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Flu shots for moms may help prevent babies from being born too small Yet another reason for moms-to-be to get a flu shot: According to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, vaccinating women against influenza appears to have a positive effect on babies’ birth weight. Low birthweight is a concern, of course, because it puts […]
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Study finds fast-food menu calorie counts confusing for consumers In 2008 New York State began requiring certain eateries to post calorie information prominently on menu boards and menus. Other states, including California, soon followed suit. But so far such nutritional information hasn’t proven to be particularly helpful in American’s battle against the bulge, as shown by a 2009 study. […]
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Study suggests social systems and environment are more important than money in determining happiness In general, Americans seem to be a pretty happy bunch. The country ranks in the top five on the United Nations Human Development Index 2011, which tracks happiness in different nations based on factors such as income, education, health, life expectancy and sustainability. If, […]
Shrugging off bugs: there’s more to beating infections than just fighting them David Schneider, PhD, has used used two kinds of bugs (fruit flies and bacteria) to great effect, teasing out intriguing insights into the effects of sleep and caloric intake on response to infection. David Schneider, PhD Much has been written about the power of the immune system to stave off infectious […]
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How anorexia is striking what many consider to be an unlikely group: boys and young men … … The number of male eating disorder cases is on the rise. This NBC Nightly News segment takes a closer look at increasing prevalence of anorexia among boys and how the disorder differs between genders. In the video, James Lock, MD, PhD, […]
The “Rocky” RNA: Stanford researchers trigger muscle stem cells to divide Think of it as the “Rocky” RNA. Researchers here at the School of Medicine have found that a small piece of RNA, called a microRNA, plays a key role in determining when muscle stem cells in mice start to divide. It’s the first time a microRNA […]
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Scientists trigger muscle stem cells to divide A tiny piece of RNA plays a key role in determining when muscle stem cells from mice activate and start to divide, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding may help scientists learn how to prepare human muscle stem cells for use in therapies […]
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Swimming through the blood stream: Stanford engineers create wireless, self-propelled medical device For 50 years, scientists searched for the secret to making tiny implantable devices that could travel through the bloodstream. Engineers at Stanford have demonstrated just such a device. Powered without wires or batteries, it can propel itself though the bloodstream and is small […]
Gerry Weitz, longtime IT leader, dies at 67 Gerry Weitz, director emeritus of IRT Administrative Systems for the School of Medicine, died of a stroke Feb. 8 in Albany, Calif. He was 67. Gerry Weitz A memorial service will be held from 2-4 p.m. on March 3 at the Millie and Paul Berg Hall in the Li Ka Shing […]
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Stanford engineers create wireless, self-propelled medical device that swims through blood stream … Stanford electrical engineers have created a tiny wireless chip, driven by magnetic currents, that’s small enough to travel inside the human body. They hope it will be used for a wide range of biomedical applications, from delivering drugs to cleaning arteries. … […]
