Recent research has linked autism with a lack of “pruning” in developing brain connections, but a new study by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine suggests instead it is the excessive growth of new connections that causes sensory overload in people with the disorder.
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New Study Suggests Alcohol TV Ads are Linked with Underage Drinking
The Wall Street Journal – Continued coverage on the recent study led by Susanne Tanski, associate professor of pediatrics, which found that alcohol advertisements have led to a rise in underage drinking and binge drinking.
TV Alcohol Ads Tied to Problem Drinking for Teens, Study Finds
U.S. News and World Report– A new study, led by Susanne Tanski, associate professor of pediatrics, found that the more receptive teens were to alcohol ads on TV, the more likely they were to start drinking, or to progress from drinking to binge drinking or hazardous drinking.
Poverty, Healthcare & Access: Where Do We Go from Here? 2015 MLK Celebration
The 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Geisel School of Medicine will explore current limitations barring universal access to healthcare, and the underlying problems in order to contemplate opportunities for meaningful progress.
Welcome to (Your Name) Medical School
The New York Times – References a recent article, titled “Green Eggs and Ham,” published in Academic Medicine, which notes that Dartmouth’s medical school was renamed in 2012 after Theodor Geisel ’25.
Johnson & Johnson Will Make Clinical Data Available to Outside Researchers
The New York Times – Quotes Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, on the shift toward making clinical trial data more publicly available.
Community-Wide Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs Associated with Reductions in Hospitalizations, Deaths, Over 40-Year Period
In a rural Maine county, sustained, community-wide programs targeting cardiovascular risk factors and behavior changes were associated with reductions in hospitalization and death rates over a 40-year period (1970-2010) compared with the rest of the state.
40 Years of Preventive Care Saves Franklin County Lives and Money
CentralMaine.com – Points to a study co-authored by Christopher Amos, professor of community and family medicine, which found that cardiovascular health improved significantly in Franklin County, Maine, and mortality rates decreased in connection to a 40-year preventive health effort.
Father, Daughter Donate Kidneys 10 Years Apart to Save Same Recipient
New Hampshire Union Leader – Quotes David Axelrod, associate professor of surgery, on the annual rate of transplants that take place at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
5 Years After Quake, Haiti Still Needs Help
Chicago Tribune – Mentions the efforts of a Dartmouth medical team, led by Professor of Medicine James Geiling, who aided victims of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.