SUMC in the News (08/31/07)
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San Francisco Chronicle, 08/31/07
Private stem cell bank is a poor investment
This opinion piece discusses StemLifeLine, a company that claims to create "personal stem cell lines" from unused frozen embryos of couples undergoing in vitro fertilization. It was written by Christopher Scott, director of the Program on Stem Cells in Society in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and Eric Chiao, a stem-cell biologist at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Sacramento Bee, 08/31/07
State stem cell program facing tough times ahead
Christopher Scott discusses the challenges of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in this op-ed.
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/30/07
The more you sleep the longer you live
In this piece, Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses the importance of getting enough sleep.
BBCNews.com, 08/29/07
Hypnosis 'eases cancer op pain'
A new study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine found that hypnosis may ease the pain of breast cancer surgery - both during and after the procedure. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, wrote an accompanying editorial in the journal and is quoted in this article.
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