SUMC in the News (08/30/06)
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More than just pretty faces for this brain region, says Stanford researcher
Stanford researchers have taken the closest look yet at a region of the brain
that was thought to be devoted solely to face recognition and discovered that
this particular patchwork of neurons does much more: It also responds to such
objects as cars, animals and sculptures.
Stanford Blood Center testing all donated blood for West Nile virus
The Stanford Blood Center is testing all donated blood for West Nile Virus in
response to 88 cases of the infection being reported in California, including
one in Santa Clara County and three in Contra Costa County.
Print media coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/30/06
On stem cell research: Advanced Cell Technology's new stem cell technique is no
breakthrough
Christopher Thomas Scott, executive director of the Program on Stem Cells and
Society in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE), authored this piece
on a new technique of creating a stem cell line without killing embryos.
More in U.S. lack health insurance/Employers, workers feel financial pinch, U.S.
census reports
Laurence Baker, associate professor of health research and policy, comments in
this article on the large number of Americans without health insurance.
Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Neb.), 08/30/06
Robotic patients give doctors valuable practice for real life
Stanford is referenced in this article on the use of patient simulators to train
doctors and medical students. The piece originally appeared in the Akron Beacon
Journal (Akron, Ohio).
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Mont.), 08/30/06
New McLaughlin scientist focuses on Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease researcher Deborah Cabin has been hired by the McLaughlin
Institute in Great Falls, Montana. Irving Weissman, the Virginia and DK Ludwig
Professor for Clinical Investigation and a native of Great Falls, comments here.
Palo Alto Online, 08/28/06
'Science under stars' looks at stem cells
Julie Baker, assistant professor of genetics, and Hank Greely, with the SCBE,
will discuss human embryonic stem cells at a free Stanford lecture on Aug. 31.
Broadcast media coverage
KCRA-TV (Sacramento, Calif.), 08/30/06
Bruce Feldstein, chaplain at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, commented during this piece on the healing power of prayer. The segment also aired on TV stations throughout the country, including ones in Albany, Ga.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dallas; Palm Springs, Calif.; Salt Lake City and Santa Fe, N.M.
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