SUMC in the News (10/02/08)
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Mysterious snippets of DNA withstand eons of evolution, Stanford study finds
Small stretches of seemingly useless DNA harbor a big secret, Stanford researchers say. There's one problem: We don't know what it is.
Print media coverage
New York Times, 10/02/08
Phys ed/Our knees over the long run
A recent Stanford study shows that regular running slows the effects of aging. Eliza Chakravarty, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted in this article. The work of James Fries, emeritus professor of medicine, is referenced in a similar article on the health benefits of exercise in the Coolum Weekly (Australia).
Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio), 10/01/08
Hepatitis B makes Asian Americans high risk for liver cancer
This article discusses the prevalence of Hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asian Americans. The Asian Liver Center at Stanford is referenced here.
Chicago Tribune, 10/02/08
Study explores pregnancy risks for Asian-white couples
Pregnant women who are part of an Asian-white couple face an increased risk of gestational diabetes as compared with couples in which both partners are white, according to a new study from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford. The researchers also found that Asian women whose partners are white are more likely than white women with Asian or white partners to have a caesarean delivery. Yasser El-Sayed, a Packard Children's obstetrician and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted in this Palo Alto Daily News article. Articles on the study also appear on Los Angeles Times' website, MedPageToday.com, ScienceNews.org, ScientificAmerican.com and USNews.com. United Press International also prepared an article.
CNN.com, 10/01/08
Study: Traffic accidents spike on election day
An analysis shows that traffic deaths increase on U.S. presidential election days. Robert Tibshirani, professor of health research and policy and of statistics, was involved in the research and is referenced in this article.
USNews.com, 10/01/08
Health tip: When your child is teething
In this brief HealthDay News item, Packard Children's offers a list of common symptoms of teething.
Broadcast media coverage
KVVU-TV (Las Vegas), 10/01/08
This segment discussed the Stanford study that found running slows the effects of aging.
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