In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: Introducing Baby to the Right Bacteria Allan Walker and his colleagues propose that colonization of the intestines of premature infants by the wrong bacteria could contribute to a sometimes deadly inflammatory disorder. Breast milk, they say, may reduce the risk for the disease by encouraging the growth of the right bacteria. BBS Bulletin HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Study Finds Nonviral Gene Therapy for Severe Hemophilia A is Safe with Early Signs of Benefit Longest Continuous Study on Aging Identifies Factors that May Determine Longevity Common Genetic Mutation Linked to Uterine Cancer Upcoming International Health Conference: Health Care, East and West, Moving into the 21st Century June 24–29 Fee required

Spotlight Photo by Jeff Cleary Carson Tells Grads to Think Big In his keynote address at the 2001 HMS/HSDM degree ceremony, Benjamin Carson of Johns Hopkins University called on graduates to use their considerable talents to elevate other people. He said that's what it means to think big. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay Standing and Understanding One's Own Scientific Ground A relieved Robin Lucas found that her thesis defense was more a discussion. And her examiners actually seemed curious about the science she had been wrapped up in for the last seven years.

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