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At Big Data in Biomedicine, reexamining clinical trials in the era of precision health
Clinical trials, in their current incarnation, are ill-suited for the nimble, personalized precision health era, a a panel of speakers at the Big Data in …
Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, Stanford study shows
Your fitness tracker knows how fast your heart beats when you bicycle to work and how your heart flip-flops when your sweetie surprises you with a kiss. …
Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: On personal data and sustainability
Perhaps you're familiar (or very familiar) with PubMed, the go-to database for biomedical research. Or, perhaps you've spent a rainy Sunday exploring historical anatomical images. …
Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: Heart wellness in an era of precision health
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown began her career at the AHA three decades ago, when heart health was defined by healthy eating, exercise and …
Precision health aims to reach everyone, Dean Lloyd Minor writes
Stanford Medicine's vision of precision health is taking shape in exciting, and perhaps unexpected, ways, Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, wrote in a recent Fortune commentary. As …
From a single patient to a global clinical trial: One hematologist’s journey
Confronted in 2002 by a medical record that was literally two feet in height, Stanford hematologist Jason Gotlib, MD, had no idea that his career path …
Some glioblastoma patients helped by out-of-favor treatment, say Stanford researchers
Glioblastoma multiforme is a deadly brain tumor with few good treatment options. Until recently, physicians had hoped that tackling the cancer with a specific type of …
Stanford team helps patient who is “unique in the world”
When Allyssa Lawson was an infant, her doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford struggled to understand her unusual symptoms. Allyssa, who was born in …
New technique could allow minimally invasive monitoring of lung cancer
With just a small sample of blood, Stanford researchers have figured out a way to track the evolution of lung tumors. The technique could help …
What matters to Dean Lloyd Minor? Integrity, diversity, family and Stanford Medicine
What matters to you? And why? This thought-provoking prompt is the focus of an ongoing lecture series sponsored by Stanford's Office of Religious Life, which …
Plumbing the well of wellness
Almost everyone can think of a moment when they felt well. Maybe it was midway through a week lying on a beach in Hawaii with …
Stem cells create faithful replicas of native tissue, according to Stanford study
Researchers in the laboratory of cardiologist Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, are working to clear up an essential stem cell mystery — how closely do cells …
Automating genetic analysis could speed diagnosis of rare diseases
When Shayla Haddock was born in 1997, her parents could immediately see that something was wrong. Their newborn had unusual facial features, shorter-than-normal limbs and …
Reducing alarm fatigue: Packard Children’s researchers apply big data to a big problem
If you've ever had a too-sensitive smoke detector in your kitchen, you've experienced alarm fatigue. You make toast or boil water and the smoke detector …
Spinning wheels: Cycling as a strategy to cope with ADHD
Both Mike Sinyard and his son have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And father and son are both helped by the same, non-traditional therapy: cycling Now, Sinyard, …