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By John Stafford of
Scope
May 26, 11 10:30AM
We're in the process of launching a new design and migrating to new servers. We're really excited to share the new Scope with readers, but it's going to take us a few days to make those changes. That means...
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Earlier this week, blogger and pediatric gastroenterologist Bryan Vartabedian, MD, posted an entry spotlighting what he considered unprofessional behavior by a physician on Twitter, and, in so doing, sparked...
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By Krista Conger of
Scope
May 26, 11 10:00AM
Stanford scientists reached a milestone today with their publication in Nature of research showing that human skin cells can be converted directly into functional neurons. The research, which parallel s...
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By Bruce Goldman of
Scope
May 26, 11 04:00AM
(For best results, click here before reading.) Stanford's Mike Greicius, MD, appears to have nudged brain imaging in the direction of being able to decipher what real people in the real world are doin g...
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By Michelle Brandt of
Scope
May 25, 11 03:55PM
As we wrote about earlier today, a group of Stanford researchers recently used computerized data mining techniques to uncover dangerous side-effects of certain drug combinations. (Their study appears in...
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By Erin Digitale of
Scope
May 25, 11 01:11PM
In case you haven't seen it yet, a fascinating New York Times Magazine story about conjoined twins was published online this morning. The 4-year-old twins, Krista and Tatiana Hogan, are joined at the head...
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The clock is ticking on the deadline to cast your vote in the 2011 Healthy Living Innovation Awards. As a quick reminder, Diabetes Coaches Class, a Stanford-developed program aimed at empowering teens to...
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Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS in the United States. To commemorate the anniversary, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, with the help of more than 100 volunt eers...
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By Michelle Brandt of
Scope
May 25, 11 09:18AM
For many months, Stanford orthopedic surgeon Eugene Carragee, MD, has been closely examining a growth factor used in spinal fusion procedures that may cause troubling side-effects, including male infe rtility...
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By John Stafford of
Scope
May 25, 11 09:00AM
On the heels of a report released yesterday by the CDC about the measles outbreaks that have occurred across the country this year, Seth Mnookin has written a compelling look at what may be causing th ose...
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