SUMC in the News (12/18/08)
Press release
Mouse trap? Stanford immunologist calls for more research on humans, not mice
In an essay in the journal Immunity, Mark Davis proposes that the current mouse-centered, small-laboratory approach to studying the immune system be supplemented by a broad, industrial-scale “systems biology” approach akin to the one that unraveled the human genome. Davis is the Burton and Marion Avery Family Professor and director of the Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection.
Print media coverage
The Guardian (U.K.), 12/18/08
Primate offers missing link to ancestor of the AIDS virus
This article discusses how the genome of a squirrel-sized, saucer-eyed lemur from Madagascar may help scientists understand how HIV-like viruses coevolved with primates. Robert Shafer, associate professor of infectious diseases and geographical medicine and senior author of a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, provides comment.
Calgary Herald (Canada), 12/18/08
Exercise yourself to better sleep
The quality and quantity of one's sleep may be directly related to exercise. A Stanford study on the link between the two is mentioned in this article.
Scripps Howard News Service, 12/17/08
'Tis the season for the flu
This article discusses the flu virus and the advantages of getting immunized. A recent Stanford study that found the body's immunity may be stronger at night is referenced here.
Times of India, 12/16/08
Self-powered CPRs a boon for cardiac patient
A group of young Indian medical technology innovators have designed a "self-powered portable chest compressor" that will provide constant high-quality chest compressions to cardiac arrest patients. The researchers are part of Stanford-India Biodesign.
Broadcast media coverage
KSBY-TV (Santa Barbara), 12/17/08
A new Stanford study has found that the body's immunity may be stronger at night. Similar segments also aired on KXAN-TV (Austin, Texas), WVTM-TV (Birmingham, Ala.), KOAA-TV (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and WFLA-TV (Tampa, Fla.).
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