Category: Affiliate News 2013

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3/10/2013 - Study finds aspirin reduces risk of melanoma in women

by on March 13, 2013 4:28 pm
In the largest study ever to explore new ways to prevent melanoma, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that women who took aspirin on a regular basis reduced their risk of developing this skin cancer. Results also showed that the longer women took aspirin, the lower their risk. The study was… Read more 3/10/2013 - Study finds aspirin reduces risk of melanoma in women
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3/6/2013 - Stanford psychologists uncover brain-imaging inaccuracies

by on March 6, 2013 5:38 pm
Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Brian Knutson finds traditional methods of fMRI analysis systematically skew which regions of the brain appear to be activating, potentially invalidating hundreds of papers that use the technique. Read the full article at Stanford News.
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2/19/2013 - Estrogen therapy may fight early Alzheimer's

by on February 19, 2013 11:59 pm
Women who carry a gene that puts them at increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease show signs of early aging at the cellular level long before the first hints of dementia might set in, when they appear otherwise healthy and active, a team of UCSF and Stanford scientists — including Center on Longevity faculty affiliate… Read more 2/19/2013 - Estrogen therapy may fight early Alzheimer's
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2/18/2013 - Certain Television Fare Can Help Ease Aggression in Young Children, Study Finds

by on February 18, 2013 5:02 pm
“Here we have an experiment that proposes a potential solution,” said Dr. Thomas N. Robinson, a professor of pediatrics at Stanford, who was not involved in the study. “Giving this intervention — exposing kids to less adult television, less aggression on television and more prosocial television — will have an effect on behavior.” Read the… Read more 2/18/2013 - Certain Television Fare Can Help Ease Aggression in Young Children, Study Finds
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1/31/2013 - Stanford experiment shows that virtual superpowers encourage real-world empathy

by on January 31, 2013 4:25 pm
Giving test subjects Superman-like flight in a virtual reality simulator makes them more likely to exhibit altruistic behavior in real life, researcher and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jeremy Bailenson finds. Read the full article at Stanford News.  

1/30/2013 - For Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers

by on January 30, 2013 6:21 pm
Recently, I spoke at length to a physician who seems to have suffered a form of post-traumatic stress after her mother’s final illness. There is little research on this topic, which suggests that it is overlooked or discounted. But several experts acknowledge that psychological trauma of this sort does exist. “When something happens that the… Read more 1/30/2013 - For Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers
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1/28/2013 - To motivate many Americans, think 'me' before 'we,' say Stanford psychologists

by on January 28, 2013 6:14 pm
A new study by Stanford psychologists led by Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Hazel Markus finds that Americans aren’t driven by appeals to think and act interdependently, and in fact, those messages may decrease motivation. American culture stresses independence, the study’s authors say. Read the full article at Stanford News.