Duke in the News: May 19, 2005

UMBILICAL CORD STEM CELLS MAY SAVE INFANTS

ABC News, May 18 -- Umbilical cord blood stem cells can help save infants with the fatal genetic disorder Krabbe disease, Duke and UNC researchers report in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. ... Full story --Also, New England Journal of Medicine: Transplantation of Umbilical-Cord Blood in Babies With Infantile Krabbe's Disease ... Full story Wall Street Journal: The Growing Case for Screening Newborns (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Krabbe's Therapy Shows Promise ... Full story Reuters: Early Treatment Can Stem Deadly Baby Disease ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Cord Blood Transplant Saves Babies ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Umbilical Cord Blood Offers Hope for Newborns With Rare Disease Full story 

PENNY-WISE, NOT POUND-FOOLISH New York Times, May 19 -- With three major weight-loss and nutrition centers in Durham, including the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, the city has evolved into a "Lourdes for the obese." Full story --Also, Today's Christian Woman: The Surgical Solution? (Duke professor Katherine Applegate) ... Full story 

THE GREAT SHUTTLE DEBATE Popular Mechanics, June 2005 -- Duke professor and former NASA historian Alex Roland shares his views on the risks in keeping the space shuttle Discovery flying. (Article not available online: e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.)

INTERVIEW: RICHARD H. BRODHEAD UNC-TV's "North Carolina People," May 15 -- Duke President Richard H. Brodhead, interviewed by former UNC president William Friday, talked about undergraduate education, partnerships with Durham, basketball and academic freedom, among other topics. Web video

DUKE PROFESSOR WINS AWARD Herald-Sun, May 19 -- Jay Hamilton, a professor of political science and economics at Duke, has won the Frank Luther Mott Research Award from Kappa Tau Alpha for the best research-based book on journalism and mass communication published in 2004. Full story 

LOWERING PREGNANCY STRESS Parenting, June 2005 -- Dr. Diana Dell, assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke, talks about how chronic stress can raise risks for mother and child. (Link to excerpt; full article e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Excerpt --Also, Triangle Business Journal: Scientific Link Not Proven, But Depression Often Arises (Dr. Dell) ... Full story 

MALCOLM X'S MESSAGE RESONATES ACROSS TIME News & Observer, May 19 -- Malcolm X's influence in Durham was rekindled when activist Howard Fuller worked with Duke students to organize poor blacks across the state. Full story 

ON THE AIR    Duke law professor James Cox is scheduled to be a guest on the public radio program "Marketplace" Thursday evening, talking about why the Securities and Exchange Commission is so willing to reach settlements with the big Wall Street investment houses. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/    On "The State of Things" Thursday, Duke political science chairman Michael Munger reviews the Burning Coal Theater Company's production of "Accidental Death of an Anarchist." Details