Patricia Hannon

Apr 9, 2024 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Nina Bai |Bruce Goldman |Patricia Hannon

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, behind Alzheimer's disease, and affects nearly a million people in the United States. The disease causes dopamine-producing brain cells to die and patients typically experience tremor, stiff muscles and slow movement as well as cognitive deficits. Medications to increase dopamine levels can help alleviate many of the motor symptoms -- but there is no cure. Kathleen Poston, MD, the Edward F.

Dec 18, 2023 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Hadley Leggett |Patricia Hannon |Erin Digitale

Our coverage of research and patient care news at Stanford Medicine in 2023 ranged from scientists discovering how to turn cancer cells into cancer-fighting weapons to how "cyclic sighing" can improve mood and reduce anxiety. Here, we share the stories and videos published in 2023 on our News Center, Scope and Stanford Medicine magazine sites that resonated most with our readers online and on social media.

Jun 7, 2023 | stanmed.stanford.edu | Patricia Hannon

In a recent Minor Consult podcast, Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, welcomed environmental activist and author Catherine Coleman Flowers for a conversation about widespread failures of public sanitation in the United States and the health and economic impacts on vulnerable communities.