A new study shows that survivors of childhood cancer face an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as young adults. When comparing more …
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A closer look at Stanford's simulation technology
Most readers of today's San Francisco Chronicle likely turned right to the sports page (Go Giants!), but those who ventured to other sections were treated …
Health-care reform reactions
The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan has compiled a variety of reactions to the passage of the health-care reform bill. Among them is a response from Stanford's …
Study shows that promoting abstinence, fidelity for HIV prevention is ineffective
PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s signature program for HIV treatment and prevention, has long supported projects in the developing world that encourage sexual abstinence and fidelity. …
Third time's the charm for stem cell legislation?
It's been exactly one year since President Obama overturned the federal funding restrictions imposed in 2001 by President George W. Bush on human embryonic stem …
Researchers create a telling map of fetal nerve cells' journey
Interneurons, a type of nerve cell responsible for communication between neural networks in parts of the brain, are special. While most brain cells spend their lives close …
Adjustment is the Achilles heel of overseas ventures
Year: 1986 Place: Lome, Togo Position: Consultant in tropical diseases, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris I have been sent to West Africa by a French multinational …
Image of the Week: Influenza virus
Although flu activity appears to be easing in some parts of the country, the virus reached a widespread level in California contributing to illness and …
Professor Sean Mackey discusses the painkilling power of love
Yesterday, Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, and his collaborator, Jarred Younger, PhD, announced findings, published in PLoS One, showing that intense, passionate feelings of love can …
Why words matter so much in critical doctor-patient conversations
New research by Stanford Medicine clinicians and scientists aims to ensure that doctors know the right words to use in critical conversations.
New research by Stanford Medicine clinicians and scientists aims to ensure that doctors know the right words to use in critical conversations.
“Science is tough, but science is worth it”: A high-schooler reflects on her summer in the lab
In biology class last May, shortly before learning I had been given the opportunity to do stem cell research over the summer, I flipped open …
The long shadow of C. Everett Koop
Engaging perspective from Keith Humphreys, PhD, on how C. Everett Koop, MD, reframed the public perception of the Surgeon General position: The SG is not …
Life – and medical care – in a northern town
One of the first things I read this morning when I started work was an opinion piece in the New York Times by Abraham Verghese, …
Do you (heart) chocolate? Evaluating the cocoa "prescription" for cardiac health
I just stocked my desk with some emergency rations - mainly whole grain snack bars with dark chocolate bits. My brain thanks me every time …
Stanford's eating disorder program owes its success to holistic treatment
Today's Palo Alto Online tells the inspirational story of Kristin, one of the thousands of patients who have been successfully treated for an eating disorder …
How neuroscience may influence society, legal system
The current issue of Scientific American includes a thought-provoking piece from Michael S. Gazzaniga, director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind at …