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Gender differences are a laughing matter, Stanford brain study shows
Gender affects the way a person's brain responds to humor according to a study led by Allan Reiss, the Howard C. Robbins Professor.

Top UCLA gynecological oncologist named chair of OB-GYN at Stanford
Jonathan S. Berek will become the new chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford. Berek is joining the Stanford faculty from UCLA.

Print media coverage

New York Times, 11/08/05
In the turkey, a hope for autoimmune disorders (registration required)
A new Stanford study shows that a by-product of tryptophan - an amino acid found in turkey and other foods - can alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms in animal models. The findings add to the growing body of evidence indicating that tryptophan plays a pivotal role in the immune system. Lawrence Steinman, professor of neurology and neurological sciences and of pediatrics, is quoted here.

San Jose Mercury News, 11/08/05
Humor research hints at gender differences (registration required)
This study discusses Allan Reiss' study on gender and humor. An Associated Press article quoting Reiss also appears on ABCNews.com, CNN.com, FoxNews.com and MSNBC.com and in numerous newspapers, including the Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.), Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.). Similar articles appear in the Globe and Mail (Canada), Telegraph (U.K.) and New York Daily News and on BBC News Online, Forbes.com, NewScientist.com, ScienceNOW and WebMD.com.

Stanford Daily, 11/08/05
Blood center celebrates off-campus relocation
The Stanford Blood Center hosted a public open house at its new building in Palo Alto on Saturday. Vincent Yalon, blood center manager; Michelle Hyndman, public relations manager; Edgar Engleman, professor of pathology and of medicine and director of the center; and Stephen Galli, the Mary Hewitt Loveless, M.D. Professor, are quoted in this article.

Broadcast media coverage

Good Morning America (ABC), 11/08/05
This segment discussed the study on gender and humor. Similar segments aired on CBS Morning News, FOX News, CNN Headline News, KOAA-TV (Colorado Springs, Colo.), WGN-TV (Chicago), WOGX-TV (Gainesville, Fla.), WTLV-TV (Jacksonville, Fla.), WOFL-TV (Orlando, Fla.), WTVT-TV (Tampa, Fla.), WBZ-AM (Boston), KING-TV (Seattle), KXAS-TV (Dallas), KLOS-FM (Los Angeles) and KYW-AM (Philadelphia).

 

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