People go to emergency departments when they've broken a leg, been stabbed or otherwise need urgent care. But a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine finds that 90 percent of EDs nationwide also offer ...
Sep 27, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A common antifungal medication can slow tumor growth in mice, according to scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The drug, called itraconazole, inhibits a molecular pathway important during ...
Apr 12, 2010
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A simple, inexpensive blood test could soon help doctors halt organ rejection before it impairs transplanted hearts and kidneys.
Sep 23, 2010
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Implantation of a new bioprosthetic-tissue valve into the hearts of patients who have severe aortic stenosis and are too sick or too old for open-heart surgery has been found to both save lives and improve the quality of ...
Sep 22, 2010
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A new analysis suggests that broader statin use among adult patients may be a cost-effective way to prevent heart attack and stroke. The Stanford University School of Medicine study also found that using a popular test - ...
Sep 27, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, when heart patients phone a health-care professional complaining of chest pains, they are advised to call 911 for transportation to the local emergency room in case they’re having a heart ...
Dec 15, 2010
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Family-based therapy, in which parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa are enlisted to interrupt their children's disordered behaviors, is twice as effective as individual psychotherapy at producing full remission of ...
Oct 04, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than half of laboratory mice with human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are cured by a treatment involving just two monoclonal antibodies, according to a new study.
Sep 02, 2010
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Sure, dogs are special. You might not be aware, however, that studying their genomes can lead to advances in human health. So next time you gaze soulfully into a dog's eyes or scratch behind its ears, take note of the length ...
Aug 10, 2010
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Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified several small molecules that mimic a key but cumbersome protein in the brain, a discovery that could open the door to new therapies for a variety of brain ...
Apr 19, 2010
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An alarming number of adolescents already battling eating disorders are also intentionally cutting themselves, and health-care providers may be failing to diagnose many instances of such self-injury, according to a new study ...
Oct 08, 2010
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After his heart transplant in 2005, Ramon Llenado underwent a biopsy every week, then every month, then every three months. Most heart transplant patients face a lifetime of these invasive tests, which involve snipping out ...
Apr 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a matter of months, bioengineer Markus Covert, PhD, expects to unveil the first "whole-cell" computer model of an organism.
Feb 22, 2010
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Diagnostic cutoffs for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may be too strict, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has found. Many patients who do not meet full criteria ...
Apr 12, 2010
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Researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that a significant decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates can be associated with implementation ...
May 03, 2010
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