Discovery – Continued coverage: A Geisel study has found that a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii (T gondii), which is found inside cats’ intestines, could be a new cure for cancer. Researcher David Bzik, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Geisel, is quoted in the story.
In the News
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine Gets Interim Dean
Valley News – The Valley News reports on Geisel’s naming of a new interim dean: Duane Compton, professor of biochemistry and senior associate dean for research.
Now, Cancer Vaccine From Cat Poop Parasite
Business Standard – A Geisel study has found that a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii (T gondii), which is found inside cats’ intestines, could be a new cure for cancer. Researcher David Bzik, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Geisel, is quoted in the story.
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By and For Trans People
NPR – Laura Erickson-Schroth, Geisel ’08, was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air to discuss a collection of essays she edited and published called Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community.
Explaining Menopause
NH Magazine – What exactly is menopause? NH Magazine asked Geisel’s Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Karen George to help explain.
Parasite Found in Cat Poop to be a New Cure for Cancer?
International Business Times – A Geisel study has found that a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii (T gondii), which is found inside cats’ intestines, could be a new cure for cancer, International Business Times reports.
How Family Game Night Makes Kids Into Better Students
The Atlantic – The Atlantic spotlights the research projects of Bill Hudenko, child psychologist and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Geisel, who uses board games to diagnose and strengthen cognitive and executive function skills among children.
New Hampshire Ranks No. 3 in Prescriptions for Certain Types of Painkillers, CDC Finds
Concord Monitor – Quotes Seddon Savage on a new report that ranks New Hampshire one of the states with the highest prescription drug abuse of certain types of opioid painkillers. Savage, Geisel ’80, is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Geisel and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education.
Rehabilitation Therapy Can Cut Down Depression Risk Among People With Age-Related Vision Loss
MedIndia – Quotes Associate Professor of Psychiatry Mark Hegel who says “Occupational therapy helps people regain valued activities in their daily lives, and behavior activation capitalizes on this through formal goal setting and reinforcement of progress.”
‘Bleak Picture’ for Mentally Ill: 80% are Jobless
USA Today – Quotes Robert Drake—professor of psychiatry, of community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice—who says supported employment programs for the mentally ill are rare due to insufficient funding.