Winter/Spring 2002
Pulse

• Looking for the Causes of Autism
• New Options for Combating Liver Cancer
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - A Family Matter
• CBS-TV Applauds Betty Gallo's Dream
• $40 Million More for PTC Therapeutics
• Building Up, Moving Ahead
• Childhood Obesity on the Rise
• HIV / AIDS Still a Ruthless Adversary
• Climbing Therapeutic Walls
• Straight Talk About Sex in the Doctor's Office
• A New Prison Mantra
• Science Tackles Those Mind Boggling "Cures"

Features

Preventing Colorectal Cancer: On the Frontier
by Florence Isaacs

A new clinical trial explores the link between diet and the disease.

Gastric Bypass: Losing Weight the Surgical Way
by Mary Ann Littell

Helping morbidly obese patients take off pounds and improve overall health.

Scientist at Work: Creative Discoveries Are More than a Gut Reaction
by Eve Jacobs

Important findings result from "thinking outside the box."

What's in the Dust?
by Maryann Brinley

UMDNJ's environmental experts analyze contaminants at ground zero.

Clinical Trials: Call for Volunteers

Student Life
Having It All: The Combined MD/PhD Program
by Mary Ann Littell

UMDNJ Matters

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Dr. P. Formica (She's A Woman)
by Maryann Brinley