Stem cell research findings may lead to osteoporosis, bone tissue treatments
Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from the Center … Read more
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Smartphones become ‘eye-phones’ with low-cost devices
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and … Read more
Immune System Drives Pregnancy Complications after Fetal Surgery in Mice
As a fetal surgeon at UC San Francisco, Tippi MacKenzie, MD, has long known that conducting surgery on a fetus to correct a problems such … Read more
Half of Psychiatrists Want Cash, Reject Insurance
Access to mental health care has become a prominent issue in Congress following mass shootings around the country. But a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, … Read more
‘Designer sperm’ the future of genetic medicine?
Get ready: The “new genetics” promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using “designer sperm.” A new research report … Read more
Probing confluence of human, animal, environmental health in Africa
Several UW researchers are working on disease prediction and control by looking at the interrelationships of people, other living creatures and their habitats. “Human-animal medicine … Read more
UCSF First U.S. Medical School to Offer Credit For Wikipedia Articles
UC San Francisco soon will be the first U.S. medical school at which medical students can earn academic credit for editing medical content on Wikipedia. … Read more
Light works wonders in the lab, treating MS to blindness
Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes progressive paralysis by destroying nerve cells and the spinal cord. It interrupts vision, balance and even thinking. On a suggestion from … Read more
Finally mapped: The brain region that distinguishes bits from bounty
In comparing amounts of things — be it the grains of sand on a beach, or the size of a sea gull flock inhabiting it … Read more
Ways to eliminate wasteful medical tests and procedures
Medical organizations are participating in a campaign to help clinicians and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. Recently, experts in pediatric and adult … Read more
The doctor will email you now, and patients like it
Patients like it and so do health organizations, but electronic communications in clinical care will likely not be widely adopted by primary care physicians unless … Read more
