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Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Sept. 21
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: Study: Pregnancy causes surprising changes in how the immune system responds to the flu: New Stanford …
The importance of human connection as part of the patient experience
When I first heard Tim Engberg describe the feeling of intense loneliness and separation from humanity he felt as he was being wheeled on a …
Blond ambition: Delving into the work of Stanford biologist David Kingsley
Thanks to a tiny fish called the stickleback, Stanford developmental biologist David Kingsley, PhD, and his team uncovered the genetic basis for blond hair earlier …
National Cancer Institute looking for "Exceptional Responders"
Hope is a powerful force in cancer treatment. For patients and their families, the hope is that, no matter how unlikely, the treatment plan will …
Q&A about enterovirus-D68 with Stanford/Packard infectious disease expert
Today's New York Times features a story on the accelerating spread of enterovirus-D68, a virus that is causing severe respiratory illness in children across the …
The benefits and costs for scientists of communicating with the public
Today’s researchers are under immense pressure to produce scientific results in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles—and do it on tighter and tighter budgets. And …
Treating an infection to prevent a cancer: H. pylori and stomach cancer
The number of newly diagnosed stomach cancer cases in the United States is less than a tenth of the number of prostate cancer cases or …
#ACT4NIH campaign seeks stories to spur research investment
No ice buckets are involved in the latest push for investment in medical research. Instead Act for NIH: Advancing Cures Today, a Washington D.C.-based non-profit led …
Marked improvement in transplant success on the way, says Stanford immunologist
This is the third installment of our Biomed Bites series, a weekly feature that highlights some of Stanford’s most compelling research and introduces readers to …
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 Stanford Medicine celebrated TEDMED
Earlier this month, TEDMED, an annual global event dedicated to exploring the promise of technology and potential of human achievement in health and medicine, was …
Exercise and your brain: Stanford research highlighted on NIH Director’s blog
Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, who studies stem cells in muscle and longevity, and Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, who studies the immune system's impact on the brain, …
Free online Stanford course examines medical education in the new millennium
At this year's Stanford Medicine X, executive director Larry Chu, MD, announced the launch of a new group of initiatives that would expand the conference …
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 …