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Aug 23 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
The practice of pranayama — controlling one’s breath to shift from an aroused state to a more meditative one — has long been a core component of yoga. Now, Stanford researchers have pinpointed the brain cells behind tranquility-inducing breathing.
Aug 23 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
Geuris “Jerry” Rivas, a native of New York, was diagnosed with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder when he was 15. Obsessions with organizing and reorganizing the belongings in his bedroom — posters, comic books, videos — took over most of his life.
Aug 23 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
Andrew Huberman on using virtual reality to overcome your fears.
Aug 23 2017 | Stanford Medicine - Neurosurgery
'When I went to medical school, there wasn't a single woman neurosurgeon in Pakistan, so a lot of people shared unsolicited advice for me to go into Obstetrics & Gynecology or Pediatrics, which were thought to be more favorable fields for women in medicine." Rabia Qaiser, MD
Aug 23 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
Stanford researchers have found that blood from newborn humans can rejuvenate learning and memory in aged mice, a discovery that could lead to new treatments for age-associated declines in mental ability.
Aug 22 2017 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
Of the 37 million Americans who suffer from migraines, a few million progress to a chronic stage of having them more often than not. Stanford investigators hope to find out why.
Aug 21 2017 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
The magazine’s summer issue highlights new strategies to protect and restore sight. It also includes an essay by bestselling author Joyce Maynard on life during her husband’s battle with cancer.
Aug 21 2017 | Stanford Medicine - Neurosurgery
"The scientific community is just a reflection of the larger culture and in many ways, I think it’s more advanced. So it’s not that science is a particularly bad place for women, it’s just when you look at high powered jobs overall, there are fewer women in them." - Marion Buckwalter, MD,. PhD
Aug 21 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
Pushing the boundaries of biology and technology to help people see
Aug 21 2017 | Stanford Medicine Magazine
Carla Shatz, her breakthrough discovery in vision and the developing brain
