SUMC in the News (09/11/06)
Print media coverage
HealthDay, 09/11/06
9/11's grim toll on health continues
This article discusses the impact the 9/11 attacks had and continue to have on
people's mental health. David Spiegel, the Jack, Samuel and Lulu Willson
Professor in Medicine, is quoted in this article, which appears on drKoop.com.
Spiegel is also quoted in a Scripps Howard News Service article that appears in
the Redding Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.), Ventura County Star (Ventura
County, Calif.) and Wichita Falls Times Record News (Wichita, Texas).
San Francisco Chronicle, 09/10/06
Study back microarray data
This article discusses DNA microarrays, which can scan the activity of genes to
see which are turned on or off in the healthy body and in disease. Hanlee Ji,
clinical geneticist, is quoted.
Chicago Tribune, 09/10/06
You can't put a price on a kid's brain
A recent policy paper written by Eric Knudsen, the Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall
Professor, and other researchers shows that positive interactions with nurturing
adults can help a child's brain thrive. Knudsen is quoted here.
Los Angeles Times, 09/10/06
NIH audit criticizes scientist's dealings
This article discusses a conflict-of-interest controversy surrounding a senior
researcher at the National Institutes of Health. Although Stanford isn't
referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.
The Oregonian, 09/09/06
Discoveries deepen the understanding of triggers and treatment
This article discusses some recent advances in breast cancer research. It
mentions that Stanford researchers have created a mouse model to study
lymphedema, a swelling in the arms and hands caused by a buildup of lymphatic
fluid when lymph nodes are removed during surgery.
Broadcast media coverage
KRXI-TV (Reno), 09/11/06
The California Breast Cancer Research Program is giving out almost $10 million
in grants statewide. More than $3 million will go to local researchers,
including Stanford.
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