SUMC in the News (10/18/07)

Print media coverage

Stanford Daily, 10/18/07
Insomniac fish aid gene research
A Stanford study shows that zebrafish can have a genetic mutation linked to sleep problems. Emmanuel Mignot, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment here and in a HealthDay article that appears on Forbes.com and USNews.com. The study is also briefly mentioned in the Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia).

Learn to fly, in your dreams
William Dement, the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, provides comment in this article on lucid dreaming.

USNews.com, 10/17/07
Health tip: Minimize scarring after a burn
This HealthDay feature offers health tips from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital on minimizing scarring after a burn. The brief item also appears on drKoop.com and in the Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.), Grand Junction Colorado (Grand Junction, Colo.), Greenville Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) and Middleton Journal (Middleton, Ohio).

United Press International, 10/17/07
Genes involved in a type of leukemia ID'd
This article discusses how Stanford researchers have identified the gene Meis1 as critical to the establishment of leukemia stem cells and development of mixed lineage leukemia. The study was led by Michael Cleary, professor of pathology and the Lindhard Family Professor in Pediatric Cancer Biology.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 10/17/07
Stanford Hospital & Clinics officially names Daniel Morissette as new CFO
Stanford Hospital & Clinics announced the appointment of Daniel Morissette as its new chief financial officer yesterday. Martha Marsh, hospital CEO, is quoted in this article, which also appears in the Sacramento Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times.

Palo Alto Daily News, 10/17/07
Letters
This letter to the editor applauds the paper's recent series of articles examining suicide and mental illness. The letter, which also appears in the Burlingame Daily News, Redwood City Daily News and San Mateo Daily News, was written by Abby King, professor of health research and policy and of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center.

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/17/07
Drug companies' ties to schools common
According to a new study, nearly two-thirds of academic leaders at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals have financial ties to industry. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this Associated Press article may be of interest to readers.

WebMD.com, 10/15/07
Alzheimer's blood test in the works
Tony Wyss-Coray, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences, is quoted in this article on his Alzheimer's study.

Online Newshour, 10/08/07
Stem cell scientist takes question
Irving Weissman, the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation and director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, is featured in this Q&A on stem cells. Online Newshour is the website of PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Broadcast media coverage

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia), 10/18/07
This segment discussed the Stanford zebrafish study.

WEWS-TV (Cleveland), 10/18/07
Stanford scientists have developed a test that is about 90 percent accurate in distinguishing the blood of people with Alzheimer’s from the blood of those without the disease. A segment discussing this work also aired on WOWT-TV (Omaha, Neb.).

KNTV-TV, 10/17/07
This segment discussed how more children are now developing kidney stones. Paul Grimm, professor of pediatrics, was interviewed.

KTVU-TV, 10/17/07
Sherri Sager, government relations officer at Packard Children's, was interviewed during this segment on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed health care plan.