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/2013/june/genes-0618.html Although the recent Supreme Court ruling on gene patenting may be an ethical and philosophical triumph, it's not likely that patient care will change immediately, Stanford experts say. All SoM News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Krista Conger http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/genes-0618.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/graduation-0617.html Finding your passion is key to success, Nobel prize winner and Stanford professor Brian Kobilka told the newest graduates of the School of Medicine. All SoM News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Tracie White http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/graduation-0617.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/autism.html In autism, brain regions tailored to respond to voices are poorly connected to reward-processing circuits, according to a new study. All SoM News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Erin Digitale http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/autism.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/kenya.html Rape is shockingly common in Kenyan slums, where up to one in four girls are raped each year. But a short self-defense course can reduce the girls' vulnerability to sexual assault. All SoM News Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Erin Digitale http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/kenya.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/dragoo-0610.html It's said that experience is the best teacher. In the case of Jason Dragoo, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Stanford who specializes in knee injuries, experience may also make the best healer. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Devitt http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/dragoo-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/billets-0610.html The university has granted the School of Medicine permission to gradually increase the size of its faculty, as well as to expand research opportunities for clinician-educators. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT John Sanford http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/billets-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/transfusion-0610.html Blood collections and transfusions nationwide are on the decline, with Stanford among the institutions that have taken steps to effectively reduce the use of precious blood supplies. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Ruthann Richter http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/transfusion-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/levy-0610.html Researchers have shown it's possible to perpetuate an anti-cancer immune response in mice by blocking the activity of immune cells with specific antibodies injected directly into the tumor. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Krista Conger http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/levy-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/sirp-0610.html Building on research showing that cancer cells send signals to the immune system to avoid being attacked, scientists have engineered molecules that are proficient at neutralizing those signals. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Chris Vaughan http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/sirp-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/fh-0610.html Brenda Gundell's introduction to familial hypercholesterolemia came in the worst way. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Sara Wykes http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/fh-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-optimists-0610.html "The Revolutionary Optimists" will air on the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens on June 17 at 10 p.m. on KQED. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Margarita Gallardo http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-optimists-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-senate-0610.html At the June 18 meeting, faculty senate members will hear reports on this year's residency match and on diversity efforts at the medical school. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT John Sanford http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-senate-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-ism-0610.html Beginning with today's issue, the electronic version of "Inside Stanford Medicine" will be more widely available to the staffs of Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. All SoM News Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT Susan Ipaktchian http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/brief-ism-0610.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/huguenard.html Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that a naturally occurring protein may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic seizures. All SoM News Thu, 30 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Bruce Goldman http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/huguenard.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/bigdata-052813.html At a three-day conference, more than 40 speakers from across the United States and several other countries brainstormed ways to improve health care by using “big data.” All SoM News Tue, 28 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Bruce Goldman http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/bigdata-052813.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/mooc.html The School of Medicine will launch its third free online course, “Statistics in Medicine,” on June 11. All SoM News Tue, 28 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Kris Newby http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/mooc.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/gitler.html Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified genetic mutations that may be associated with sporadic Lou Gehrig's disease. All SoM News Sun, 26 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Krista Conger http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/gitler.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/diabetes_butte.html Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the School of Medicine. All SoM News Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT RINA SHAIKH-LESKO http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/diabetes_butte.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/cd47.html Scientists have shown that their previously identified therapeutic approach to fight cancer via cells called macrophages also prompts the disease-fighting killer T cells to attack the cancer. All SoM News Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/cd47.html http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/sculpture-0520.html How do you portray space? One possible answer now hangs from the ceiling of the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge. All SoM News Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Rosanne Spector http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/may/sculpture-0520.html