March 10, 2003
In Print Photo by Jeff Cleary Focus: Molecular Movies Catch Mitochondria Dividing Ramiro Massol, Tom Kirchhausen (l to r), and Aster Legesse-Miller have trained their microscopes on the cells of living yeast, capturing moving pictures of mitochondria dividing. The footage is remarkable not just from a technical viewpoint--it shows some of the first 3-D images of living mitochondria--but also from a scientific perspective. The movies are beginning to rewrite our understanding of mitochondrial behavior.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Folate May Play Role in Preventing Breast Cancer Study Shows Young Children with Serious Head Injuries Whose Parents Report No Trauma or Low-Impact Trauma as Cause of Injury Are Highly Likely to Be Victims of Abuse Study Shows Insulin Resistance Is Poor Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes in Those with No Family History of the Disease Factor Identified that Makes Treating Aging Hearts with Gene Therapy Difficult Study Is First to Show Cocaine Compromises Immune Response and May Increase Risk of Infection Upcoming 2003 Mysell Lecture: Beyond Depression and Disparities: Reinventing Community Psychiatry Kenneth Wells, UCLA Wednesday, March 19 5:00-6:00 p.m.		Spotlight Photo by Graham Ramsay Breastfeeding Rates Unaffected by Changes in Hospital Length of Stay In a study that is good news to mothers and babies, researchers led by Jeanne Madden found that changes in length of maternity stay in the hospital did not affect the rate of breastfeeding. The practice is widely regarded as beneficial to both mothers and babies. The study suggests that breastfeeding will not be adversely influenced if length-of-stay policies shift for cost-saving or other reasons. Student Scene Learning the Healer's Art A pilot course, the Healer's Art, which began in January and culminates this month, explores the human side of care-giving. Students Annemarie Stroustrup Smith and Mauro Zappaterra say the elective is wonderfully effective in its focus on the power of storytelling to reacquaint physicians in training with their deeper and fuller selves. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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