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Tag: science
New insights into how the brain stays bright
Axel Brunger, PhD, professor and chair of Stanford's Department of Molecular and Cellular Physioogy , and a team composed of several Stanford colleagues and UCSF …
Hormone similarity helps bird couples stay together
My husband and I — total opposites. He's neat, I'm messy. He's early, I'm late. He dislikes socializing, I love to go out with friends. …
The genomics revolution and the rise of the “molecular stethoscope”
Back in 2012, Stanford bioengineer Stephan Quake, PhD, and colleagues sequenced the genome of a fetus using only a maternal blood sample for the first time. …
New version of popular antibiotic eliminates side effect of deafness
About five years before he died, my father was prescribed gentamycin, one of the most commonly used class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides, for a heart …
Grand Roundup: Top 5 posts of 2014
The five most-read stories published this year on Scope were: Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope: Manu Prakash, PhD, assistant professor of bioengineering, has developed …
Some of Stanford Medicine’s biggest developments from the last year
When pondering what were the biggest medical stories out of Stanford Medicine this year, we turned to some very reliable sources: our office's team of …
Unlocking autism’s secrets: Stanford researchers point fingers at a brain cell dark horse
Geneticist Michael Snyder, PhD, has a thing for 'omes.' He's studied genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes and microbiomes. Each term represents looking at something (DNA, RNA, proteins …
Stanford Rhodes Scholar heading to Oxford to study ways "the brain can go awry"
Undergraduate Emily Witt is one of two Stanford students selected to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study abroad at Oxford next year; an announcement …
Stanford research showing young blood recharges the brains of old mice among finalists for Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year
Stanford research showing that an infusion of young blood recharges the brains of old mice is one of the finalists for Science magazine's annual contest for …
Ending enablers: Stanford researcher examines genes to find virus helpers
Here’s this week’s Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that highlights some of Stanford’s most innovative research and introduces Scope readers to scientists in a variety …
Graduate student explains pain research in two-minute video
Earlier this year I wrote about some fascinating research from the lab of chemist Justin Du Bois, PhD, who has been working with naturally occurring toxins …
James Watson to put Nobel medal on the auction block
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the science geek in your life? Have an extra $3 million sitting around? If so, you can bid …
Gates Foundation makes bold moves toward open access publication of grantee research
Last week, the Gates Foundation announced that it will now require all grantees to make the results of their research publicly accessible immediately. Researchers will …
Stanford neurobiologist Bill Newsome: Seeking gains for the brain
Bill Newsome, PhD, knows the brain perhaps as well as the back of his hand. The Stanford neurobiologist was vice chair of the federal BRAIN Initiative launched …
Taking a bite out of food allergies: Stanford doctors exploring new way to help sufferers
People with food allergies and their families live lives of unremitting worry. They are perfectly healthy unless they eat an allergen and then suddenly they …