Stanford University

Graduation 2012: The best -- or most notable -- advice (so far)

2012-05-14 18:06:00

Dear graduates: It’s that time of year again: graduation season.� Across the country, the Adults are scrambling to their lecterns and op-ed columns for one last chance to tell you what to do, despite ample evidence over the last couple of years...

Sleepwalking: More common than you might think

2012-05-14 13:38:00

Ever sleep-walked? I have. At the age of 12, I woke up to find myself in a bedroom where a visiting kid was staying over, my head gently resting on the foot of the bed. I got up, snuck back to my bedroom and kept it to myself. It was weird and a little...

A crime against motherhood

2012-05-13 00:00:00

My mom's first day of motherhood was one of the happiest of her life. It was also one of the worst. She had accompanied my dad from Sri Lanka to Washington State University in 1968, so he could complete his doctorate as a Fulbright Scholar. The school...

Zeo Sleep Manager, SleepTracker try to wake you when it's best

2012-05-12 00:00:00

"If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters," a wise, unnamed observer of the human condition once opined. (Some credit Garfield the cat.) Failing that, we could all sleep with gadgets that monitor our sleep and wake us at the...

Experimental drug helps the brain recover from stroke -- in mice

2012-04-24 14:25:00

Scientists have developed a “proof of concept” drug for stroke patients that helped afflicted mice recover the ability to walk normally. In laboratory experiments, the researchers also found biological evidence that the drug helped grow new...

Blond hair evolved separately in Europe and the South Pacific

2012-05-03 17:09:00

Though the indigenous people of the Solomon Islands all have dark skin, about 5% to 10% also have naturally blond hair – and a new study finds that the genetic quirk responsible for this is different from the one that produces blond hair in people...

A princeling's fall in China

2012-04-26 00:00:00

BEIJING — What is happening in China? The officially acknowledged or credibly confirmed facts of the Bo Xilai affair are worthy of a blockbuster political thriller. Its deeper causes, however, go to the heart of the weird, unprecedented system of...

Experts see hopeful signs on eating disorders

2012-04-17 02:29:00

April Dunlap was 17 and weighed 165 pounds when she began a diet and exercise regimen. After three months, the 5-foot-5 teen had lost the 20 pounds she had hoped to shed. But she kept going. "It was like a drug," she said. "I always wanted to lose a...

Oakland slayings tear apart a tightknit student community

2012-04-07 00:00:00

For eight months, they studied shoulder to shoulder in a stripped-down classroom with cream-colored walls while planes roared overhead, heading to and from the airport next door. There was a mother of three, and a young woman still living with her...

California to test HIV-prevention pill

2012-04-18 00:00:00

California will test an HIV-prevention pill in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease in the state, researchers announced Tuesday. The pill, which is already used to treat HIV patients, will be prescribed to 700 gay and bisexual men and transgender...

Cancer research targets a key cell protein

2012-03-27 00:00:00

Blocking "don't destroy me" signals that normally sit on the surface of tumor cells and render them resistant to immune-cell attack slows the growth of a broad range of human cancers when they're implanted in mice, researchers have found. The approach,...

U.S. colleges: What bad economy? Gifts rise 8.2% to $30.3 billion

2012-02-15 16:37:24

Marquis Parker has been named vice president of global operations for Aon Broking, which integrates the insurance broking infrastructure of Aon Risk Solutions across its retail, wholesale and specialty businesses in 120 countries.

2012-04-18 00:00:00

He has been interim lab director since October 2010. Stephenson is a leader in X-ray science. He received an RD 100 award for his work on the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe and served on the APS User Steering Committee.

2011-09-19 22:00:00

Michael Liu is joining Local Offer Network as senior director strategy to lead support of VoucherPro clients, deal sites and publisher partners. Liu comes to Local Offer Network from MyClosedList, a targeted, curated job site for experienced MBAs that he co-founded.

2011-07-18 22:00:00