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/smoking.html The largest-ever analysis of African Americans' genetics and smoking behaviors has revealed a gene variant correlated with how many cigarettes a day someone smokes. All SoM News Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Sarah Williams http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/smoking.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/endy.html Scientists have created a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells. which might someday enable them to count how many times a cell divides. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Andrew Myers http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/endy.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/hunt-0521.html How do you keep a heart-transplant recipient alive and healthy for the long term? That's been the focus of Sharon Hunt's medical career. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT John Sanford http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/hunt-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/skin-cancer-0521.html Kelly Bathgate’s mother was vigilant. She had three daughters, all fair-haired and fair-skinned, and the family spent several years living in Hawaii and the Philippines. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Sara Wykes http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/skin-cancer-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/obit-furthmayr-0521.html Heinz Furthmayr, MD, emeritus professor of pathology, died of a heart attack on May 1 while on a trek in the Dolpo region of Nepal two days before his 71st birthday. All SoM News Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Emily Hite http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/obit-furthmayr-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/interpreters-0521.html Thousands of community members benefit from the interpreter services each year at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinic each year. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Joan Semeria http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/interpreters-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/foreign-aid-0521.html Stanford researchers say there are flaws in a 2010 study that concluded about half the money given to international governments for health-care services isn't used as intended. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Adam Gorlick http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/foreign-aid-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/green-0521.html Stanford University Medical Center's long list of green initiatives has been awarded a special honor by the health-care industry's leader in environmentally responsible operations. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Sara Wykes http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/green-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-screening-0521.html Free skin cancer screenings will be provided from 8 a.m. to noon June 2 in the dermatology clinic at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center in Redwood City. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT John Sanford http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-screening-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-nas-0521.html Three School of Medicine faculty members have been named as new members of the National Academy of Sciences. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Susan Ipaktchian http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-nas-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-endowed-0521.html Three medical school faculty members -- Helen Bronte-Stewart, James Brooks and Kathleen Sakamoto -- were recently named to endowed professorships. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Emily Hite http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-endowed-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-deisseroth-0521.html Over the last seven months Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has received several major awards recognizing his seminal work in the development and application of optogenetics. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Emily Hite http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-deisseroth-0521.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-students-0521.html Medical students exhibited nearly 50 poster presentations May 3 at the 29th annual Medical Student Research Symposium at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge. All SoM News Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Tracie White http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2012/may/brief-students-0521.html 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