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Stanford Medicine strongly supports the use of face masks to control the spread of COVID-19.
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Drink for your heart: Caffeine may counter age-related inflammation, cardiovascular disease:
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Did you know your brain gently pulsates with each heartbeat? Now, a group of researchers have developed an imaging method that shows the organ in motion.
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Did you know your brain gently pulsates with each heartbeat? Now, a group of researchers have developed an imaging method that shows the organ in motion.
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Cancer cells are known to protect themselves using proteins that tell immune cells not to attack them. Stanford researchers have discovered a new “don’t eat me” signal, and blocking it may make
#cancer
cells vulnerable to attack by the immune system.
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Cancer "vaccine" eliminates tumors in mice. "When we use these two agents together, we see the elimination of tumors all over the body," said the study's senior author Professor Ronald Levy:
#cancer
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"Empathy is something like a muscle: left unused, it atrophies, put to work, it grows," says Stanford psychologist-author Jamil Zaki (
@zakijam
).
#empathy
#compassion
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"All the medical training in the world won’t do our new doctors any good if it doesn’t teach them to understand that their patients are complex, multifaceted people," writes Dean Lloyd Minor.
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Nobelist
@CarolynBertozzi
on why diversity matters: “If the faces of science are primarily white dudes, researchers of other backgrounds will take their talent somewhere they don’t feel so marginalized.”
#DEI
#MedTwitter
#StanfordMedMag
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The "Huberman Lab" podcast by professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine, Andrew Huberman, PhD, discusses how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health.
@hubermanlab
#MedTwitter
#Podcast
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Scorpion venom contains two color-changing compounds that can kill the bacteria responsible for staphylococcus and drug-resistant tuberculosis, study finds
#TB
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Stanford Medicine researchers repaired the gene that causes sickle cell disease in human stem cells:
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Stanford Medicine surgeons transplanted a heart while it was beating — the first time such a procedure has been achieved.
#Cardiology
#Surgery
#MedTwitter
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Our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of acclaimed Stanford neuroscientist Ben Barres, who died today 20 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 63:
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"Empathy is a skill that can be learned and, for our physicians, it’s definitely a skill worth learning," writes Dean Lloyd Minor.
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Decades of high-risk research, driven by his curiosity and passion, have earned neuroscientist & bioengineer,
@KarlDeisseroth
the Lasker Award, one of the most respected science prizes in the world.
#Lasker2021
#Neuroscience
#optogenetics
@LaskerFDN
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A small clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the brain. Read more:
#bipolar
#mentalillness
#newtreatment
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“Medicine is not a factory,” says Kimberly Allison, professor of pathology. “It’s art and a science.”
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A study of MRI brain scans reveals that kids with autism have differences in a brain pathway that typically makes social interaction feel rewarding.
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Injecting two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, according to a recent Stanford study:
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Members of Stanford Medicine quickly mobilized to transport critical medical supplies to support earthquake relief efforts in Turkey. A 6 p.m. Turkish Airlines flight on Feb. 9 was key to their success.
@StanfordHealth
#TurkeyEarthquake2023
#MedTwitter
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Injecting two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, according to a new Stanford study:
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Neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman, PhD, answered questions about anxiety, sleep, and his path to medicine in a recent AMA.
#AMA
#Sleep
#MentalHealth
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Neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman, PhD, answered questions about anxiety, sleep, and his path to medicine on a recent Ask Me Anything.
@hubermanlab
#AMA
#Sleep
#MentalHealth
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Hope you found some podcasts that spark your interest. Happy listening! ☀️
#MedTwitter
#Podcast
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Many U.S. gun owners think guns make them safer, but the presence of a gun in the house actually increases the risk of homicide and suicide, explains Prof. David Studdert in a
#podcast
on
#GunViolence
research with
@FSIStanford
Director Michael
@McFaul
.
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"Empathy is something like a muscle: left unused, it atrophies, put to work, it grows," says Stanford psychologist-author Jamil Zaki (
@zakijam
).
#empathy
#compassion
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"Women doctors are leaving the field of medicine in disturbing numbers," said Asst. Prof. VJ Periyakoil (
@palliator
), founder of Project Respect. "Four out of 10 go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their training."
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WATCH: Each of us has an important role to play in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
#CovidVaccine
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Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. PT: Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes special guest Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (
@NIAIDNews
) to
#StanfordMedLIVE
for a Q&A on
#COVID19
. Watch it live:
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Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Monday, July 13 at 10:30 AM Pacific time for a fireside chat with Dean Lloyd Minor and Dr. Anthony Fauci,
@NIAIDnews
Director.
#COVID19
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"Empathy is a skill that can be learned and, for our physicians, it’s definitely a skill worth learning," writes Dean Lloyd Minor.
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More than 40% of American adults are classified as obese and 36% struggle with mental health. According to Shebani Sethi, MD, clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, the two epidemics are closely linked.
#MentalHealth
#Obesity
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Racism and discrimination are direct affronts to Stanford Medicine’s values. Read our leaders' pledge on racial equity.
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#TopTen
of
#2019
#3
: "Empathy is something like a muscle: left unused, it atrophies, put to work, it grows," says Stanford psychologist-author Jamil Zaki (
@zakijam
).
#empathy
#compassion
#BestOf2019
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Using a new technique called multi-omic microsampling, Stanford Medicine researchers can measure thousands of protein, fat and metabolic molecules from a single drop of blood.
#MedTwitter
#Research
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Feeling anxious? Lisa Kim talks to David Spiegel, MD, about a way to help lower your stress level called cyclic sighing, a controlled breathing exercise that emphasizes long exhalations:
#Stress
#Anxiety
#MedTwitter
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In mice, a fatal brainstem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T cells that recognized the cancer and targeted it for destruction. The Stanford discovery is moving to human trials.
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Giving fathers the flexibility to take time off from work in the months after their children are born improves the postpartum health and mental well-being of mothers, study finds.
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Dr. Fauci responds: If you are interested in medicine, your work is essential. If you’re interested in the scientific bent, never before have there been more opportunities for research than there are now.
#StanfordMedLIVE
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Earlier this month, Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky and his colleagues in the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory deployed a rapid test for coronavirus
#COVID19
. Now they're working to provide testing for hospitals throughout the Bay Area.
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A large, international study led by Stanford and New York University found that invasive procedures are no better than medications and lifestyle advice at treating heart disease that's severe but stable.
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Using a form of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, Stanford bioengineer Stanley Qi and his team have been able to morph skin cells into brain cells, identifying 74 new genes that potentially govern this transformation.
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"The mouse is a very imperfect representation of the human immune system, and we’re never going to know how similar or different it is unless we have human data," says Mark Davis, director of Stanford's Institute for Immunity, Transplantation & Infection.
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#TopTen
of
#2019
1: Cancer cells shield themselves with proteins that tell immune cells not to attack them. Stanford scientists found a new 'don’t eat me' signal and blocking it may make
#cancer
cells vulnerable to attack by the immune system.
#BestOf2019
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Hepatitis C has become so widespread that experts are calling on doctors to screen all adults in the U.S. ages 18 to 79, even those with no known risk factors or symptoms.
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This new study provides a more direct reason as to why patients who are obese are more vulnerable to severe disease and death when infected by COVID-19:
#COVID19
#MedTwitter
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"Empathy is something like a muscle: left unused, it atrophies, put to work, it grows," says Stanford psychologist-author Jamil Zaki (
@zakijam
).
#empathy
#compassion
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One of our top videos of the year was our AMA with
@hubermanlab
. Andrew Huberman, PhD, shared research on how to live a healthy life, best practices for restful sleep, how to set yourself up for success, and more:
#YearInReview
#Wellness
#Neuroscience
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How can we protect our brains from stress? Neurobiologist Andrew Huberman, PhD (
@hubermanlab
), and bioengineer Russ Altman, MD, PhD (
@Rbaltman
), discuss tools people can use to reduce stress.
#Stress
#MentalHealth
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"Truly listening to your patients is among my mostly deeply held beliefs, and one that I try to pass on to every medical student I meet. Above all, it’s just good medicine," writes Dean Lloyd Minor.
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Study of 58,329 patients with appendicitis finds surgery remains the best treatment for appendicitis.
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If "6.4 percent of airline pilots reported that they were suicidal in the prior year, we would ground the fleet."
@AAMCtoday
President Darrell Kirch discusses physician burnout.
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Try an easy, at-home way to help lower your stress level: It’s called cyclic sighing, a controlled breathing exercise that emphasizes long exhalations.
#Stress
#MedTwitter
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"There are more bacteria on your hands than anywhere else," says Stanford Clinical Associate Professor Terry Platchek. That's why it's so important to wash your hands properly.
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"It's absolutely critical to have somebody believe in your dream, no matter how far-fetched it might seem at the time or even to them." Neurosurgeon Odette Harris discusses her career and the importance of having mentors.
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#WomenInSTEM
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Stanford chemists develop a new way to treat potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant infections.
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A new imaging molecule created in the lab of Stanford radiologist Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir not only identifies pancreatic, cervical and lung
#cancer
, it also can flag a hard-to-detect lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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#TopTen
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#2
: Stanford scientists devised a blood-based test that accurately identified people with chronic fatigue syndrome, a new study reports.
#MECFS
#CFS
#BestOf2019
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"It does us no good to live longer with less cognitive impairment if we remain irrationally angry at individuals who appear different from us." Prof. Rob Malenka on why we must study empathy and
#compassion
in addition to neurodegenerative disease.
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Remdesivir, tested at Stanford Medicine, becomes first FDA-authorized COVID-19 treatment.
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"The assumption that 'less opioids is always better, for everyone,' is just as flawed as assuming that an opioid is right for everyone; absolutes in either direction confer risk," writes Stanford pain psychologist
@BethDarnall
in
@TheHillOpinion
.
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Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a way to regenerate, in mice and human tissue, the cushion of cartilage found in joints.
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New imaging technique can spot tuberculosis infection in an hour.
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Medical students list the books that have been valuable sources of information, inspiration and helped shape their interest in medicine.
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Fluorescent probe that glows when it comes in contact with TB bacteria is cheaper and easier to use than existing tests and can detect TB in about an hour.
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Stanford Medicine has launched a diagnostic test developed for the virus that causes COVID-19.
#COVID19
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VIDEO: Earlier today, Dean Lloyd Minor welcomed special guest Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (
@NIAIDNews
) to
#StanfordMedLIVE
for a Q&A on
#COVID19
.
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Reflecting on the past year, the editors and writers of the Office of Communications picked some of the most significant scientific achievements they covered at Stanford Medicine in 2023.
#2023Recap
#Medicine
#HealthCare
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The Stanford community mourns the loss of the "father of sleep medicine," faculty member William Dement. He was a pioneering researcher, clinician and teacher who founded a new field and launched the world’s first sleep disorders clinic.
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A team led by Manu Prakash has invented a low-cost device that can be used at home for detecting the coronavirus in saliva.
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After compiling data from around the world, Stanford Medicine researchers have determined why some people fall severely ill from
#COVID19
and others don't.
#ScienceTwitter
#genetics
#pandemic
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A study of MRI brain scans reveals that kids with autism have differences in a brain pathway that typically makes social interaction feel rewarding.
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Remdesivir, tested at Stanford Medicine, becomes first FDA-authorized COVID-19 treatment.
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Medical school should have a greater focus on nutrition, writes Dean Lloyd Minor.
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"Physicians, of course, recommend that patients get at least seven hours of
#sleep
each night. But...I don't think I personally know a single doctor who actually sleeps that much," writes Stanford
#MedStudent
@YooJKim
.
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Stanford researchers discovered that fluoxetine (a common antidepressant commonly known as Prozac) appears to target a difficult to treat, often deadly brain cancer called glioblastoma.
#Research
#BrainCancer
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In investigating the reason pregnant women in Bangladesh have high amounts of lead in their bodies, researchers discover an unexpected source: turmeric sprayed with an agent that makes it more yellow.
#ClimateChange
#HealthEquity
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Scientists at Stanford University have developed a retinal prosthesis with five times the resolution of the most advanced prosthetics currently used in clinical studies.
#Vision
#Ophthalmology
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"The circumstance is scary, and we want to shift the mindset towards warmth and caring and healing." Stanford researcher Cati Brown-Johnson used a smartphone, a printer and adhesive labels to make photo stickers of the health care workers behind the PPE.
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"Overall, medicine is a grueling profession. And yet despite all this, if you asked me whether I would pick medicine all over again, I would answer 'yes' in a heartbeat," writes medical student Yoo Jung Kim.
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Stanford Medicine surgeons transplanted a heart while it was beating — the first time such a procedure has been achieved.
#Cardiology
#Surgery
#MedTwitter
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