Pancreatic Cancer May Be Detected with Simple Intestinal Probe

By simply shining a tiny light within the small intestine, close to that organ’s junction with the pancreas, physicians at Mayo Clinic in Florida have been able to detect pancreatic cancer 100 percent of the time in a small study. The light, attached to a probe, measures changes in cells and blood vessels in the small intestine produced by a growing cancer in the adjoining pancreas.

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Healthy Marriage Interventions: A Boon or a Bust?

Conventional wisdom, backed by years of research, suggests that healthy marriages equals a healthy society. And politicians and government officials have taken note, investing hundreds of millions of dollars each year in education programs designed to promote healthy marriages, focusing specifically on poor couples and couples of color. Is it working? No, says a Binghamton University researcher in a new study published in the current issue of American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association. And it’s because many of these programs were based on research data gathered from White and middle-class marriages, and when applied to poor couples or couples of color, just don’t work.

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New Musical Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Get Healthy

The innovative PAL device uses musical lullabies to help infants quickly learn the muscle movements needed to suck, and ultimately feed.

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Johns Hopkins Human Rights Advocate Urges WHO Action to Protect Healthcare Workers in Humanitarian Crises

Johns Hopkins University scholar, lawyer and human rights advocate Leonard Rubenstein is attending the 65th session of the World Health Assembly this week, pushing for a resolution to document attacks on health care workers in conflict zones such as Syria and Bahrain. Recent escalation of such attacks has raised humanitarian concern.

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Lerner College of Medicine Celebrates 10th Anniversary

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, an innovative medical school designed to train future physician-researchers.

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FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg to Deliver Commencement Address at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 commencement ceremony for Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Einstein’s 54th graduation will take place at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m.

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One Month in Jail: The Sentence in the Ravi Case

Prof. Danielle Citron, an international authority on privacy and cyber-harassment, issued a statement on the sentencing of Dharun Ravi in the Rutgers spycam case.

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Cornell Researchers to Demonstrate Device That Removes Living Tumor Cells From Blood, with an Aim Toward Honing Cancer Treatment, at Journalist-Only Lunch on June 12

Cornell researchers David Nanus, Evi Giannakakou and Brian Kirby – collaborating between Ithaca and New York City – will explain their new, microfludic device that collects circulating, living prostate cancer tumor cells from blood. The research aims toward tailoring cancer treatment and improving patient survival.

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A Conversation with a Living Legend® Sponsors Lead 23rd Annual Fundraising Efforts for UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

May 9 luncheon honors Right Honourable Tony Blair in interview with Greta Van Susteren, raising more than $773,000.

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