"In The News" Archive

2007

Not All Sunscreens Are Created Equal ... Anna Bruckner, MD., Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, comments. Read and listen on npr...More »

'Star Trek' gene may help avoid biopsies ... Howard Chang, MD., PhD., assistant professor, comments on a technique that may eliminate the need for biopsies.... More red arrow

High speed healing ... Hayes B. Gladstone, MD., associate professor, comments on the best way to help a scrape or gash heal.... More red arrow

The skin you live in ... Books at the Stanford Health Library explore the psychological, cultural and medical aspects of skin.... More red arrow

Rare, painful skin disease makes a girl's life a hardship ... Stanford associate professor of dermatology, Peter Marinkovich, MD, speaks on epidermolysis bullosa.... More red arrow

Southern Exposure - Mending skin damage from an ozone hole... Stanford dermatologic surgeon, Hayes B. Gladstone, MD, on his missions to Chile.... More red arrow

Vitamin D protects the skin?... Susan Swetter, MD, associate professor of dermatology is mentioned.... More red arrow

One-time cancer screen cost-effective: study ... Stanford postdoctoral scholar in Pathology discusses how.... More red arrow

2006

Explore alternatives to surgery to prevent skin cancer... Basil Hantash, M.D., Ph.D., studied.... More red arrow

Skin Resurfacing May Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer....

Study: Youth regimen may prevent skin cancer ... Susan Swetter, MD., comments.... More red arrow

How human cells get their marching orders... NY Times article about the research of John Rinn, PhD, and Howard Chang, MD, PhD (registration required).... More red arrow

Mapping system directs skin cells... John Rinn, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Howard Chang, MD, is quoted.... More red arrow

First stem cell trainees announced... Erik Huntzicker, a graduate student researcher in the laboratory of Anthony Oro, MD, PhD, is among the grant awardees.... More »

Medical spas offer beauty treatments to clients on the run - Physicians advise choosing carefully... Stanford Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Hayes Gladstone, MD, comments.... More »

Protein key to cancer spread... Stanford researchers, led by Paul Khavari, MD., PhD., Professor of Dermatology and Pharmacology, have identified a protein that plays a key role in the spread of a deadly type of skin cancer...More »

Birth defects prompt limits on acne drug... Al Lane, MD., chair of Stanford Dermatology comments on the new prescribing rules (registration may be required to view article)...More »

Medical school takes step to cultivate future leaders in medicine... Dermatology's Hayes Gladstone, MD., and Anthony Oro, MD., named fellows in leadership program.... More »

Nordstrom pilot program offers dermatology advice on 'cosmeceuticals' to consumers... Stanford Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Hayes Gladstone, MD, comments.... More »

2005

Students donate money to epidermolysis bullosa research at Stanford... 7th and 8th grade students at St. Barnabas School in Indiana raise $3000...More »

Dermatologists profiting from selling over-the-counter skin treatments... Dr. Katie Rodan, a member of the adjunct clinical faculty is quoted...More »

Stanford dermatologists and researchers support California's "Skin Cancer Prevention Act" for CA schools... Support for SB 688, a bill awaiting the governor's signature..More »

True Cancer-Causing genes revealed by new technique, say Stanford researchers... Work published in June 2005 issue of Nature Genetics.... More »

Stanford scientists report new approach in melanoma research... Genetically engineered human skin tissues express gene mutations linked to cancer.... More »

Stanford Med School study finds that green tea can help boost the quality of skin's elastic tissue... Recent study about green tea's effect on skin.... More »

Mission to Chile offers relief to skin cancer victims... Stanford's Hayes Gladstone, MD, leads a team of surgeons and nurses on a humanitarian mission to Chile .... More »

Five undergraduates awarded prestigious Beinecke, Goldwater scholarships... Phillip Dumesic and Devarati Mitra, researchers in Stanford's dermatology labs receive Goldwater Scholarships .... More »

Protein that helps skin cancer spread identified by Stanford researchers... Paul Khavari, MD, PhD and researchers identify protein.... More »

Clinic give parents crash course in disease management... Lorraine Spaulding brings her experience of caring for her son Garrett to her job.... More »

2004

Bay Area doctors join fight against rare genetic skin disorder... Stanford Dermatology resident, Dr. Jean Tang is quoted... More »

Young volunteers needed for Stanford/Packard study... Stanford Dermatology's Alfred Lane, MD is quoted.... More »

Lotion licks head lice... Doctor's concoction kills infectious pests by suffocating them.... More »

Rays of Skin Cancer... Dermatologists caution sun-worshippers to apply sunscreen.... More »

Taking the sting out of jellyfish... Cream may ward off jellyfish stings, Stanford study shows... More »

Getting a safe tan... Stanford's Dr. Susan Swetter and Dr. Alfred Lane on "Why forgetting your sunscreen may be more dangerous than you think".... More »

Medical Center People... Four members of the Department of Dermatology received awards from the Dermatology Foundation last month at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in Washington, D.C... More »

Wound healing genes influence cancer progression... Genes that help wounds heal are most often the “good guys,” but a new study paints them as the enemy in some types of cancer... More »