Articles tagged with: stanford news
Study suggests yoga may help caregivers of dementia patients manage stress Using yoga to engage in brief, simple daily meditation could lead to improved cognitive functioning and lower levels of depression for caregivers of patients with dementia, according to findings published this week in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. In the study (subscription required), UC Los Angeles […]
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How pediatrics could help adult medicine improve quality of care for patients There’s a thought-provoking perspective today on the Well blog about how adopting certain pediatric practices could improve the quality of care for adult patients. In the piece, Perri Klass, MD, examines the different approaches to treating adults and children and concludes that when it comes to […]
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Examining how friends and family can influence our weight loss As we’ve previously written about on Scope, research at Stanford has shown that patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can have a positive effect on family members’ weight loss. A segment today on NPR’s Morning Edition examines how social influences can fuel weight loss. On the show, John Morton, MD, […]
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New York City health campaign nudges public to “burn calories, not electricity” On a recent tromp through the airport, I did something I haven’t done in a while: deliberately took the stairs instead of the escalator. For a while, I regularly eschewed moving walkways, elevators and escalators to increase my level of daily activity. But […]
Understanding the science and psychology of how habits work … … How to break habits (from The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg) Previous research has suggested that making healthy lifestyle changes may improve our health and potentially prevent cancer, stave off Alzheimer’s, lower blood pressure and improve mental health. But, as many of us can attest, adopting healthier habits can be a […]
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Stephen Wolfram reflects on the personal analytics of his life Stephen Wolfram, the creator of Wolfram|Alpha, has been collecting details on his intellectual and physical activity for over two decades. In a post yesterday on Wired’s Epicenter blog, Wolfram sifts through the massive volume of personal data and illustrates how such reservoirs of information can be used to teases out […]
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Ask Stanford Med: Rafael Pelayo answers questions on sleep research and offers tips for ‘springing forward’ Changes to our sleep schedules like the upcoming change to daylight saving time can make it hard to fall or stay asleep. In an effort to help you spring forward and stay on track, Stanford’s Rafael Pelayo, MD, recently took questions on […]
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New imaging technology may aid in early detection of breast cancer This kaleidoscopic image shows a live human mammary gland structure created by Purdue researchers working to develop a new imaging technology to determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer and advance research on methods for preventing the disease. Futurity reports: The new imaging technique, […]
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New Stanford immune-system sensor may speed up, slash cost of detecting disease An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold, according to its inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their device, called an integrated microfluidics-waveguide sensor, sorts and counts […]
Kidney-transplant patients celebrate unprecedented freedom from immunosuppressant drugs In the year 2000, just as Daniel Bitner was starting dental school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, he got a kick in the teeth. A routine physical turned up elevated blood pressure and creatinine levels, which taken together can mean kidney malfunction. He soon learned […]
