SUMC in the News (11/01/05)
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 11/01/05
Long-term health woes linked to lack of sleep (registration required)
This article discusses the long-term consequences of sleep deprivation. Emmanuel
Mignot, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Jed Black,
assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the
sleep disorders clinic, are quoted here.
Contra Costa Times, 11/01/05
Debate grows over return from stem cell program (registration required)
This article discusses whether Californians will profit from the state's
investment in stem cell research. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this story
may be of interest to readers.
Hamilton College Spectator (Clinton, N.Y.), 10/28/05
FDA approves brain stem cell transplant
The FDA has approved the first transplant of fetal stem cells into human brains.
Stanford doctors helped develop the protocol for the trial in children with
Batten's disease. The protocol still must be approved by Stanford's
Institutional Review Board. Gregory Enns, assistant professor of pediatrics and
director of the Biochemical Genetics Program, and Stephen Huhn, associate
professor of neurosurgery and by courtesy, associate professor of pediatrics,
are quoted in this article.
Broadcast media coverage
WISC-TV (Madison, Wis.), 11/01/05
Robert Siegel, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, discussed the
bird flu during this segment.
KPIX-TV, 10/31/05
A Halloween party was held for patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
yesterday.
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