SUMMER 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
A father’s gift
Before Jackson Pineda was born, doctors told his parents, Gerald and Jennifer, that their son’s kidneys would not last past the age of 10. A prenatal ultrasound showed one enlarged kidney and the…
‘Zafè Kabrit se Zafè Mouton’
It was at once very familiar and all its own: a stage, caps and gowns, smiling graduates and a cheering crowd. But the setting was an off-duty nightclub just outside the Haitian capital of…
Curing invisible wounds
While deployed as an Air Force clinical psychologist in Iraq, Lt. Col. Alan Peterson, Ph.D., experienced firsthand the toll war can take on the mental health of service members. Serving in 2004…
Spice for life
As cancer rates rise, researcher goes back to the basics of medicine A gathering place for traditional healers in the Republic of Guinea is in Kankan, one of that West African country’s largest…
A neurological boost
Neuroscience projects receive a $1 million gift Pain is a growing epidemic. More than 116 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and the numbers are expected to rise as the population ages. It…