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Stanford scientists reached a milestone today with their publication in Nature of research showing that human skin cells can be converted directly into functional neurons. …
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This summer we've been sharing the experiences of high-school students in the Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program. Yesterday, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which …
Common antifungal drug may decrease tumor growth, prove useful as a cancer therapy
Research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin suggests that a common antifungal drug can slow tumor growth and may be a promising chemotherapy …
Medicine as art's muse
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Why physicians should pay attention to web reviews
While some doctors have criticized Web sites where patients can rate medical practitioners as unethical and defamatory, Milwaukee psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, argues that physicians …
The slippery slope toward "a dangerous dependence on facts"
The ever-funny Andy Borowitz has written in The New Yorker about a previously unreported challenge in the fight against Ebola: It might make Americans believe …
Scientist pens love letter to stem cells, calls them "irresistible"
Very cute, and perfectly appropriate for Valentine's Day: a love letter to stem cells. Previously: Nobel Prize-netting iPS-cell discovery was initially a tough sell (for …
Digital devices help doctors spot hypertension through Humanwide
Data from an at-home device through the Humanwide project help a patient and his primary care team discover hypertension that wasn't detected at the clinic.
Data from an at-home device through the Humanwide project help a patient and his primary care team discover hypertension that wasn't detected at the clinic.
Voodoo doll?
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Studying science at Stanford is a dream come true for one California man
Tawaun Lucas grew up in Compton, East LA, a city with a reputation - whether deserved or not - for producing gangsters, not neuroscientists. It’s …
Grand Roundup: Top 5 posts for 2013
The five most-read stories published this year on Scope were: What are the consequences of sleep deprivation?: Brandon Peters, MD, an adjunct clinical faculty member …
A rare cancer survivor’s journey to thriving and advocating
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Dying for better metrics
I had more fun than you might expect last week writing a press release about p-values, a perpetually misunderstood and mishandled statistical measure of significance that …
How stress may contribute to cognitive difficulties among breast cancer patients
Elevated stress levels among women with breast cancer and patients' methods of coping may contribute to memory and attention impairments commonly experienced after undergoing chemotherapy …
Picasso helps fund medical research
Those of you who doubt that art and science can coexist in harmony should think again. According to this Nature News blog, an anonymous donor …