SUMC in the News (11/10/05)
Print media coverage
San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/10/05
Religion, science converge at conference
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, participated in a
medical school symposium during which religious and scientific experts explored
how the mind works. Dean Philip Pizzo and William Mobley, the John E. Cahill
Family Professor and director of the Neurosciences Institute at Stanford, are
quoted in this article.
The State (Columbia, S.C.), 11/10/05
Study finds women more likely to enjoy good joke
This Associated Press article discusses a Stanford study that found gender
affects the way a person's brain responds to humor. Allan Reiss, the Howard C.
Robbins Professor and lead author, is quoted here. Reiss also appears in
articles prepared by DiscoveryChannel.com and Financial Express (India).
Stanford Daily, 11/10/05
Six profs. inducted into scientific society
Six Stanford professors have been elected to join the American Association for
the Advancement of Sciences in recognition of their work to advance progress in
their fields. Three faculty members were from the medical school - Arend Sidow,
associate professor of pathology and of genetics; Daniel Herschlag, professor of
biochemistry; and Linda Cork, professor of comparative medicine.
An apple a day won't keep the flu away
Cornelia Dekker, associate professor of medicine and director of the Stanford
vaccine program, provides comment in this article on flu prevention.
New radiation therapy boasts shorter treatment time, fewer side effects
This article discusses a new type of radiation treatment called electronic
brachytherapy - a permanent or temporary implantation of radioactive sources
into the body. Richard Hoppe, the Henry S. Kaplan-Harry Lebeson Professor of
Cancer Biology, and assistant professors of radiation oncology Todd Pawlicki and
Nicholas Denko, are quoted here.
Health24.com (South Africa), 11/09/05
Calming the immune system
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.
Broadcast media coverage
KRON-TV, 11/09/05
This segment discussed the Stanford study on tryptophan.
KSDK-TV (St. Louis), 11/09/05
This segment discussed the study on gender and humor.
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