Monthly Archives: October 2008
Continuing the cause: legacy lives in research
From 1996 to 2007, Jeanne Hopkins Lucas served her constituents as a North Carolina senator, the first black woman to do so. She was still a member of the senate when died of breast cancer last year. But the Jeanne … Continue reading
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Moving on …
Clinton wrote this … I think we’ve all learned a lot about fruit flies, olive trees, autism, the power of science blogging. It’s been a great ride. Thanks for coming along. For more on presidential politics and science, I’ll refer … Continue reading
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In defense of fruit flies and basic medical research
Clinton wrote this … Updated 8:47 a.m. EDT Oct. 27, 2008 Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made reference to fruit fly research in a broad statement about wasteful earmark funding that has “little or nothing to do with the public … Continue reading
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We ain’t one-at-a-timin’ here
Tom Hughes wrote this … We’ve neglected to mention on this blog before now that the UNC Department of Family Medicine recently launched a weekly radio talk show called “Here’s to Your Health,” which airs locally in Chapel Hill on … Continue reading
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Thorp family has long history at UNC
Tom Hughes wrote this … Most people who follow the news coming out of UNC-Chapel Hill are very well aware by now that the University’s new Chancellor is Holden Thorp. Much less well known is the fact Holden’s cousin, John … Continue reading
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Nancy Reagan, an exemplary octagenarian
Clinton wrote this … Former first lady Nancy Reagan has been hospitalized with a broken pelvis, according to AP writer Jeff Wilson, who seems to have broken the story an hour ago. Reagan, 87, fell last week, the story goes, … Continue reading
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Pisano elected into the IOM
Clinton wrote this … Etta Pisano has been elected into the Institute of Medicine. This possibly tops her Ladies Home Journal Health Breakthrough award. Maybe. Hey, that’s nothing to sneeze at; LHJ has one of the largest-circulations of any magazine, … Continue reading
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Cell protein, apply directly to the forehead
This was written by Clinton … There was great news for my wife last week. UNC researchers are on the trail of pain relief and have found a decent target in a little protein called FRAP, which, they discovered, is … Continue reading
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Wellstone legacy in muscular dystrophy research
Clinton Colmenares wrote this … We have a new research center. I know, that’s a dog-bites-man (non) story. This one’s a little different, though. For one, it’s a little hefty: $7M over 5 years. And it’s part of the legacy … Continue reading
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UNC children’s heart surgery team returns to Uganda
Tom Hughes wrote this … A UNC children’s heart surgery team led by Dr. Keith Kocis is currently working again in Uganda. This team of UNC volunteers have partnered with Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. to bring life-saving … Continue reading
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