Stanford physician James Ford, MD, might just be a jazz bass player now, had he not fallen hard for biomedical science as an undergraduate. As Ford explains in …
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Are Happy Meals illegal? A public health lawyer says, yes
San Francisco recently enacted strict nutrient guidelines for meals sold with toys, essentially banning McDonald's Happy Meals from the city. Though the actual legislation is …
Exploring the role of prion-like proteins in memory disorders
Over on the Mind the Brain blog, Stanford psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, discusses disorders of memory, including post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer's, with Nobel Laureate Eric …
An emergency medicine physician's take on honoring your emotions
But how do you really feel? Over on KevinMD.com, Anoop Kumar, MD, reflects on his personal and professional experiences with cancer. The emergency physician cares …
New imaging agent could help personalize lung cancer treatment
A new radioactive agent developed at Stanford can identify whether a widely used lung cancer drug is likely to be effective.
A new radioactive agent developed at Stanford can identify whether a widely used lung cancer drug is likely to be effective.
Even old brains can stay healthy, says Stanford neurologist
This is the fourth installment of our Biomed Bites series, a weekly feature that highlights some of Stanford's most compelling research and introduces readers to …
Vaccination could eliminate chicken pox-related deaths in the U.S.
Chicken pox is, traditionally, temporarily uncomfortable for kids and troublesome for parents. But in some rare cases, it's much more: Varicella (chicken pox's scientific name) …
Developing cells rely on genetic switches, DNA looping to become different tissue types, Stanford researchers find
DNA looping, or folding, directs a cell's developmental fate. Harnessing this 'DNA origami' could help researchers generate specific tissues for therapies.
DNA looping, or folding, directs a cell's developmental fate. Harnessing this 'DNA origami' could help researchers generate specific tissues for therapies.
Stanford Health Policy Symposium discusses the future of nursing
Earlier this month, a panel of nurses, physicians, researchers and policy-makers discussed the role of nurses in health care at a Stanford Health Policy Symposium. …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of July 6
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: It’s time for innovation in how we pay for medical school: Joanne Conroy, MD, chief executive officer …
Girls at high risk for developing depression show signs of stress and premature aging
As we age and our cells divide, caps at the ends of our chromosomes called telomeres shorten. When a telomere grows too short, it will …
The hazards of sitting in traffic
Considering that my morning commute (from San Francisco to Palo Alto) took 20 minutes longer than normal today, news about a study linking traffic and …
From physicist to cancer researcher
What's a particle physicist doing in a medical school lab? It's a good question, and one answered by a Symmetry Magazine profile on Stanford researcher/PhD …
Registration opens for Stanford Medicine X
Updated 06-05-13: John Sculley will no longer be a keynote speaker at the conference due to a scheduling conflict. Additional keynote speakers will be announced …
“Chemobrain” studied by researchers at Stanford, MD Anderson
It's an unfortunate fact that even successful cancer treatment can leave lasting scars. Surgeries are sometimes needed to remove tumors, skin can be permanently damaged …
Patching up diabetic ulcers
Like the more than 29 million people in the U.S, my mother has diabetes. Her eldest sister and my maternal grandmother both died of complications …