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NPR, REUTERS AND OTHERS. Stem cells were back in the news when Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD, professor of neurosurgery, announced that fetal stem cells were used to grow neurons in stroke-damaged areas of rats’ brains. If those cells also replace the function of the lost cells, they could help people recover after a stroke. Steinberg discussed the developments on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation;” several other outlets – including the San Francisco Chronicle, Reuters and Agence France Presse – jumped on the story.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/07/28/MNGOR7U81I1.DTL
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/SciTech/reuters20040726_537.html
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. Speaking of stem cells, Paul Berg, PhD, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor of Cancer Research, Emeritus, spoke in favor of a state proposition that would fund the research in a recent San Francisco Chronicle article. Berg’s work was also highlighted in the piece.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/25/ING947QF1J1.DTL
USA TODAY, WASHINGTON POST AND OTHERS. Osteoporosis was another hot topic over the past few weeks. Numerous newspapers reported on a study by Randall Stafford, MD, assistant professor of medicine, showing that millions of Americans who have osteoporosis remain undiagnosed and untreated. USA Today, Washington Post, Associated Press and WebMD all wrote stories on Stafford’s findings.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-07-26-osteoporosis-study_x.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16785-2004Jul26.html
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/07/26/osteoporosis.ap/index.html
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/91/101115.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_04
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