FOOD ALLERGIES
New success in treating allergies to peanuts and other foods
Some treatments can train the immune system to react less to proteins that normally send it into overdrive.
Science News for Students, 6 February 2020.
Food allergies can trigger stress and anxiety
Parents and counselors can help kids and teens learn to advocate for themselves and manage their food allergies.
Science News for Students, 6 February 2020.
Allergists debate anticipated FDA approval of a peanut allergy drug
Some question the need for a costly pill that's basically made of peanut flour. But with standardized capsules, more peanut allergy sufferers could gain access to a treatment now available to few.
NPR, 23 September 2019.
Why parents are turning to a controversial treatment for food allergies?
An idea based on a century-old concept could soon receive FDA approval. But will it cause more anxiety than relief?
Undark, 5 August 2019.
A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it
Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, EpiPen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment that can help patients build tolerance to foods like peanuts.
NPR, 21 February 2019.
Liquid mouth drops could one day protect people from peanut allergies
The treatment may rival a similar approach that involves swallowing the food
Science News, 4 September 2019.
CANCER
Cancer cells cast a sweet spell on the immune system (PDF)
Researchers try to wake up immune cells by focusing on the sugars on the tumor surface.
Science News, 21 March 2017.
** Winner of 2018 AACR Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism **
The biology of sugars points to a sweet strategy for treating cancer
Long-ignored field attracts interest from companies trying to develop next-generation immune therapies.
Scientific American, 28 November 2018.
Leaving a legacy (or PDF version*)
Two mothers, each with a son who died of brain cancer, worked together to increase awareness and acceptance of tumor tissue donation.
Cancer Today, March 2020.
*large file on Google Drive
Scientists and parents band together to research cures for rare childhood cancer
A research start-up is connecting parents with scientists in hopes of sparking new research on diseases whose survival rates and treatment options haven't budged in 30 years.
NPR, 26 October 2018.
STEM DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Making STEM education more welcoming to underrepresented minorities
Diversity programs are shifting their focus from just providing academic support to creating a learning environment that is more inclusive of people of different backgrounds.
The Scientist, 1 June 2019.
Building diversity in science, one interaction at a time
Even fleeting moments of bias and stereotyping can make minorities feel unwelcome in science classrooms. Can documenting those moments help?
Undark, 8 October 2018.
Using expressive writing to keep students grounded and engaged in science courses
KQED MindShift, 8 March 2018.
This Chicana chemist is paying it forward to support students from underrepresented groups
Science Careers, 18 Oct 2017.
Tackle negative thinking head-on to boost diversity in biomedicine
One California university is trying a new strategy to help minority students perform better in STEM classes and develop the mental resilience to face future challenges.
NPR, 16 Sep 2017.
They never told her that girls could become scientists
Now she knows they can. Mireille Kamariza, who grew up in Burundi, is a Stanford graduate student developing a cheaper, faster test to detect TB.
NPR, 7 Jan 2017.
IMMUNOLOGY
A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it
Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, EpiPen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment that can help patients build tolerance to foods like peanuts.
NPR, 21 February 2019.
Single cell approaches to immune profiling
Nature, 22 May 2018.
Why your immune system doesn't eat you alive
Contrary to conventional wisdom, T cells that cause autoimmune disease actually abound in the body but are held in check.
Scientific American, 21 May 2015.
NEUROSCIENCE
Brain imaging identifies different types of depression
Biological markers could enable tailored therapies that target individual differences in symptoms.
Scientific American, 21 February 2017.
Do D.I.Y. brain-booster devices work?
Zapping the cranium may juice up neuron circuits, and use is rising — but there might be a cognitive price.
Scientific American, 10 January 2017.
Big brain, big data
Neuroscientists are starting to share and integrate data — but shifting to a team approach isn't easy.
Nature, 25 January 2017.
PROFILES
Seeding the field
As a pioneer in plant behavioral studies, Joanne Chory set the stage for a generation of scientists.
HHMI, June 2017.
They never told her that girls could become scientists
Now she knows they can. Mireille Kamariza, who grew up in Burundi, is a Stanford graduate student developing a cheaper, faster test to detect TB.
NPR, 7 Jan 2017.
Rare diseases and rare opportunities
Drawn to both research and medicine, biochemical geneticist Raymond Wang thrives after choosing saner schedule.
Science Careers, 12 Sep 2016.
Lifelong debunker takes on arbiter of neutral choices
Magician-turned-mathematician Persi Diaconis uncovers bias in a flip of a coin.
Stanford Report, 7 June 2004.
FOR KIDS
Why can't bugs be grub?
Researchers are studying why some people think eating insects is gross — and how to change that
Science News for Students, 19 November 2018.
Phoning in earthquakes
Networks of mobile devices could detect tremors and allow early warning of big shakes to come.
Science News for Students, 14 August 2015.
Plants 'listen' for danger
The sound of a leaf-munching caterpillar triggers chemical defenses in plants.
Science News for Students, 3 September 2014.
New success in treating allergies to peanuts and other foods
Some treatments can train the immune system to react less to proteins that normally send it into overdrive.
Science News for Students, 6 February 2020.
Food allergies can trigger stress and anxiety
Parents and counselors can help kids and teens learn to advocate for themselves and manage their food allergies.
Science News for Students, 6 February 2020.
Allergists debate anticipated FDA approval of a peanut allergy drug
Some question the need for a costly pill that's basically made of peanut flour. But with standardized capsules, more peanut allergy sufferers could gain access to a treatment now available to few.
NPR, 23 September 2019.
Why parents are turning to a controversial treatment for food allergies?
An idea based on a century-old concept could soon receive FDA approval. But will it cause more anxiety than relief?
Undark, 5 August 2019.
A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it
Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, EpiPen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment that can help patients build tolerance to foods like peanuts.
NPR, 21 February 2019.
Liquid mouth drops could one day protect people from peanut allergies
The treatment may rival a similar approach that involves swallowing the food
Science News, 4 September 2019.
CANCER
Cancer cells cast a sweet spell on the immune system (PDF)
Researchers try to wake up immune cells by focusing on the sugars on the tumor surface.
Science News, 21 March 2017.
** Winner of 2018 AACR Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism **
The biology of sugars points to a sweet strategy for treating cancer
Long-ignored field attracts interest from companies trying to develop next-generation immune therapies.
Scientific American, 28 November 2018.
Leaving a legacy (or PDF version*)
Two mothers, each with a son who died of brain cancer, worked together to increase awareness and acceptance of tumor tissue donation.
Cancer Today, March 2020.
*large file on Google Drive
Scientists and parents band together to research cures for rare childhood cancer
A research start-up is connecting parents with scientists in hopes of sparking new research on diseases whose survival rates and treatment options haven't budged in 30 years.
NPR, 26 October 2018.
STEM DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Making STEM education more welcoming to underrepresented minorities
Diversity programs are shifting their focus from just providing academic support to creating a learning environment that is more inclusive of people of different backgrounds.
The Scientist, 1 June 2019.
Building diversity in science, one interaction at a time
Even fleeting moments of bias and stereotyping can make minorities feel unwelcome in science classrooms. Can documenting those moments help?
Undark, 8 October 2018.
Using expressive writing to keep students grounded and engaged in science courses
KQED MindShift, 8 March 2018.
This Chicana chemist is paying it forward to support students from underrepresented groups
Science Careers, 18 Oct 2017.
Tackle negative thinking head-on to boost diversity in biomedicine
One California university is trying a new strategy to help minority students perform better in STEM classes and develop the mental resilience to face future challenges.
NPR, 16 Sep 2017.
They never told her that girls could become scientists
Now she knows they can. Mireille Kamariza, who grew up in Burundi, is a Stanford graduate student developing a cheaper, faster test to detect TB.
NPR, 7 Jan 2017.
IMMUNOLOGY
A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it
Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, EpiPen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment that can help patients build tolerance to foods like peanuts.
NPR, 21 February 2019.
Single cell approaches to immune profiling
Nature, 22 May 2018.
Why your immune system doesn't eat you alive
Contrary to conventional wisdom, T cells that cause autoimmune disease actually abound in the body but are held in check.
Scientific American, 21 May 2015.
NEUROSCIENCE
Brain imaging identifies different types of depression
Biological markers could enable tailored therapies that target individual differences in symptoms.
Scientific American, 21 February 2017.
Do D.I.Y. brain-booster devices work?
Zapping the cranium may juice up neuron circuits, and use is rising — but there might be a cognitive price.
Scientific American, 10 January 2017.
Big brain, big data
Neuroscientists are starting to share and integrate data — but shifting to a team approach isn't easy.
Nature, 25 January 2017.
PROFILES
Seeding the field
As a pioneer in plant behavioral studies, Joanne Chory set the stage for a generation of scientists.
HHMI, June 2017.
They never told her that girls could become scientists
Now she knows they can. Mireille Kamariza, who grew up in Burundi, is a Stanford graduate student developing a cheaper, faster test to detect TB.
NPR, 7 Jan 2017.
Rare diseases and rare opportunities
Drawn to both research and medicine, biochemical geneticist Raymond Wang thrives after choosing saner schedule.
Science Careers, 12 Sep 2016.
Lifelong debunker takes on arbiter of neutral choices
Magician-turned-mathematician Persi Diaconis uncovers bias in a flip of a coin.
Stanford Report, 7 June 2004.
FOR KIDS
Why can't bugs be grub?
Researchers are studying why some people think eating insects is gross — and how to change that
Science News for Students, 19 November 2018.
Phoning in earthquakes
Networks of mobile devices could detect tremors and allow early warning of big shakes to come.
Science News for Students, 14 August 2015.
Plants 'listen' for danger
The sound of a leaf-munching caterpillar triggers chemical defenses in plants.
Science News for Students, 3 September 2014.
