Carol Cruzan Morton

Freelance journalist
Belmont, Mass. USA
ccmorton(at)nasw.org

Science writer
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass. USA
617-432-3121
carol_morton(at)hms.harvard.edu

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Customizing therapy for every breast cancer, Brigham and Women's magazine, Winter 2004.

Society for Women's Health Research

"Sex Differences in Immunology and Autoimmunity: The Biology of Sex Differences," 8 November 2001. (Scientific Proceedings (PDF), Review Article)

Association of American Medical Colleges

"Keeping Patients First: AAMC's Strategic Response Guide to Controversies in Human Clinical Research," AAMC Office of Communications, Nov. 2000. (Not available online)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

"Researchers Find Potential Mechanism Linking Obesity to Type 2 Diabetes," BIDMC news release, 14 June 2001.
"Fat Cell Defect May Trigger Insulin Resistance in Muscle And Liver," BIDMC news release, 7 Feb. 2001.
"Right Side of Brain May be Key to Recognizing Yourself, Study Says," BIDMC news release, 17 Jan. 2001.
"AIDS Vaccine Study Harnesses 'Killer' Immune Cells to Control Virus, Prevent Disease in Animals," BIDMC news release, 19 Oct. 2000.
"Persistent Smoking Reduces Full Benefits of Angioplasty," BIDMC news release,18 Aug. 2000.
"New Web Resource Aims to Speed Research on Heartbeats, Brain Waves," BIDMC news release,1 Aug. 2000.
"Study Details Use, Misuse of Antibiotics to Prevent Heart Infections," BIDMC news release, 4 July 2000.
"Living Skin Substitute Helps Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers Faster," BIDMC news release, 11 June 2000.
"Two New Angiogenesis Inhibitors with Cancer-Fighting Potential," BIDMC news release, 2 June 2000.
"Meditation Engages Mind and Body, Imaging Study Shows," BIDMC news release, 2 June 2000.
"New Understanding of Migraines May Lead To More Effective Treatments," BIDMC news release, 27 April 2000.
"Hypnosis Reduces Surgical Pain and Time, Improves Safety," BIDMC news release, 27 April 2000.
"Boston Study Finds Marijuana Use Can Trigger Heart Attack," BIDMC news release,3 March 2000.
"Researchers Discover New Vein of Cancer-Fighting Agents," BIDMC news release, 6 Jan. 2000.
"New Pain Reliever for Rheumatoid Arthritis Works With Fewer Gastrointestinal Side Effects," BIDMC news release, 23 Nov. 1999.
"Immune Rejection Cells Die to Accept Transplanted Organs, Studies Say," BIDMC news release, 2 Nov. 1999.
"Stereotypes of Aging May Have Significant Effect on Gaits of Older Persons," BIDMC news release, 2 Nov. 1999.
"Researchers Discover Potential New Approach to Treating Cystic Fibrosis," BIDMC news release, 9 Oct. 1999.
"Fetal Pig Cells Implanted in Stroke Patient," BIDMC news release, 22 Sept. 1999.
"Study Reveals How Brain Controls Eating In Normal Rats," 26 Aug. 1999.
"Walking Patterns Open Window to Neurological Development," BIDMC news tip, 13 July 1999.
"Blind People Read Braille With Visual Part of Brain," BIDMC news tip, 13 July 1999.
"New Hip Pad Technology to Take The Fall," BIDMC news tip, 13 July 1999.
"New Enzyme Tied To Tangles In Alzheimer's Disease," BIDMC news release, 23 June 1999.
"Bioengineered Skin Heals Foot Wounds in More Patients, Less Time, Study Shows," BIDMC news release, 19 June 1999.
"More Evidence of Protected HIV Reservoir in Semen," BIDMC news release, 1 May 1999.
"Study Says Angioplasty Improves Quality of Life for Elderly Patients," BIDMC news release, 8 March 1999.
"Microscopic Change May Double Breast Cancer Risk for Some Women," BIDMC news release, 10 Feb. 1999.

Brown University

"Providence Poison playing soon in your neighborhood, starring a nasty chemical," George Street Journal, Sept. 18-24, 1998.
"Scientists find solar system's hottest surfaces on Jupiter's moon Io," George Street Journal, July 24-Sept. 3, 1998.
"Story ideas and expert sources in health and medicine," Brown University News Bureau, 20 July 1998.
"Story ideas and expert sources for HIV and AIDS issues," Brown University News Bureau, 20 July 1998.
"Doctors scale prison walls to help women at risk for AIDS stay out of jail," Brown University News Bureau, 20 July 1998.
"Scientists find solar system's hottest surfaces on Jupiter's moon Io," Brown University News Bureau, 2 July 1998.
"Answers to access, adherence and tolerance of protease inhibitors," Brown University News Bureau, 30 June1998.
"Promising results for woman-controlled anti-HIV product," Brown University News Bureau, 30 June 1998.
"Powerful AIDS drugs may promote heart disease," Brown University News Bureau, 30 June 1998.
"New guidelines stress early potent drug cocktails, individualized therapy," Brown University News Bureau, 27 June 1998.
"Better access to clean needles may reduce spread of HIV infection," Brown University News Bureau, 25 June 1998.
"Brown faculty to discuss research at World AIDS Conference," Brown University News Bureau, 24 June 1998
"Say what? Tadpoles hear through simple auditory system," Brown University News Bureau, 2 June 1998.
"Five story ideas in science, environment and technology," Brown University News Bureau, 2 June 1998.
"Musical mappings of the heartbeat show healthy hearts make best music," Brown University News Bureau, 2 June 1998.
"A new picture emerges of Earth's most volcanically active area," Brown University News Bureau, 21 May 1998.
"Teaching, research awards honor graduate students, faculty," Brown University News Bureau, 20 May 1998.
"Can I quote you on that? Brown scientists meet the press," George Street Journal, May 1-7, 1998.
"Robots take center stage at Brown student talent show, " Brown University News Bureau, 27 April 1998.
"Personal approach works to increase breast cancer screening rates," Brown University News Bureau, 27 March 1998.
"M is for medicine, D is for detective," George Street Journal, March 27-April 2, 1998.
"Kathryn Montgomery Hunter to deliver annual Harriet W. Sheridan Lecture," Brown University News Bureau, 26 March 1998.
"Detailed images from Jovian moon Europa point to slush below surface," George Street Journal, March 6-12, 1998.
"Background on Europa data from the Galileo Mission to Jupiter," 2 March 1998.

University of California, Davis

Art of Science, UC Davis Magazine, Summer 1997.
"New Understanding of Crab Populations May not Bring Fishermen's Delight," UC Davis News Service, May 1997.
"Right Brain May Control Writing in Some Lefties, Study Shows," UC Davis News Service, Nov. 1996.
"Campus Caches Data in New Computing Partnership," UC Davis News Service, April 11, 1997.
"Study Shows Problems With Certain Flight-control Systems," 4 March 1997.
"Telecommuting Differences Found Between the Sexes," UC Davis News Service, Feb. 10, 1997.
"Fewer Levees, Working Flood Plains Mean Less Destruction, Geology Prof Says," UC Davis News Service, Jan. 27, 1997
"Beak of the Finch and Origin of Species, Topic of Lectures," UC Davis News Service, Jan. 22, 1997
"Bottom-up Ecological Processes Better for Clear Waters, Study Finds," UC Davis News Service, Jan. 16, 1997
"Bigger Biology Tackled Through Keyboards," UC Davis News Service, Jan. 15, 1997
Charging into the Future, UC Davis Magazine, Winter 1997.
"Contest Spurs Butterfly Expert to Collect Better Data," UC Davis News Service, Dec. 16, 1996.
"Measuring public opinion can be both art and science," UC Davis News Service, Dec. 10, 1996.
"Student Logs In To Inspire Awareness, Not Guilt," UC Davis News Service, Dec. 5, 1996.
"Researcher Discovers Key Brain Center for Speech," UC Davis News Service, Dec. 5, 1996.
"Math, the Subject of our Discontent, Finds Much Ado in New Book," UC Davis News Service, Dec. 5, 1996.
"Right brain may control writing in some lefties, study shows," with illustration, UC Davis News Service, Nov. 13, 1996.
"Wild Tales of Researchers Gone Far Too Long," UC Davis News Service, Nov. 6, 1996
"Few Pelicans Survive Oil Cleanup, Researchers Report," UC Davis News Service, reworked for UC Davis Magazine, Oct. 25, 1996.
"Academic Senate names top teachers," UC Davis Dateline, 14 June 1996.
"Verosub wins teaching prize," UC Davis Dateline, 19 April 1996.
"Sperling's passion for transportation debate fueled his engineering career," UC Davis Dateline, 22 March 1996.
"His quest to teach science rippled through the state," UC Davis Dateline, 22 March 1996.
"Double Bubbles Designed by Nature Are Best Containers, Mathematicians Say," news release, 3 August 1995.
"Cheetahs on the Spot," UC Davis Magazine, Spring 1995, p. 20.
"Standing by the numbers. Statitician Jessica Utts uses statistics to make data in parapsychological experiments more credible," UC Davis Dateline, 21 Jan 1995. (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education district award for collaborative news release; Arlen Specter calls.).
"Fish Out of Water," UC Davis Magazine, Winter 1995, p. 23.
"How UC Davis Helped Save Mono Lake," UC Davis Magazine, Winter 1994, cover feature, (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education district award).
"Brain Trust," UC Davis Magazine, Spring 1994, p. 16.
"but seriously folks...," UC Davis Magazine, Winter 1993, p. 25