SUMC in the News ( 10/08/07)
Print media coverage
CNN.com, 10/08/07
Mice gene trio win medicine Nobel
Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies, both U.S. citizens, and Sir Martin J. Evans of Britain, have won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a technique for manipulating mouse genes. This article mentions that Andrew Fire, professor of pathology, won last year's prize.
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/07/07
Taking on the little louse
In this piece, Nayer Khazeni, a medical school fellow, discusses treating lice.
Washington Post, 10/06/07
Real hope in a virtual world
An increasing number of sick, disabled and troubled people say virtual worlds are helping them fight their diseases, live with their disabilities and sometimes even begin to recover. Stanford is referenced in this front-page article.
CBSNews.com, 10/05/07
Single embryo transfer cuts multiples
An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to Stanford researchers. Amin Milki, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of Stanford's IVF program, is quoted in this WebMD.com article.
San Francisco Chronicle, 09/30/07
What heavy-drinking rats might teach us
This piece, written by Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses the medication varenicline. Recently, researchers at UCSF reported that rats that regularly consumed alcohol lost their taste for alcohol when they were given the medication.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 10/07/07
Medical school researchers have developed a program that enables people with arthritis to learn about and manage the condition. The program, Healthier Living with Arthritis, is now being offered to the public as a six-week online course through Foothill Community College. Katy Plant, a social science research assistant, was interviewed during this segment on the program.
Office of Communication