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Medicine
Climate change can affect nutrient content of crops, harming human health - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Taylor Kubota
Past experiments have shown that wheat, rice, barley, and other related crops end up with less iron and zinc in them if they are grown in …
Nurse Practitioners
In the Spotlight: From dietitian to physician assistant student - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Roxanne Ohayon
As a dietitian, Patricia Lee enjoyed her work, but decided her dream medical career was something different. Now, she is a second-year physician …
Diets
A skeptical look at popular diets: Thumbs up for Mediterranean - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Randall Stafford
This diet emphasizes a style of eating once common along the Mediterranean Sea. The main food sources are vegetables, fruit, whole grains, legumes, …
Microbiome
Untangling the microbiome — with statistics - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Erin I. Garcia de Jesus
I first became aware that my body was covered with bacteria in a high school microbiology class. Almost everything from my skin to my intestines, I …
Harvard
From March Madness to medicine with help from mentors - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Rachel Baker
Each year, 68 college basketball teams are chosen to compete in the sudden-death tournament known as March Madness. The following weeks are filled …
Mathematical Modeling
Off the beaten path for global health residency - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Jody Berger
When I set out to write an article about Stanford’s global health track for residents within the Department of Medicine for the latest issue of …
Medicine
A medical student's thoughts on Match Day - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Steven Zhang
The residency interview trail quickly becomes a lonesome journey, so when I was on it this winter, I’d usually have the hotel room television turned …
Medicine
How can doctors encourage patients to adopt healthier behaviors? - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Mandy Erickson
Issuing orders to a patient then running out the door is not the most effective way to convince someone to change deeply personal, ingrained habits. …
Medicine
“Asian” isn’t specific enough for health data, research suggests - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Mandy Erickson
Until 2003, U.S. mortality surveys lumped all Asian Americans together. Despite the thousands of miles separating India, the Philippines and Korea, …
Medicine
Registration now open for Stanford's Big Data in Precision Health conference - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Hanae Armitage
In just two months, Stanford will welcome academics, industry professionals and big data enthusiasts to its seventh annual Big Data in Precision …
Artificial Intelligence
Stanford launches new Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Becky Bach
Stanford today launched the new Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, known as HAI. Its aim is to study, guide and develop …
Medicine
Immune cells engineered to tattle on suspicious cells in the body - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Hanae Armitage
A new bioengineering trick turns immune cells, typically protectors of the body, into disease detectives as well. Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, MD, PhD, the …
Multiple Sclerosis
A cell's "self-destruct" function could yield new therapies - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Hanae Armitage
In any movie, the "self-destruct" button is usually the last resort, only opted for in the most dire of circumstances. But for a cell, pulling the …
Medicine
Fate and festivity: Match Day 2019 - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Julie Greicius
The future was concealed in a stack of 85 red envelopes. At Stanford Medicine, those envelopes were the center of Match Day, the day when graduating …
Fibrillation
Apple Heart Study shows how wearable technology can help detect heart problem - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Amy Jeter Hansen
What if your smartwatch — or another digital device you wear daily — could identify when an irregular heart beat could be a sign of something more …
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer recurrence, location predicted by molecular data - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Krista Conger
Women successfully treated for breast cancer and their clinicians often want to know whether, when and where their tumors are likely to recur. It's a …
Machine Learning
Autism app blends play, social learning and research - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Erin Digitale
Stanford biomedical data scientist Dennis Wall, PhD, and his team are developing technology that could help experts study and treat autism …
Medicine
Innovating to help newborns breathe - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Amy Jeter Hansen
It’s always heartbreaking to learn about a medical problem that’s largely been addressed in the United States but continues to plague low- and …
Medicine
Confessions of a former med school applicant - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Orly Nadell Farber
As I near of the end of my second-year, I’ve finally stopped thinking about the process of getting into medical school. But with friends going through …
Medicine
Just say no: Scrutinizing the harms of overly intense medical care for kids - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Erin Digitale
Stanford pediatrician Alan Schroeder, MD, who specializes in critical care and hospital medicine, has an unusual idea for how to keep young patients …
Immune System
Needle in a haystack: Two days after stroke, a handful of blood cells reveal risk of dementia a year later - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Bruce Goldman
A pattern of inflammatory activity in circulating blood cells two days after a stroke predicts the likelihood of losing substantial mental acuity one …
Medicine
Promoting health equity at the Dean’s Lecture Series - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Julie Greicius
Many of the factors that have biggest influence on health outcomes are outside of the health care system. Understanding and treating those factors — …
Prenatal Development
Treating parasite infections during pregnancy thought to boost babies' immune responses - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Erin Digitale
Today, it’s unusual for babies and children in the United States to die of pneumonia. But pneumonia still kills many young children in developing …
Medicine
Promoting safer routes to school through citizen science - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Hanae Armitage
Parents with a knack for citizen science are helping their children walk or bike to school by using an app that lets them document the best …
Medicine
Stanford Medicine magazine explores global health challenges - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Patricia Hannon
Michele Barry, MD, first began working in Zimbabwe in 1988 to help rebuild a medical education system that had been decimated by decades of political …
Medicine
Directing the gaze: A discussion of writing, psychiatry and criminal justice - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Christy Hartman
Christine Montross, MD, recalled that the night before she attended medical school, she feared that she was giving up her opportunity to write. “And …
Medicine
Bright future forecast for 3-year-old cancer survivor - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Roxanne Ohayon
Now, 3-year-old Cru Silva is home in Maui, racing trucks and riding tricycles. But in October 2017, what was expected to be a quick eye exam for …
Medicine
Access to doctors’ notes and other health records engages Stanford patients - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Amy Jeter Hansen
Although HIPAA gives people the legal right to access their full medical record, it’s not always been simple to dig out your own health information, …
Medicine
In the Spotlight: Dermatology, dreams and design - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Roxanne Ohayon
Malcolm Chelliah is a sixth-year Stanford MD/MBA student. He's busy: He hopes to match with a dermatology residency this month and is wrapping up his …
Medicine
A skeptical look at popular diets: The lowdown on low carb - Scope
stanford.edu - Author Randall Stafford
As the name implies, this diet reduces dietary carbohydrates, including many common foods that contain sugars and/or starches. To make up for this …