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Strong association found between vision loss and cognitive decline
In a nationally representative sample of older adults in the United States, Stanford researchers found a strong relationship between visual …
ResearchOn radiology reports: The elusive “I”
I write daily. That’s the job of a radiologist. To look at a patient’s CT scan or ultrasound or MRI or x-ray, interpret what I see, and write a …
Stanford UniversityA tumor donation yields answers for a devastating form of childhood cancer
In October 2013, on her 6th birthday, Jennifer Kranz was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor.“That was the day we found out she likely wouldn’t …
CancerStanford Medicine magazine reports on the future of vision | Scope Blog
As I learned while editing the new issue of <i>Stanford Medicine</i> magazine, many of the strategies being explored by Stanford vision researchers sound …
MedicineNew “genome cloaking” technique blocks private data, just as moon blocks sun during eclipse
Like many others this morning, I was boggled by what I could see of the solar eclipse. (And yes, I did use my eclipse glasses! I hope you did too.) …
Genetics“We must affect change in overall attitudes about women with power”
As part of a recently launched series on women working in Stanford’s neurosurgery department, I recently spoke with associate professor Marion …
Women's NewsImprovements planned for new Stanford emergency department
Toss out a few words to describe emergency rooms visits and you might come up with harried, waiting, scary, frustrating, cramped. Creators of the new …
Emergency MedicineKeeping patients safe: A Stanford researcher weighs in on medical mistakes
In my work of writing and editing, mistakes often come in the form of misspelled names, incorrect links or confusing sentences. They make me (and …
Stanford UniversityStars of Stanford Medicine: “It’s my duty to give back”
When he left Cameroon several years ago, determined to help make a make a dent in the burden of infectious disease, Christophe Tchakoute thought the …
Stanford UniversitySome post-surgery alternatives to opioids can reduce pain, study finds
When I woke up from minor knee surgery a couple of years ago, the nurse asked me if I wanted morphine. I didn’t know there were several non-opioid …
PainLong-term, 3-D culture method lets slow-developing brain cells mature in a dish
In a new study in <i>Neuron</i>, Stanford researchers have used a revolutionary 3-D culture technique to nurse a very slowly developing set of brain cells …
NeuroscienceDispatch from Lebanon: Refugee children need education, as well as health care
I’m writing from Lebanon, which is now home to approximately 2 million Syrians, all of whom are not recognized as refugees. This includes hundreds of …
Mental HealthGenome architecture guides stem cell fate, Stanford researchers find
When the sequence of the human genome was published in 2001 it was hailed as a great achievement. But now we know our genomes are much more (and much …
BiologyScar stories: Ted Meyer translates illness into art
Artist Ted Meyer told me he doesn’t mind that for decades he lived with a painful, deadly disease. The nationally recognized painter was born with …
Stanford UniversityEnzyme crashes on DNA strands could yield insights into cancer
A chromosome is a busy place, with different types of molecular machines traversing the DNA strands and carrying out important business. One job for …
DNAUnited States opioid crisis serves as a warning to the world
Writing recently in <i>The Lancet</i><i>,</i> Stanford’s Keith Humphreys, PhD, shines a spotlight on the expanding globalization of the opioid epidemic. He urges …
Stanford UniversityOpen contest with skeleton videos may help people learn, or relearn, to walk
If you’re a scientist who wants to do something to help kids with cerebral palsy, your first strategy probably isn’t to launch an internet contest …
EngineeringAfter cancer: Stanford team develops a single test to spot effects of treatment in teenagers
Thanks to better treatments, survival rates for many pediatric cancers have improved dramatically in recent decades. But the chemotherapy that saves …
CancerLearning what I don’t know as a scientist
When I was at a party recently, someone who isn’t a scientist asked me what I do. I said that I study how cancer cells take up sugar (my overly …
ResearchAbraham Verghese reflects on the importance of listening and the role of technology in medicine
It’s not every day you encounter a storyteller who likes to listen more than talk, but Abraham Verghese, MD, is not your average …
Stanford University“What if I never feel healthy again?” A cancer survivor reflects on her future
When I was in high school, I spent a summer working on combined kidney/stem cell transplants. The idea was that patients who needed kidney …
CancerStanford doctor weighs in on marijuana marketing debate
Legal sales of recreational marijuana will start in January, following the passage of Proposition 64 last November. As businesses gear up to hit the …
CannabisWomen of Stanford Neurosurgery: “There’s always a way to make it work for you”
As part of a recently launched series, I’ve been speaking with female faculty members in our neurosurgery department. Last month, I shared my …
Stanford UniversitySummer in the lab, in pictures
Each year, hundreds of high-school students come to campus for a variety of summer camps and programs. Among this year’s visitors were participants …
Education5 Questions: Kelly Ormond on creating ground rules for human germline editing
A Stanford professor of genetics discusses the thinking behind a formal policy statement endorsing the idea that researchers continue editing genes …
GeneticsDrawing a line for human gene editing: A Stanford researcher weighs in
As it has become easier to delete or alter defective genes in people with genetic diseases, researchers around the world are examining the ethical …
GeneticsCitizen science effort is empowering communities to advance health equity
In rural villages, or big cities, individuals in communities can band together to make healthy changes. That’s the driving belief behind the citizen …
Citizen ScienceStars of Stanford Medicine: In love with the microbiome
After growing up and attending college in the Northeast, Fiona Tamburini headed to sunny California in 2014 to work toward her PhD in genetics. A …
Stanford UniversityDean Lloyd Minor hosts discussion on health care data sharing and leadership
Last Friday, Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, hosted Karen DeSalvo, MD, former acting assistant secretary for health, in a wide-ranging discussion that …
Stanford UniversitySocioeconomic status and food: A Stanford researcher observed families to learn more
Priya Fielding-Singh, a PhD candidate in sociology at Stanford, investigates the social determinants of health. She wanted to learn more about the …
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