Dr. Altman was among 20 young scholars chosen E from medical schools and research institutions across the country as 1999 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. The new technique takes advantage of the same principles that have been successfully used to stimulate the immune system through gene transfer, but without the drawbacks and risks of gene therapy. The drugs would represent significant improvements on a class of pharmaceuticals called phenylethanolamines that already have been identified as potentially beneficial in the treatment of stroke. Patients do not need to have been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy to participate.
Humans depend mostly on visual cues, while other species use olfactory or auditory methods.
Chimpanzees, like humans, also depend on visual discrimination. According to a report in the June 17 issue of Nature , chimpanzees can easily recognize faces of their brethren presented in digitized photographs. This ability to discriminate one group-mate from another has helped chimpanzees evolve to form the most complex of all mammal societies, characterized by individualized relationships, cooperative networks, and stable hierarchies of power. The Department of Emergency Medicine is the newest at the Emory University School of Medicine. Arthur Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H., has been named department chairman.