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How I spent my summer: three interns, three perspectives Three students talk about their experiences during their eight week summer internship at Stanford School of Medicine. Every year a select group of high school students forego the lazy days of summer to get to work on cutting edge research projects at Stanford University School of […]
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Know thyself part II: a summer intern tests the waters of scientific research In this follow-up visit, we check in with our summer intern to see how her research experience is progressing. Every year a select group of high school students forego the lazy days of summer to get to work on cutting edge research […]
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Stanford Researchers Aim to See if Patients are Helped by Genetic Tests Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether giving patients genetic information about their risk of coronary artery disease will help motivate them to reduce that risk by changing their behavior. Stanford Hospital & Clinics physicians will […]
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Hold Your Breath In Hold Your Breath, the tragic consequences of cultural miscommunication unfold in a dramatic race against death. Directed by award-winning filmmaker and physician Maren Grainger-Monsen, this haunting documentary exposes the poignant clash between ancient Islamic traditions and contemporary medical technology through intimate moments of anguish, frustration and hope. * The above […]
Worlds Apart A documentary film and medical education project to improve multicultural health. Directed by award-winning physician/filmmaker Maren Grainger-Monsen and filmmaker Julia Haslett. * The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Stanford University School of Medicine ________________________________________________________________
Food, glorious food: Stanford’s first food summit ” In preparing for my latest 1:2:1 podcast with health researcher Christopher Gardner, PhD, about Stanford’s first-ever food summit, I wondered: When did food become summitable? Weren’t summits grand, official events hosted by global leaders on geopolitics? Food. Isn’t food just sustenance? Well, it turns out, the Stanford […]
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Losing vitamins – along with weight – on a diet If you’re looking to shed a few pounds, you’re probably focused on the amounts of fats, carbs or protein you can eat under the various diet plans available. But a new Stanford study suggests that you should also pay attention to how a diet will […]
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Stealthy leads to healthy in effort to improve diet, study shows How do you get college students to eat better? A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that a “stealth” strategy of raising the students’ awareness of environmental and social issues related to food can persuade them to eat more veggies […]
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Stealth equals health It’s a conundrum for the ages: We all know that we’d be better off if we ate healthy food and exercised regularly. And yet we inevitably find ourselves sitting in front of the TV with a burger in one hand and a large soda in the other. Health professionals have spent decades […]
Stanford researcher’s discovery of ion channel turns ear on its head STANFORD, Calif. — Scientists thought they had a good model to explain how the inner ear translates vibrations in the air into sounds heard by the brain. Now, based on new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine, it looks like parts of […]
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