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- What happens to our memory as we age? https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/03/11/memory-age-dementia-healthy-brain/ 7 comments
- Migraine headaches: What are they and how do you treat them? https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/08/16/migraine-headaches-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-treat-them/ 2 comments
- An ultra-sensitive on-off switch helps axolotls regrow limbs https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/07/26/how-an-ultra-sensitive-on-off-switch-helps-axolotls-regrow-limbs/ 83 comments
- The average erect penis length increased by 24% over 29 years https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/02/14/is-an-increase-in-penile-length-cause-for-concern/ 33 comments
- Covid-19 vaccines likely provide broader protection than natural infection https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/02/17/vaccines-provide-broad-protection-against-covid-19-scientists-say/ 11 comments
- Designing psychiatric care to precisely match patients’ biology https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2021/12/16/designing-psychiatric-care-to-precisely-match-patients-biology/ 5 comments
- AI predicts effective depression treatment based on brainwave patterns https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/06/24/ai-predicts-effective-depression-treatment-based-on-brainwave-patterns/ 70 comments
- How remdesivir works, and why it's not the ultimate coronavirus killer https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/06/29/how-remdesivir-works-and-why-its-not-the-ultimate-coronavirus-killer/ 100 comments
- The case for national paid maternity leave https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/05/18/the-case-for-national-paid-maternity-leave/ 252 comments
- Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/03/30/lyme-disease-bacteria-eradicated-by-new-drug-in-early-tests/ 178 comments
- What's a virus, anyway? The bare-bones basics https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/04/02/whats-a-virus-anyway-part-1-the-bare-bones-basics/ 194 comments
- Stanford ramps up coronavirus testing to help other hospitals https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/03/18/stanford-ramps-up-coronavirus-testing-to-help-other-hospitals/ 3 comments
- A pediatrician's mission to keep sugar out of kids' diets https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/02/10/how-to-keep-sugar-out-of-kids-diets-one-pediatricians-mission/ 2 comments
- Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/stanford-bioengineer-develops-a-50-cent-paper-microscope/ 58 comments
- Your comfy chair might be making you soft http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/archives/2010/06/hard-chair-hard-heart.html 16 comments
- A study found that getting outside within a virtual reality system may show just as much efficacy in treating depression as getting out in the real world. And for those for whom leaving the house is a challenge, it could provide benefits and even motivate them to get out https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/04/11/depression-virtual-reality-vr-headset/ 18 comments technology
- Brain part associated with "bodily self" is located (anterior precuneus or aPCu) and it is different from "memory self". Stimulation of aPCu caused self-dissociation. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/06/14/where-in-the-brain-is-my-sense-of-self 110 comments science
- I peni si stanno allungando. Molti/e saranno felici, ma non sembra essere una buona notizia. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/02/14/is-an-increase-in-penile-length-cause-for-concern/ 116 comments italy
- The average erect penis length has increased by 24% over the past three decades across the world. From an average of 4.8 inches to 6 inches. Given the significant implications, attention to potential causes should be investigated. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/02/14/is-an-increase-in-penile-length-cause-for-concern/ 14 comments upliftingnews
- The average erect penis length has increased by 24% over the past three decades across the world. From an average of 4.8 inches to 6 inches. Given the significant implications, attention to potential causes should be investigated. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/02/14/is-an-increase-in-penile-length-cause-for-concern/ 4760 comments science
- Researchers have identified several biomarkers that predict how successful an individual will be at losing weight and keeping it off long-term during a diet. These biomarkers include signatures from the gut microbiome, proteins made by the human body and levels of exhaled carbon dioxide https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/01/04/biomarkers-predict-weight-loss-suggest-personalized-diets/ 54 comments science
- Researchers looked at more than 1,700 skincare products labeled “natural” and found that 90% of them contained common allergens https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/12/08/are-natural-skin-products-irritating-your-skin/ 305 comments science
- Analyzing nearly a century of advertising campaigns for menthol-flavored tobacco products, research demonstrates how the tobacco industry has used intensive marketing to popularize menthol cigarettes, especially in Black communities, and to encourage use of menthol-flavored products among youth https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/10/18/how-menthol-cigarette-ads-target-black-people-women-and-teens%EF%BF%BC/ 49 comments science
- Researchers have developed, and tested in mice, a small wireless device that one day could remove brain tumors. The device is a remotely activated implant that can heat up nanoparticles injected into the tumor, gradually killing cancerous cells https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/10/13/wireless-implant-could-help-remove-deadly-brain-tumors%EF%BF%BC/ 5 comments science
- Wireless implant could help remove deadly brain tumors https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/10/13/wireless-implant-could-help-remove-deadly-brain-tumors%EF%BF%BC/ 2 comments technology
- Researchers found that couples with higher satisfaction in relationship had greater neural synchronization while watching marriage-related clips, but they don't know whether there is selection based behaviors arising from similar brain activity, or whether couples evolve over time to develop it https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/09/21/do-synchronized-brains-predict-happy-marriages/ 24 comments science
- Sleep age, a projected age that correlates to your health based on sleep quality, could predict your mortality, scientists say https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/08/31/scientists-calculate-sleep-age-mortality/ 26 comments science
- New research shows that, in mice at least, poor sleep as "teenagers" can lead to lower interest in new social interactions as adults. Researchers traced the effect to a part of the brain which contains dopamine-releasing neurons that are involved in reward-seeking behavior https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/06/29/teenage-mice-deprived-of-sleep-are-less-outgoing-as-adults/ 26 comments science
- Brain implant lets people with limb paralysis compose and send emails, select videos and even play music, just by thinking - Scope https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/11/21/brain-implant-lets-people-with-limb-paralysis-compose-and-send-emails-select-videos-and-even-play-music-just-by-thinking/ 11 comments technology
- A groundbreaking study reveals human immune cells in the blood can be transformed into functional neurons within 3 weeks by adding four proteins. The procedure can generate as many as 50,000 neurons from 1 milliliter of either fresh or frozen blood. https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/06/05/neurons-from-blood-cells-stanford-study-opens-doors-to-large-scale-studies-of-schizophrenia-autism/ 4 comments worldnews
- Bizarre skeleton sheds light on mutations of bone disease https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/03/22/bizarre-skeleton-sheds-light-on-mutations-of-bone-disease/ 7 comments science
- Many different types of anxiety and depression exist, new study finds http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2017/12/04/many-different-types-of-anxiety-and-depression-exist-new-study-finds/ 41 comments science
- Celiac Disease And Anorexia Nervosa Linked, Study Shows http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2017/04/05/celiac-disease-and-anorexia-nervosa-linked-study-shows/ 6 comments science
- Side effects of childhood vaccines are extremely rare, new study finds http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/07/01/side-effects-of-childhood-vaccines-are-extremely-rare-new-study-finds/ 3 comments science
- Girls at high risk for developing depression show signs of stress and premature aging, including shorter telomeres and higher cortisol reactivity in response to stress http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/10/28/girls-at-high-risk-for-developing-depression-show-signs-of-stress-and-premature-aging/ 3 comments science
- Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/stanford-bioengineer-develops-a-50-cent-paper-microscope/ 4 comments worldnews
- Stanford bioengineer develops a 50-cent paper microscope http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/stanford-bioengineer-develops-a-50-cent-paper-microscope/ 6 comments technology
- Hawkeye Pierce (i.e. Alan Alda) teaches scientists how to better communicate about their work http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/01/27/hawkeye-pierce-i-e-alan-alda-teaches-scientists-how-to-better-communicate-about-their-work/ 17 comments science
- Research shows little evidence that organic foods are more nutritious than conventional ones http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/09/03/research-shows-little-evidence-that-organic-foods-are-more-nutritious-than-conventional-ones/ 4 comments science
- Breaking: New Research on Embryonic Stem Cells: New technique prevents immune-system rejection of embryonic stem cells!! http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/archives/2011/03/rejection-of-embryonic-stem-cells.html 8 comments science