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Stanford researchers get precise picture of cell target for drugs
Stanford researchers have determined the molecular structure of a cellular receptor that's key to how the body reacts to drug treatment.
Print media coverage
Wall Street Journal, 10/26/07
Scientists using maps of genes for therapies are wary of profiling (No online version available)
Scientists are wary of the practice of using genetic variations between ethnic groups as a diagnostic or treatment tool because it is akin to racial profiling. Mildred Cho, co-director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted in the story.
Second opinion: Doctor roils colleagues in debate on fetal monitors (No online version available)
This article explores the debate over the usefulness of electronic fetal monitors, which track a fetus's heart rate during labor. Maurice Druzin, the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor and associate chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, provides comment.
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/26/07
Babies, brains and videotape
This piece, written by Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses infant enrichment through DVDs/videos.
Toledo Blade (Toledo, Ohio), 10/26/07
Child victims of bullying suffer silently with often fatal results
This article discusses the effect of bullying on kids and references a study from Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that found nine out of 10 elementary students have been bullied by their peers.
Australian Associated Press, 10/26/07
Checkup/ Sunlight exposure may reduce cancer risk (No online version available)
Sun exposure may reduce the risk of breast and other cancers, according to Stanford researchers.
(For a copy of the article, please email: mjgallardo@stanford.edu.)
USNews.com, 10/25/07
Cell insights could bring better drugs
This HealthDay article discusses the recent study from Stanford and Scripps Research Institute that found G protein-coupled receptors on cells play an important role in drug response. Brian Kobilka, professor of molecular and cellular physiology, is quoted.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVF-TV (Fairbanks, Alaska), 10/26/07
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.
WSHM-TV (Springfield, Mass.), 10/26/07
This segment mentioned a Stanford study that showed zebrafish can have a genetic mutation linked to sleep problems.
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