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type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-bioengineering category-innovation-technology tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/artificial-skin-art-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/artificial-skin-art-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/artificial-skin-art-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/31/artificial-skin-technology-mimics-touch-sensations-and-reflexes/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Artificial skin technology mimics touch sensations and reflexes</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Researchers from Stanford and Seoul National University have constructed an artificial sensory nerve circuit that imitates human reflexes and ability to sense touch. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Researchers from Stanford and Seoul National University have constructed an artificial sensory nerve circuit that imitates human reflexes and ability to sense touch.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/amy2/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Amy Jeter Hansen</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-31T15:27:44-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 31, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-31T13:56:03-07:00">May 31, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186110" class="post-186110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-innovation-technology category-patient-care tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Backstory-Nonverbal_Twitter-copy-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Backstory-Nonverbal_Twitter-copy-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Backstory-Nonverbal_Twitter-copy-600x300.jpg 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Backstory-Nonverbal_Twitter-copy-768x384.jpg 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Backstory-Nonverbal_Twitter-copy.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/31/going-beyond-words-for-a-window-to-a-teenagers-world/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Going beyond words for a window to a teenager’s world</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> An iPad app is helping a nonverbal 19-year-old make social connections and express her thoughts and needs as never before. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>An iPad app is helping a nonverbal 19-year-old make social connections and express her thoughts and needs as never before.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/digitale/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Erin Digitale</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-31T12:30:48-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 31, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-04-27T20:04:34-07:00">April 27, 2023</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186154" class="post-186154 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-medical-education tag-news-home tag-stars-of-stanford-medicine h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jacobthiel-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jacobthiel-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jacobthiel-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/31/stars-of-stanford-medicine-caring-for-the-animals-that-advance-human-health/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Stars of Stanford Medicine: Caring for the animals that advance human health</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Jacob Theil, a resident in laboratory animal medicine, is featured in this Stars of Stanford Medicine installment. A clinician and a researcher, Theil spends time with his wife and son, playing video games and visiting breweries on his days off. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Jacob Theil, a resident in laboratory animal medicine, is featured in this Stars of Stanford Medicine installment. A clinician and a researcher, Theil spends time with his wife and son, playing video games and visiting breweries on his days off. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/retrout/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Becky Bach</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-31T09:30:22-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 31, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-31T13:00:55-07:00">May 31, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186203" class="post-186203 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-global-health category-infectious-diseases tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Stephen-Luby-520x260.jpeg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Stephen-Luby-520x260.jpeg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Stephen-Luby-1152x578.jpeg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/30/nipah-virus-could-evolve-to-spread-globally-stanford-researcher-says/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Nipah virus could evolve to spread globally, Stanford researcher says</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Stanford's Stephen Luby discusses how the little-known but deadly Nipah virus is transmitted, in light of news of an outbreak in southern India. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Stanford's Stephen Luby discusses how the little-known but deadly Nipah virus is transmitted, in light of news of an outbreak in southern India.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/amy2/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Amy Jeter Hansen</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-30T15:27:54-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 30, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-30T13:48:14-07:00">May 30, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186173" class="post-186173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-medical-research category-precision-health h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Christine-Curtis-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Christine-Curtis-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Christine-Curtis-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/30/new-center-aims-to-predict-disease-earlier-and-when-possible-prevent-it-altogether/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">New center aims to predict disease earlier and, when possible, prevent it altogether</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Scientists who work with the Stanford Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center set out to find new ways to precisely predict, prevent and diagnose diseases that range from diabetes to mental health. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Scientists who work with the Stanford Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center set out to find new ways to precisely predict, prevent and diagnose diseases that range from diabetes to mental health.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/harmitag/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Hanae Armitage</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-30T13:27:01-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 30, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-30T12:57:54-07:00">May 30, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-185511" class="post-185511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-cardiology-heart-disease category-epidemiology-population-health category-medical-research category-patient-care category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/29095583293_3e1a7e6e1e_o-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/29095583293_3e1a7e6e1e_o-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/29095583293_3e1a7e6e1e_o-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/30/assessing-our-nations-control-of-blood-pressure-control-a-qa/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Assessing our nation’s control of blood pressure: A Q&A</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Physician Shreya Shah discusses the controversies, problems and solutions to improve care for patients with high blood pressure in the United States. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Physician Shreya Shah discusses the controversies, problems and solutions to improve care for patients with high blood pressure in the United States. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/sciencehuber/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Jennifer Huber</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-30T12:27:49-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 30, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-22T15:20:09-07:00">March 22, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186164" class="post-186164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-medical-education tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/picsea-357045-unsplash-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/picsea-357045-unsplash-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/picsea-357045-unsplash-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/30/the-medical-students-identity-crisis/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">The medical student’s identity crisis</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged piece, second-year medical student Natasha Abadilla reflects on how medical school can delay many aspects of adulthood, such as career and family. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged piece, second-year medical student Natasha Abadilla reflects on how medical school can delay many aspects of adulthood, such as career and family. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/abadillastanford-edu/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Natasha Abadilla</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-30T09:20:08-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 30, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-29T09:21:40-07:00">May 29, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186080" class="post-186080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-data-sciences category-innovation-technology category-precision-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Geraldine-Bliss-PMS-Foundation-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Geraldine-Bliss-PMS-Foundation-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Geraldine-Bliss-PMS-Foundation-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/29/health-data-provide-insights-into-rare-diseases-say-panelists-at-big-data-in-precision-health-conference/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Health data provide insights into rare diseases, say panelists at Big Data in Precision Health</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> At a time when technology is bringing the world closer together, the practice and potential of sharing patient data is beginning to blur the notion of “rare” diseases, and offer more options for identifying and treating conditions previously considered undiagnosed, panelists at a Stanford conference said. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>At a time when technology is bringing the world closer together, the practice and potential of sharing patient data is beginning to blur the notion of “rare” diseases, and offer more options for identifying and treating conditions previously considered undiagnosed, panelists at a Stanford conference said.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/amy2/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Amy Jeter Hansen</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-29T15:30:29-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 29, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-03T17:42:21-08:00">March 3, 2023</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186087" class="post-186087 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-data-sciences category-precision-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/largerpanel-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/largerpanel-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/largerpanel-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/29/technology-as-a-means-to-an-end-the-digital-evolution-of-health-care/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">The digital evolution of health care at Big Data in Precision Health</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> During a digital health-focused session at the Big Data in Precision Health conference, four speakers detailed the ways in which they're harnessing digital technologies to empower patient health. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>During a digital health-focused session at the Big Data in Precision Health conference, four speakers detailed the ways in which they're harnessing digital technologies to empower patient health.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/harmitag/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Hanae Armitage</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-29T12:20:36-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 29, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-29T12:23:30-07:00">May 29, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186067" class="post-186067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ear-nose-throat category-medical-research category-obstetrics-gynecology category-pediatrics category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/newttraciesmagimage-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/newttraciesmagimage-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/newttraciesmagimage-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/29/to-prevent-an-antibiotic-from-causing-hearing-loss-researchers-team-up-to-design-new-drugs/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">To prevent an antibiotic from causing hearing loss, researchers team up to design new drugs</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Stanford scientists used discoveries in the lab to design new versions of a widely used antibiotic to prevent the side effect of hearing loss. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Stanford scientists used discoveries in the lab to design new versions of a widely used antibiotic to prevent the side effect of hearing loss. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/traciew/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Tracie White</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-29T09:25:11-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 29, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-02-02T16:11:43-08:00">February 2, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186075" class="post-186075 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-medical-education category-medical-research tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya-520x260.png" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya-520x260.png 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya-600x301.png 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya-768x385.png 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya-1024x514.png 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/forWPMaya.png 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/25/kornberg/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Telling their stories: A tribute to the life and work of Sylvy Kornberg</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Sylvy Kornberg was known as the wife and mother of Nobel laureates. But she was also an accomplishment biochemist, her granddaughter writes. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Sylvy Kornberg was known as the wife and mother of Nobel laureates. But she was also an accomplishment biochemist, her granddaughter writes. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/mkornberg/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Maya Kornberg</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-25T10:52:09-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 25, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-27T15:33:03-07:00">May 27, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186038" class="post-186038 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-data-sciences category-medical-research category-precision-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_2351a-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_2351a-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_2351a-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/24/elevating-everyone-at-the-big-data-in-precision-health-conference/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Elevating everyone at the Big Data in Precision Health conference</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Experts from academia, industry government and more came together at this year's Big Data in Precision Health conference to share successes, lessons and insights into how they're breaking down data to precisely advance health care and research. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Experts from academia, industry government and more came together at this year's Big Data in Precision Health conference to share successes, lessons and insights into how they're breaking down data to precisely advance health care and research.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/harmitag/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Hanae Armitage</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-24T13:38:42-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 24, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-30T15:32:44-07:00">May 30, 2018</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-186032" class="post-186032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-patient-care category-pediatrics category-uniquely-stanford tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_9655-1-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_9655-1-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_9655-1-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/24/two-unlikely-patients-with-a-transplant-in-common/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Two unlikely patients with a transplant in common</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> They were two patients who couldn’t have been more different: one was a baby boy less than a year old, the other a retired physician. They even had vastly different medical conditions. Yet both needed the same life-saving remedy: a liver transplant. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>They were two patients who couldn’t have been more different: one was a baby boy less than a year old, the other a retired physician. They even had vastly different medical conditions. Yet both needed the same life-saving remedy: a liver transplant.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/jgreicius/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Julie Greicius</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-24T12:30:23-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 24, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-02-20T15:52:31-08:00">February 20, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-185640" class="post-185640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-breast-cancer category-cancer category-patient-care tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DocPatients_LandscapeTwitter-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DocPatients_LandscapeTwitter-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DocPatients_LandscapeTwitter-600x300.jpg 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DocPatients_LandscapeTwitter-768x384.jpg 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DocPatients_LandscapeTwitter.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/24/modern-medicine-is-challenging-ability-of-doctors-to-bond-with-patients/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Modern medicine is challenging the ability of doctors to listen to, bond with patients</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> The culture of modern medicine is challenging the ability of doctors to develop strong relationships with their patients, potentially harming both health care and physician wellness. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>The culture of modern medicine is challenging the ability of doctors to develop strong relationships with their patients, potentially harming both health care and physician wellness. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/phannon/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Patricia Hannon</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-24T09:25:20-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 24, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-28T19:27:18-08:00">February 28, 2023</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-185887" class="post-185887 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-primary-care tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/William-Warner-Medical-Dictionary-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/William-Warner-Medical-Dictionary-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/William-Warner-Medical-Dictionary-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/05/23/forgotten-book-provides-glimpse-of-history-of-medicine/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Forgotten book provides glimpse of history of medicine</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> The medical dictionary was small, with a worn green-black cover. Published in 1898, it featured a wonderfully odd assortment of terms, with definitions averaging about six words. I set out to learn more about who wrote it and how it was used. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>The medical dictionary was small, with a worn green-black cover. Published in 1898, it featured a wonderfully odd assortment of terms, with definitions averaging about six words. 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