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Any way you slice it, there’s a lot to say about nutrition studies

...which the participants are randomized into various groups and the research design is highly regulated. Even so, nutrition is intrinsically complicated, and even with more tightly regulated study designs, nutrition...

...which the participants are randomized into various groups and the research design is highly regulated. Even so, nutrition is intrinsically complicated, and even with more tightly regulated study designs, nutrition...

Why hasn’t digital technology transformed health care delivery?

...to design a future for health care. The authors argue for a different approach that would focus on understanding what customers need, and then building solutions to meet those needs....

...to design a future for health care. The authors argue for a different approach that would focus on understanding what customers need, and then building solutions to meet those needs....

This sensor can monitor blood flow – then disappear

...indications that future versions of this sensor could identify smaller fluctuations as well. They plan to continue refining and testing their design with an open mind about its potential applications....

...indications that future versions of this sensor could identify smaller fluctuations as well. They plan to continue refining and testing their design with an open mind about its potential applications....

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Tales of tech wonders and worries are Stanford Medicine magazine’s top 2018 reads

...humane decisions about end-of-life care. --"Superstar - Young scientist helps design software that measures a surgeon's skill": In another article about artificial intelligence being used to improve medical care, Ruthann...

...humane decisions about end-of-life care. --"Superstar - Young scientist helps design software that measures a surgeon's skill": In another article about artificial intelligence being used to improve medical care, Ruthann...

Stanford Surgery’s decorating contest brings cheer to doctors working over the holidays

...based on creativity, quality of construction, design, and attention to theme; and the winners were announced at the department potluck earlier this week. But, “I didn’t do it for the...

...based on creativity, quality of construction, design, and attention to theme; and the winners were announced at the department potluck earlier this week. But, “I didn’t do it for the...

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Studying atrial fibrillation — and exploring new frontiers in precision health

...a paper in American Heart Journal outlining in detail the clinical trial’s design, goals, and progress thus far. It’s an update that should excite all of us, not just Apple...

...a paper in American Heart Journal outlining in detail the clinical trial’s design, goals, and progress thus far. It’s an update that should excite all of us, not just Apple...

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NIH Director talks science, STEM careers with preteens

...understand yet,” he told the students. “But the opportunity to design and carry out experiments and then learn the answers — [to] open the black box— is just an exhilarating...

...understand yet,” he told the students. “But the opportunity to design and carry out experiments and then learn the answers — [to] open the black box— is just an exhilarating...

Study shows that having genetic information can affect how the body responds

...experiment set up along these lines -- with a more complex design to allow for hypothesis testing -- revealed that just knowing about your genetic make-up can affect how your...

...experiment set up along these lines -- with a more complex design to allow for hypothesis testing -- revealed that just knowing about your genetic make-up can affect how your...

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Tech-savvy clinicians take electronic health records to the next level

...designing systems that are easy and intuitive to use.” Schmiesing, an associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine, is also a member of Stanford Health Care’s Medical Informatics Directors...

...designing systems that are easy and intuitive to use.” Schmiesing, an associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine, is also a member of Stanford Health Care’s Medical Informatics Directors...

Class on human trafficking aims for change

...a group. They use what they learn from each other to then design prevention and intervention points. We also highlight the work -- through content as well as guest speakers...

...a group. They use what they learn from each other to then design prevention and intervention points. We also highlight the work -- through content as well as guest speakers...

Stanford Medicine magazine explores how digital technology is changing health care

...and retains memories, and to better treat neurological disorders. A surgeon, educator and innovator has developed sensor-enabled training tools that are designed to advance the use of touch in diagnostics....

...and retains memories, and to better treat neurological disorders. A surgeon, educator and innovator has developed sensor-enabled training tools that are designed to advance the use of touch in diagnostics....

Dissecting high drug costs

...Last summer, he joined Stanford Medicine’s Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC), which aims to design and evaluate innovations that “reduce the cost of great care,” as Schulman succinctly puts it....

...Last summer, he joined Stanford Medicine’s Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC), which aims to design and evaluate innovations that “reduce the cost of great care,” as Schulman succinctly puts it....

Exercise and diet key during midlife for women to avoid heart disease, diabetes

...in this study that modifiable factors like physical activity and a lower calorie diet are more common in midlife women who recover from metabolic syndrome, this indicates we could design...

...in this study that modifiable factors like physical activity and a lower calorie diet are more common in midlife women who recover from metabolic syndrome, this indicates we could design...

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Beginnings of FAST: Diversifying science by providing opportunities for high school students

...co-founder Kennard explained, is that it followed the tenets of design thinking and the grad students tailored their approach to the needs of the Andrew Hill community. "Everything about it...

...co-founder Kennard explained, is that it followed the tenets of design thinking and the grad students tailored their approach to the needs of the Andrew Hill community. "Everything about it...

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In the Spotlight: Using bats to understand disease and affect policy

...be experienced in that way in the field of science. What is most fulfilling about your work? Looking at the bigger picture, I’m trying to design my thesis in a...

...be experienced in that way in the field of science. What is most fulfilling about your work? Looking at the bigger picture, I’m trying to design my thesis in a...

Researchers design new, flexible electrodes for studying heart cells

...a professor of chemical engineering who has been designing and making electrically conductive soft materials for years. With help from a seed grant from Stanford Bio-X that supported Liu and...

...a professor of chemical engineering who has been designing and making electrically conductive soft materials for years. With help from a seed grant from Stanford Bio-X that supported Liu and...