News from Stanford's School of Medicine

Anti-CD47 antibody may offer new route to successful cancer vaccination

CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Scientists at the School of Medicine have shown that their previously identified therapeutic approach to fight cancer via immune cells called macrophages also prompts the disease-fighting killer T cells to attack the cancer.

A latticework of iridescent color and light

Rosanne Spector — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

How do you portray space? One possible answer now hangs from the ceiling of the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge.

Unit focuses on neurology care for babies at risk of brain injury

Erin Digitale — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Protecting the brain health of premature and dangerously ill newborns is the focus of an ambitious new effort at Packard Children's Hospital.

Mom gets in shape to give kidney to daughter with rare illness

Erin Digitale — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Lori Vargas committed herself to lose almost 40 pounds -- climbing stairs "like a madwoman" so that she would be fit enough to give a kidney to her 15-year-old daughter.

Gabriel Garcia will receive medical school diversity award

Susan Ipaktchian — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

To an already impressive list of honors, Gabriel Garcia can now add one more: He is the 2013 recipient of the Dr. Augustus A. White III and Family Faculty Professionalism Award.

Packard Children's car-seat program hits milestone

Robert Dicks — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

A program at Packard Children's Hospital recently marked its 20,000th car seat fitting to help families drive their newborns and children safely.

Performing medicine

John Sanford — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

At a recent symposium, a group of researchers performed the Symphonic Body/Medicine, a dance of gestures related to the everyday work of physicians and scientists.

Frogs in California harbor deadly amphibian pathogen, researchers find

Ruthann Richter — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Researchers have provided the first evidence that African clawed frogs in California harbor a deadly fungal infection that is decimating amphibian populations across the globe.

Registration for Stanford Medicine X opens today

Lia Steakley — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Registration is now open for the 2013 Stanford Medicine X conference, where attendees will discuss how social media and mobile computing are sparking new ways to deliver health care.

Moore, Deisseroth named HHMI investigators

Rina Shaikh-Lesko — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Tirin Moore and Karl Deisseroth are among 27 scientists newly appointed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as investigators. The medical school now has 17 faculty supported by HHMI.

Blocking protein expression delays onset of multiple sclerosis in mice, study says

Krista Conger — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Blocking the expression of just one protein in the brain delays the onset of paralysis in mice with a form of multiple sclerosis, say researchers at the School of Medicine.

Symposium showcases broad scope of research by student scientists

Tracie White — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

From future stem cell researchers to budding international health experts, Stanford medical students displayed the fruits of their scientific endeavors at an annual symposium.

New technique tracks cell interactions in living bodies

Rina Shaikh-Lesko — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Scientists have developed a technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living mouse. The process uses light-emitting proteins that glow when two types of cells come close together.

Stanford/Packard researchers part of network offering free online screening for type-1 diabetes

Erin Digitale — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Bay Area residents with a family history of type-1 diabetes can now participate in convenient, free screening to help scientists find ways to delay or prevent the disease.

Protein complex may play role in preventing many forms of cancer, study shows

Krista Conger — Sun, 05 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that are mutated in about one-fifth of all human cancers, suggesting that they work to suppress tumor development in many types of tissues.

Linda Boxer appointed vice dean of medical school

Ruthann Richter — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Linda Boxer, MD, PhD, a distinguished clinician, educator and researcher, has been named the school's new vice dean. The appointment is effective Sept. 1.

5 Questions: Gaba on nuclear-power industry's lessons for health care

Ruthann Richter — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

David Gaba discusses the similarities and differences between health care and the nuclear power industry, including technologies and human factors that affect risk and reliability.

Symposium focuses on approaches to improving global health

Kris Newby — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

If extreme poverty is a disease, then smart phones are the cure. That was the message delivered by economist Jeffrey Sachs at the C-IDEA global health symposium.

Brain teaser

John Sanford — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

High-school students examine brain tissue samples during the annual Med School 101 event on April 19.

Three faculty named to National Academy of Sciences

Susan Ipaktchian — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Three School of Medicine faculty members were named as new members of the National Academy of Sciences on April 29.