Duke in the News: Aug. 10, 2006

NEW TESTS MAY HELP TREAT LUNG CANCER The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 10 -- The latest advance in personalized medicine, a gene profiling test devised by Duke University medical researchers, promises to benefit thousands of lung-cancer patients. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers --Also, Washington Post: Tumor Profiles May Help Cancer Treatment (AP story also appeared in Chicago Sun-Times and more than 200 other media outlets.) ... Full story The New York Times, Reuters: New Test Predicts if Lung Cancer Will Spread ... Full story BBC News: Lung Cancer Chemo Test Developed ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Test May Aid Lung Cancer Survival ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Test to Aid Lung Cancer Patients ... Full story Duke Med News: First-Ever Genomic Test to Predict Which Lung Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy to Live Full story

NEW DRUG STUDY OFFERS HOPE TO STROKE PATIENTS ABC News World News Tonight, Aug. 9 -- Dr. Tim Johnson interviewed Dr. Larry Goldstein of Duke about his new findings regarding strokes and statin drugs. (video) Full story --Also, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times: Statin Cuts Risk of Another Stroke ... Full story News & Observer: Cholesterol Drug Protects Against Strokes, Study Finds ... Full story Forbes, HealthDay: Statin Drugs Cut Risk of Recurrent Stroke ... Full story

CIVILIAN ON TRIAL ON CHARGES OF BEATING AN AFGHAN PRISONER NPR's All Things Considered, Aug. 9 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman discusses the trial of a CIA contractor, the first time a civilian has been tried for overseas prisoner abuse. ... Full story

COMMENTARY -- DEMOCRATS, FOREIGN POLICY AND LIEBERMAN America Abroad, Aug. 9 -- Public policy professor Bruce Jentleson, in a blog entry, takes issue with the spin some are putting on Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary defeat. ... Full story

GOLD, CUNNINGHAM CONTROL FINAL TABLE IN WORLD SERIES OF POKER USA Today, Aug. 10 -- As play resumes on the 12th day of play in the World Series of Poker, 2006 Duke grad Douglas Kim is one of only nine players remaining from an original field of 8,773. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Grad Makes World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table ... Full story

SCIENCE REVEALS SECRETS OF INVISIBILITY CNN, Aug. 9 -- Duke engineer David R. Smith's work on metamaterials could lead to an invisibility cloak that shields objects from electromagnetic waves such as microwaves. ... Full story

LAWYER CHALLENGES DUKE LACROSSE PROSECUTOR AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE Charlotte Observer, AP, Aug. 9 -- The chairman of the Durham County Republican Party said Wednesday he will mount a write-in campaign challenge against the district attorney prosecuting three Duke lacrosse players charged with rape. ... Full story --Also, News & Observer: Anyone-But-Nifong Drive Takes Shape ... Full story Herald-Sun: Monks to Take on Nifong in DA's Race ... Full story (Greensboro) News & Record: Column by Doug Clark -- Prosecutors Rape Case Looks Empty Now (Article not available free online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

PEDALING TOWARD CHANGE The Chronicle of Higher Education, Aug. 11 -- A new exhibition at the Nasher Museum of Art features media works by seven international artists who explore memories, personal legacy and aspects of their backgrounds. Full story