http://med.stanford.edu/news/ Top news stories from Stanford School of Medicine http://stanfordhospital.org/Templates/images/logo_header_som2.gif http://med.stanford.edu/news/ 200 50 http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/pepfar.html PEPFAR, the government's far-reaching health-care foreign aid program, has contributed to a significant decline in adult death rates from all causes in Africa, according to a new study. All SoM News Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Ruthann Richter http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/pepfar.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/a-fib.html Researchers need participants for a study examining the effectiveness of a device that uses laser light technology to burn tissue in the heart as a treatment for atrial fibrillation. All SoM News Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Tracie White http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/a-fib.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/sleepwalk.html New research shows that about 3.6 percent of U.S. adults are prone to sleepwalking. It also shows an association between nocturnal wanderings and certain psychiatric disorders. All SoM News Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Michelle Brandt http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/sleepwalk.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/retina.html Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people with types of degenerative eye diseases. All SoM News Sun, 13 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Jonathan Rabinovitz http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/retina.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign.html The $1 billion Campaign for Stanford Medicine will make investments in medical research and teaching, build a new Stanford hospital and lead to advances in patient care. All SoM News Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Ruthann Richter http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign-leaders-0507.html Hear what Philip Pizzo, Amir Dan Rubin and others involved in the fundraising campaign have to say about its potential to advance the future of medicine. All SoM News Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Susan Ipaktchian http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign-leaders-0507.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign-byerwalter-0507.html Mariann Byerwalter, chair of the Stanford Hospital board of directors, believes the fundraising campaign is an historic moment not only for Stanford but for medicine at large. All SoM News Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Ruthann Richter http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/campaign-byerwalter-0507.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/jeffrey.html The cells that slough off from a tumor into the bloodstream are a genetically diverse bunch, underscoring how multiple types of treatment may be needed for a single form of cancer. All SoM News Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Sarah Williams http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/jeffrey.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/cord-0508.html A public cord blood collection program at Packard Children's Hospital is enabling new parents to donate their baby's cord blood to an international stem cell transplant registry. All SoM News Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Erin Digitale http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/cord-0508.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/cancer-0508.html As an executive in the life-sciences industry, Gayle Kuokka had often repeated the mantra about clinical trials being the source for virtually all improvements in medical care. All SoM News Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Michael Claeys http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/cancer-0508.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-aaas-0508.html Three School of Medicine faculty members were among the 220 elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. All SoM News Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Susan Ipaktchian http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-aaas-0508.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-templar-0508.html A postdoctoral scholar in pathology has received a grant for research to develop vitally needed new treatments for severe eye infections caused by the toxoplasma gondii parasite. All SoM News Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Ruthann Richter http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-templar-0508.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/blond.html The blond hair among the dark-skinned people of the Solomon Islands is due to a homegrown genetic variant distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans. All SoM News Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Rosanne Spector http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/blond.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/prober.html Dramatic changes are needed in medical student education, including a substantial reduction in the number of traditional lectures, according to an essay by two Stanford professors. All SoM News Wed, 02 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Tracie White http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/prober.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-healing-0502.html Community members are invited to a get a first-hand view of some of the medical center's newest facilities and hear from experts in fields ranging from cancer to stem cells to dementia. All SoM News Wed, 02 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Susan Ipaktchian http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-healing-0502.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/5q-goodman.html In this Q&A, clinical research expert Steven Goodman explains new recommendations that could help the FDA better identify risks of drugs after they are initially approved. All SoM News Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Jonathan Rabinovitz http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/5q-goodman.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-compassion-0501.html U.S. Rep Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a proponent of meditation-based practices, on May 3 will discuss his new book which examines how meditation is being used in a variety of settings. All SoM News Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Emily Hite http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-compassion-0501.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/stress.html Worrywarts may have a real cause for concern: accelerated cancer. A new study shows anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer then their calm counterparts. All SoM News Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT Beth Mole http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/stress.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/stroke.html Neuroscientists have shown that a compound mimicking a key activity of a brain-based protein can increase the generation of new neurons in the brains of mice that have had strokes. All SoM News Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT Bruce Goldman http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/stroke.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/obit-alkhatib-0424.html Weesam Kassim Alkhatib, MD, a clinical instructor in surgery and a vascular surgeon, died at his parents' home in Woodland, Calif., on April 14 of a rare form of cancer. He was 34. All SoM News Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT Emily Hite http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/april/obit-alkhatib-0424.html