As part of a writer's reporting for a magazine story, she tested out new technology that's meant to keep drivers more relaxed.
Robots, virtual meditation and steering wheels that sense stress are all part of a researcher's plan to create an environment that enhances your well-being.
Last year, Joe regularly ate meat. Bacon, burgers and wings were among his favorite foods. But this year, he's into kale, carrots and lentils. What …
Stanford neuroscientist Nirao Shah, PhD, has made a career out of focusing on behaviors (such as mating, aggression and nurturing offspring) that innately differ between …
About 1,400 health-care experts and government officials from over a 100 countries recently attended the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar. WISH …
Previous research has found men and women cooperate differently. But few studies have examined what's happening in their brains while they cooperate. Now, a team led by Allan …
When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, it’s temping to think they’re the only one who needs extra attention and care. But, in reality, …
Physicians are more prone to suicide than members of the general population, as stress, burnout and emotional exhaustion are becoming endemic to the profession. But …
We’ve all heard of people who can’t seem to throw away any of their possessions and let them pile up to extreme levels. But this type …
Why do we sigh? (Sigh...) How should I know? Don't I already have enough on my mind? As we all well know, sighing is a …
Attention-focusing brain networks interact more weakly than usual in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, new Stanford research shows. The research, published online today in …
Just seconds into an interview with a potential babysitter, I had already formed a slightly unfavorable opinion. She had excellent reviews — five stars across …
When listening to our latest 1:2:1 podcast, featuring a conversation with Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH, two things jumped out at me. First, Bobinet, an expert in design …
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. …
When Victor Carrion, MD, was a pediatric psychiatry fellow in the mid-1990s, he had an “a-ha” moment about some of his poorly behaved patients that set …
VJ Periyakoil, MD, a palliative care physician at Stanford, first met Mr. M, a 78-year-old veteran with heart failure, in the remaining few weeks of …
