2008 by Dr. Ijad Madisch, an …
Expert on 'study of studies' to head Stanford Prevention Research Center
We often hear news reports about the latest scientific research, but just how reliable are those findings? John Ioannidis, MD, DSc, has devoted much of …
Cherries jubilation: Study shows cherry juice might help with insomnia
I guess it has something to do with my jet lag (over the weekend I returned from Europe via a 14-hour plane ride from Rome) …
Music that comes straight from the soul…er, DNA
I don't think art should be slave to knowledge, so I'm always skeptical when I hear about choreographers or composers basing their creations on scientific …
Commonly used drugs can affect PSA measurement
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has become a first-resort workhorse for determining whether a male patient needs to be biopsied for prostate cancer. Simply put, …
Bay Area science teachers play researchers for the summer
For eight weeks this summer, a group of Bay Area science teachers have found themselves pipetting, poring over data, and white-coating it in laboratories across …