Category: Affiliate News 2014

4/14/2014 - Cultivating happiness often misunderstood, says Stanford researcher

Research conducted by Stanford social psychologist and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jennifer Aaker explores the concept of maximizing happiness, and finds that pursuing concrete “giving” goals rather than abstract ones leads to greater satisfaction. Read the full article at Stanford Report.

4/14/2014 - Finding May Explain Why Women More Likely Develop Alzheimer's

Scientists haven’t pinpointed a definitive cause for Alzheimer’s disease—a fatal brain disorder that robs people of their memory and cognitive abilities. But now Stanford researcher and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Michael Greicius has uncovered an intriguing clue about why more women than men develop the condition. Read the full article at Science.

4/2/2014 - If You Like Immersion, You’ll Love This Reality

“I don’t worry anymore about whether it will be accepted by the mainstream — that will happen,” said Jeremy Bailenson, a virtual reality researcher who directs Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Like many in his field, Dr. Bailenson argues that virtual reality technology is advancing so quickly that it is certain to infuse just… Read more 4/2/2014 - If You Like Immersion, You’ll Love This Reality

3/26/2014 - The VR Experience That May Have Convinced Mark Zuckerberg to Buy Oculus

Weeks before Facebook announced that it had acquired virtual reality gaming headset manufacturer Oculus Rift, Zuckerberg made a private visit to Stanford University. He was there to see one of the country’s leading virtual reality experts and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, Associate Professor Jeremy Bailenson. Read the full article at Mashable.

3/26/2014 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: Do Workplace Hierarchies Still Matter?

In a world where a junior staffer can tweet to the CEO, the lines that traditionally delineated power and influence have been blurred. So much so, in fact, that when Jeffrey Pfeffer teaches about corporate America’s hierarchical power structure, his students often push back. That model of power isn’t relevant anymore, they insist. Such 20th-century thinking. Pfeffer’s… Read more 3/26/2014 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: Do Workplace Hierarchies Still Matter?

2/20/2014 - Light Therapy Changes the Way Mice Feel Pain

Scientists were able to control the way mice sensed pain after modifying them with gene therapy and shining light on their paws. Right now these mice are helping scientists to study pain—how and why it occurs and why some people feel it so intensely without any obvious injury. But Scott Delp, a professor of bioengineering… Read more 2/20/2014 - Light Therapy Changes the Way Mice Feel Pain

1/10/2014 - The addictive power of money

New research from Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, and his colleagues at the University of Toronto and Renmin University of China finds that the more money people make, the more they value it. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

10/3/2013 - $17 million in NIH support earned by eight researchers

Eight Stanford University scientists have received more than $17 million from the National Institutes of Health that will enable them to pursue innovative research in biomedicine. Among the recipients are Center on Longevity deputy director Thomas Rando, MD, and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Tony Wyss-Coray. Read more at Stanford School of Medicine.