SUMC in the News (09/26/06)

Print media coverage

San Francisco Chronicle, 09/26/06
Well-funded scientists map mouse brain
The Allen Brain Atlas, which maps the mouse brain, is being made available online without cost to neuroscientists studying brain circuits and chemistry. Ben Barres, professor of neurobiology, developmental biology and of neurology and neurological sciences, is quoted in this Associated Press article, and in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

New York Times, 09/26/06
He turned his Nobel into a prize for women
Ben Barres is referenced in this Q&A with 2000 Nobel prize winner Paul Greengard.

Fortune, 09/26/06
Poison pill: A pharma vet takes all
The medical school has adopted a policy aimed at limiting the potential influence of pharmaceutical and other biomedical companies in its day-to-day clinical and educational activities. The policy is mentioned in this Q&A with Peter Rost, a former drug company executive.

Fresno Bee, 09/26/06
Heart program pumped up
This article discusses the new Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Program at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno. Robert Robbins, professor and chair of cardiothoracic surgery; Hari Mallidi, instructor in cardiothoracic surgery; and Paul Stefanacci, clinical instructor in cardiothoracic surgery, are all featured here.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.), 09/26/06
Lost and found in OR
This Los Angeles Times article discusses a recent Stanford study that found RFID technology can help surgeons reduce the loss of tools inside patients. Alex Macario, professor of anesthesia and lead author of the study, is quoted here.

Stanford Daily, 09/26/06
New diabetes research conducted at School of Medicine
Stanford researchers have shown that the protein calcineurin plays a key role in the normal function of the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. The findings could shake up diabetes research, lead to new classes of diabetes drugs and aid in efforts to develop stem cell treatments for diabetes. Seung Kim, assistant professor of developmental biology, led the study and is mentioned here.

MSNBC.com, 09/25/06
Acupuncture shows promise for hot flashes
Preliminary research suggests that acupuncture may offer women an alternative for easing hot flashes during menopause. Rachel Manber, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment in this Reuters article. An article from United Press International also appears on St.Tammany.com (St. Tammany, La.).

Scripps Howard News Service, 09/25/06
Stanford's odd couples: model for innovation
This article on interdisciplinary research discusses work being done in Stanford's Bio-X program. Jacques Van Dam, professor of medicine, and Harvey Cohen, the Arline and Pete Harman Professor for the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, are featured here. John Hennessy, university president, is also quoted. The San Francisco Chronicle also appears in the Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) and Redding Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.).

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 09/25/06
What to look for in a pediatric ER
Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are part of a growing number of hospitals around the country investing in new facilities, equipment and staffing to fix the problems with pediatric emergency care. Bernard Dannenberg, clinical associate professor of surgery and director of pediatric emergency medicine at Packard, is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article.

USA Today, 09/24/06
Science gets image conscious
A team of Stanford researchers recently won Science magazine's Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The group won for their images of the interior of a 2000-year old child mummy, which came to the medical center last spring to be scanned.

Broadcast media coverage

WUHF-TV (Rochester, N.Y.), 09/25/06
This segment discussed the acupuncture/ hot flashes study. Similar segments also aired on WZTV-TV (Nashville, Tenn.), WLOS-TV (Greenville, S.C.) and WBKP-TV (Marquette, Mich.).