Charity News from Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003Researchers Study Depression in Bypass Surgery PatientsWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking patients who have recently had coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are suffering from depression to participate in a research study. Researchers to Study Quality of Life in Women with Early Breast Cancer Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center have received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute and the Breast Cancer Stamp Fund to study quality of life in women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Stanford research shows how living cells retain memories Stanford University School of Medicine | Researchers at the Stanford have shown for the first time how a living cell turns a fleeting chemical signal into a permanent memory. Among other things, the process ensures that once a cell matures into an egg it won't unexpectedly revert back. Nitric oxide can prevent lung disease and death for premature infants The University of Chicago Medical Center | Low doses of inhaled nitric oxide can decrease the risk of chronic lung disease and death by nearly one-fourth in premature infants who have respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), report researchers from the University of Chicago. American Red Cross Assists Thousands of Southern California Families American Red Cross | As twelve major wildland and urban/wildland fires raged in southern California, homeowners, residents and emergency workers turned to the American Red Cross for help. The costs of providing relief to the victims continues to be counted. American Red Cross Responds to Flooding in the Dominican Republic American Red Cross | Flood-related damage and destruction of highways and village roads have isolated many residents and communities from relief efforts in portions of the northwestern Cibao Valley and the lower Yuna River Basin in the northeast.
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