SUMC in the News (12/21/06)
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Single protein can determine severity of toxoplasma infections, Stanford study shows
Stanford researchers have discovered how a protein can determine the severity of
a parasite infection. The study was led by John Boothroyd, professor of
microbiology and immunology.
Print media coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/21/06
Love story hinges on finding a lung donor
This article tells the story of a cystic fibrosis patient awaiting a lung donor
at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. David Weill, associate professor of medicine and director for lung and heart-lung transplants, and Paul Mohabir, clinical assistant professor of medicine, are quoted. The work of Bruce Reitz, the Norman E. Shumway Professor, is also mentioned in this story. A similar article on organ donation was prepared by the San Jose Mercury News, and also discusses the patient's story.
San Jose Mercury News, 12/21/06
State's stem cell initiative already paying big dividends
This editorial explores how passage of Proposition 71 in 2004 has triggered an
influx of researchers and funding to California, in spite of the legal challenge
that has kept the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine from disbursing
funds. Stanford is mentioned as one of several Bay Area universities that have
received substantial donations from other sources.
Prominent researchers set up shop in California
Michael Clarke, the Karel H. and Avice N. Beekhuis Professor in Cancer Biology,
is listed as one of the prominent stem-cell researchers who have left other
areas to work in California since Proposition 71 passed.
Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), 12/21/06
Control urge to splurge
Lorrin Koran, emeritus professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is
quoted in this article on compulsive shopping disorder.
Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas), 12/21/06
9/11 study offers insight into how memories are formed
This HealthDay article discusses a brain scan study of people in Manhattan on
9/11 that shows the closer people were to ground zero, the more intense their
memories of that day. The study suggests this is due to the amygdala, a brain
area focused on fear and memory, kicking into high gear during the catastrophe.
David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, provides
comment in this story, which also appears in the Greenville Reflector
(Greenville, N.C.) and Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).
Washington Post, 12/20/06
Research links obesity to mix of bacteria in digestive tract
This article discusses a new study that found a strong connection between
obesity and the levels of bacteria in the gut. David Relman, associate professor
of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, provides comment in this story,
which also appears in the San Diego Union Tribune. Relman is also quoted in an
Associated Press piece that appears on CNN.com and Yahoo.com and in the Albany
Times-Union (Albany, N.Y.), Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore Sun, Bergen
Record (Bergen, N.J.), Carlisle Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.), Centre Daily Times
(Centre, Pa.), Contra Costa Times, Daytona Beach News-Journal (Daytona Beach,
Fla.), Detroit Free Press, Erie Times & News (Erie, Pa.), Fresno Bee, Globe and Mail (Canada), Grand Junction Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.), Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.), Helena Independent Record (Helena, Mon.), Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tenn.), Las Vegas Sun, Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.), Longview Daily News (Longview, Wash.), Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Monterey County Herald, Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, N.H.), New York Sun, New York Times, Philly.com, Pittsburg Morning Sun (Pittsburg, Kan.), San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Times.
Broadcast media coverage
KNTV-TV, 12/21/06
This segment discussed a Stanford study that found practice will never make
perfect. They found that the brain is simply not wired for that kind of
perfection. Similar segments aired on KNBC-TV (Los Angeles), WNYT-TV (Albany,
N.Y.), WFLA-TV (Tampa, Fla.) and WCNC-TV (Charlotte, N.C.)
KPIX-TV, 12/20/06
This segment focused on the cystic fibrosis patient at SHC. David Weill was
interviewed.
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