Stanford develop method to overcome multiple drug resistant diseases (News-Medical-Net)

18 August 2008, 8:58 pm

Many drugs once considered Charles Atlases of the pharmaceutical realm have been reduced to the therapeutic equivalent of 97-pound weaklings as the diseases they once dispatched with ease have developed resistance to them.... read more

Obituaries in the news (AP via Yahoo! News)

18 August 2008, 8:05 pm

Glen Anderson... read more

AP appoints South Korea bureau chief (AP via Yahoo! News)

18 August 2008, 2:58 pm

Jean H. Lee, a supervising editor for The Associated Press in Europe, will become AP's chief of bureau in Seoul, South Korea, the news cooperative announced Monday.... read more

Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

18 August 2008, 2:01 pm

MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Human embryonic stem cells trigger an immune response in mice, a new study finds. If the same thing happens in humans, it could prove a big roadblock to stem cell-based treatments, researchers say.... read more

Major power outage hits Stanford, Menlo Park (Palo Alto Weekly)

18 August 2008, 1:28 pm

A power outage is affecting just over 21,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers on the Peninsula this afternoon, a PG&E spokesman said. Spokesman Joe Molica said the outage has hit areas including Atherton and the southern part of Menlo Park.... read more

New planning grants to fund research on freshwater issues (EurekAlert!)

18 August 2008, 10:55 am

( Stanford University ) The Woods Institute for the Environment has awarded five faculty planning grants to develop long-term research programs at Stanford University that help solve the world's urgent demands for fresh water.... read more