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Tag: medicine
Families can help their teens recover from anorexia, new study shows
Updated 10-2-14: In a just-published 1:2:1 podcast, Lock discusses this work in depth. *** 9-24-14: A large new study comparing two treatments for anorexia nervosa …
The promise and peril of genome sequencing newborns
Even though doctors and researchers have made great strides in caring for patients in the past few decades, there are still many illnesses that are …
Stanford experts offer more information about enterovirus-D68
Below is an updated version of an entry that was originally posted on Sept. 26. Last week, the California Department of Public Health confirmed that …
Pediatrics group issues new recommendations for building strong bones in kids
Our bones function as retirement-savings accounts for calcium: We deposit the mineral into our bones when we're young, then draw on the stores as we …
Video of Stanford Ebola panel now available
Last week, a group of Stanford and CDC experts came together to address the health, governance, security and ethical dimensions of Ebola, the virus that is …
Stem cell study explains how mutation common in Asians affects heart health
Many Asians carry a mutation that causes their faces to flush when they drink alcohol. The affected gene is called ALDH2, and it also plays …
Healthy gut bacteria help chicken producers avoid antibiotics
If you watch TV, you’ve probably seen actress Jamie Lee Curtis selling Activa, Dannon’s probiotic yogurt - or perhaps you've taken probiotic supplements to help …
A conversation on West Nile virus and its recent California surge
Ebola isn't the only virus commanding media attention: West Nile virus, now in its 15th year in the United States, may be surging to unprecedented …
How CLARITY offers an unprecedented 3-D view of the brain’s neural structure
Last year, Stanford bioengineer Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, and colleagues in his lab announced their development of CLARITY, a process that renders tissue transparent, sparking excitement …
Study: Pregnancy causes surprising changes in how the immune system responds to the flu
When pregnant women get influenza, they tend to get really sick. Flu complications such as pneumonia are more common in pregnant women than other healthy …
No one wants to talk about dying, but we all need to
"Dying in America is harder than it has to be." That’s the headline of one of the stories published following the release of the Institute …
Artificial spleen shown to filter dangerous pathogens from blood
Our spleens filter out toxins from our blood and help us fight infections. But serious infections can overpower our bodies’ ability to fight them off, …
Abraham Verghese discusses stealing metaphors and the language of medicine at TEDMED
Few of us pay close attention to metaphors used in the language of medicine. Instead, our focus is typically on words relating to symptoms, test …
Science is like an ongoing mystery novel, says Stanford neurobiologist Carla Shatz
We all know that Carla Shatz, PhD, director of the interdisciplinary institute Stanford Bio-X, is a pioneering scientist -- her work in early brain development …
Cool video of the intestinal immune system
Anyone who has ever eaten a rancid food-truck taco has a gut-level feeling for what it’s like to have the human immune system launch a …