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- About me
- As a laboratory scientist, I explore fundamental questions in cell and molecular biology, such as how cells decide when to proliferate and when to differentiate. As an Expert Researcher at WEGO Health, I get to build bridges between medical researchers, clinicians, patients and families. I believe the time has come for this type of interaction and together we'll improve the quality of health care at every level.
- My motivations for joining WEGO Health
- To raise awareness about a particular condition, To expand my professional community, To connect with leaders in my condition-specific community, To connect with leaders in the health community, To gain access to WEGO Health's professional seminars
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- http://www.wegohealth.com
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- www.acor.org
- Book I recommend the most
- The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian (technically that's 21 books...)
Amy Brock's Blog
Growing gray matter
A new study appearing in the medical journal Stroke (a publication of the American Heart Association) looks at the brain's amazing capacity to respond to injury.
Detailed MRI images of stroke patients showed that Constraint Induced (CI) therapy produces a significant increase in the amount of gray matter present in the brains of patients. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CI) forces the use of the affected side by… Continue
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 at 1:57pm —
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Cancer biology webcasts: a wealth of resources
The American Association for Cancer Research has made a concerted effort to give the public a window into the fast-moving world of cancer biology.
With an extensive series of free webcasts, you can get up to speed on the latest thinking in issues such as drug resistance, clinical trials, treatment strategies, prevention, diagnosis and more.
I'm find… Continue
Posted on April 20th, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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Drinking and your DNA
There's a good deal of research that supports a link between chronic alcohol consumption and elevated risk of cancers (including those of the respiratory tract, digestive tract, liver, colon, rectum, and breast.
But what's emerging now is new information about the specific genetic differences that influence a person's risk level. The revolution in "personalized medicine" has been slower to arrive than many expec… Continue
Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 11:44am —
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Less is more: caloric restriction and tumor inhibition
Lesley wrote about the importance of lifestyle factors in her blog entry on "What if preventing cancer were really that easy?" We've all heard that a healthy diet is a central ingredient in reducing cancer risk. Researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are reporting that it isn't just what foods you eat but how much you consume compared with your activity level that can impact tumor formation.
Dietary en… Continue
Cancer researchers gather this week
This week approximately 17,000 cancer researchers and clinicians gather in San Diego for the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). I'll be kicking off this blog with reports on some of the new research that's presented.
I hope I'll be able to give you some snapshots of the very latest findings in the cancer field. I'll try to include a mix of therapies in the pipeline, new technologies and detection strategies, clinical trials, approaches to prevention and resea… Continue
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