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Understanding AFib: A heart dancing without rhythm

...in combination with lack of sleep, increased stress, or after drinking a few beers. During one particularly frightening episode, George phoned his doctor who instructed him to come immediately to...

...in combination with lack of sleep, increased stress, or after drinking a few beers. During one particularly frightening episode, George phoned his doctor who instructed him to come immediately to...

Bill for later school start times is defeated, but Stanford sleep specialist isn’t

...doctor began through my knowledge of adolescent sleep. During medical school, my research found a link between suicidal thinking and sleep problems in teenagers. I've been learning about poor sleep...

...doctor began through my knowledge of adolescent sleep. During medical school, my research found a link between suicidal thinking and sleep problems in teenagers. I've been learning about poor sleep...

Will doctors be replaced by algorithms?

...last spring at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference, where I assured my colleagues that we needn’t lose sleep over our job security any time soon. Without a doubt, algorithms will...

...last spring at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference, where I assured my colleagues that we needn’t lose sleep over our job security any time soon. Without a doubt, algorithms will...

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Stanford Medicine’s wilderness trip gives new students a chance to bond

...year begins they do the opposite of what a hard-working student might normally do: They put their books and laptops away, sleep under the stars for a weekend and have...

...year begins they do the opposite of what a hard-working student might normally do: They put their books and laptops away, sleep under the stars for a weekend and have...

Brain’s serotonin system includes multiple, sometimes conflicting, pathways

Although the serotonin system — which helps regulate mood and social behavior, appetite and digestion, sleep, memory and motor skills — is critical to so many functions in the human...

Although the serotonin system — which helps regulate mood and social behavior, appetite and digestion, sleep, memory and motor skills — is critical to so many functions in the human...

Life on the border: Not simply help but empower

...in a dilapidated building along with a Jordanian family. His wife and six children sleep on three mattresses on the floor at night, before they’re stacked on top of each...

...in a dilapidated building along with a Jordanian family. His wife and six children sleep on three mattresses on the floor at night, before they’re stacked on top of each...

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Life on the border: Struggling to survive in Jordan

...country, in makeshift tents, unable to move in either direction. As I go to sleep safely tonight, painfully aware of the infinite privileges that allow me to do so, I...

...country, in makeshift tents, unable to move in either direction. As I go to sleep safely tonight, painfully aware of the infinite privileges that allow me to do so, I...

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Combating tapeworm infections and epilepsy in rural China

...week have only one or two sets of clothing that they wear – and sleep in – for days at a time. These conditions, in regions where poverty is high,...

...week have only one or two sets of clothing that they wear – and sleep in – for days at a time. These conditions, in regions where poverty is high,...

Stanford team tests sleep monitoring for asthma patients

...of guesswork in asthma monitoring. That's why Cornfield and a group of colleagues are testing a new monitoring approach that uses data collected during sleep. As I described briefly in...

...of guesswork in asthma monitoring. That's why Cornfield and a group of colleagues are testing a new monitoring approach that uses data collected during sleep. As I described briefly in...

The epidemic of undersized jaws according to Paul Ehrlich

...modern jaw. This book, called Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic, makes the argument that many health problems, including heart disease, hyperactivity and sleep deprivation, may be caused by...

...modern jaw. This book, called Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic, makes the argument that many health problems, including heart disease, hyperactivity and sleep deprivation, may be caused by...

New Stanford center focuses on precision mental health

...but we’ll also consider depression in relation to multiple overlapping conditions, like anxiety, post-traumatic stress, attention disorders and substance use, as well as physical problems, such as sleep disorders and...

...but we’ll also consider depression in relation to multiple overlapping conditions, like anxiety, post-traumatic stress, attention disorders and substance use, as well as physical problems, such as sleep disorders and...

Countdown to Childx: Medical device innovation for kids with chronic disease

...We’re creating that. My company is using off-the-shelf sleep sensors and measuring small movements during sleep. (The sensors are not directly in contact with child.) Changes in sleep quality have...

...We’re creating that. My company is using off-the-shelf sleep sensors and measuring small movements during sleep. (The sensors are not directly in contact with child.) Changes in sleep quality have...

Spinal health and back pain: Straightening out facts from fictions

...did not respond to conventional or alternative measures. I was unable to sleep through the night, hold my child after she was born, and I was even recommended to not...

...did not respond to conventional or alternative measures. I was unable to sleep through the night, hold my child after she was born, and I was even recommended to not...

Put well-being first, Arianna Huffington urges Stanford Medicine community

Doctors and therapists often counsel their patients to prioritize health and wellness. Concerned family members frequently prod loved ones to sleep more, eat better or take time off. But entrepreneurs,...

Doctors and therapists often counsel their patients to prioritize health and wellness. Concerned family members frequently prod loved ones to sleep more, eat better or take time off. But entrepreneurs,...

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Breaking down diabetes: New controversy on blood sugar lowering

...sugar lowering drugs, but also focuses on lifestyle health behaviors, especially dietary practices, sleep, physical activity, stress, and weight management. Other medical conditions that occur with diabetes also deserve focused...

...sugar lowering drugs, but also focuses on lifestyle health behaviors, especially dietary practices, sleep, physical activity, stress, and weight management. Other medical conditions that occur with diabetes also deserve focused...

Beyond good/bad: Stanford researcher aims to refine our understanding of sleep

...who falls asleep shortly after they go to bed, most monitoring devices that detect sleep using breathing patterns or movement would appear accurate. Yet, for people with difficulty sleeping —...

...who falls asleep shortly after they go to bed, most monitoring devices that detect sleep using breathing patterns or movement would appear accurate. Yet, for people with difficulty sleeping —...