In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Study
Rewrites Biology of Tanning
When the sunlight hits human skin, melanocytes in the lower layers churn out
packages of melanin and deliver them to the surface cells. The result is a darkened
skin tone—for some people. Those with fair skin, particularly redheads,
tend to burn rather than tan, and they also have a far higher risk of skin cancer.
David Fisher (front), John D’Orazio, and colleagues have used a mouse model
of fair-skinned people to identify a pathway that could be manipulated to provide
the cancer protection of tanning without the sun.
Upcoming
The 31st Annual Joseph Garland Lecture
Consumer-driven Health Care:
Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers
Tuesday, Oct. 24
5: 30 pm
Speaker:
Regina Herzlinger
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Spotlight
Nine
from HMS Elected to IOM
This year, nine HMS faculty members were named to the Institute
of Medicine, an advisory group of the National Academy of Sciences
that provides U.S. policymakers with perspective on issues of
health, medicine, and biomedical science.
Student Scene
Photo by Graham Ramsay
Shriners Improves on Care for
Young Burn Patients
The growth and development of free care for young burn patients
makes for an unusual story at a time of rising health care costs.
Erica Seiguer describes that care in the Shriners organization
and aspects of ongoing quality improvement.
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