Volume 4, Number 12 - April 6, 2009

In this issue: 

• Shi and colleagues see the fate of neural stem cells
• Researchers discover link between inflammation and intestinal cancers
• Jonas Brothers back diabetes research at City of Hope
• Long-term over-the-counter antacid use linked to esophageal cancer
• City of Hope photos now available with the click of a mouse
• Education critical to fighting health disparities
• Protein helps make bacteria the “world’s toughest”

Spring has sprung
Tenor Robert MacNeil, left, soprano Karen Vuong and bass-baritone Jamie J. Offenbach sing “Climb Every Mountain” from the musical “The Sound of Music” at Cooper Auditorium during a March 20 performance.

Artists from the Los Angeles Opera presented “Spring Is in the Air” as part of a quarterly series underwritten by Scott Lord, an LA Opera board member, and Susan Disney Lord. The program included songs ranging from “Younger than Springtime” from the musical “South Pacific” to “Nessun Dorma” from the opera “Turandot.” More than 240 community members, employees and patients attended the event. (Photo by p.cunningham)