A Sampling of Clips for April 28, 2011

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Autism Screening: Simple Checklist Could
Help Detect Autism Spectrum Disorders in 1-Year-Old Children
ABC News, April 28 -- Current screening methods can signal autism in toddlers 18 months and older. But new research at UC San Diego suggests a five-minute survey for parents could detect early signs of autism spectrum disorders in babies by the first birthday. The 25-question survey, which probes babies' verbal communication, emotional expression and gestures, has so far allowed researchers to diagnose autism spectrum disorders correctly 75 percent of the time. More

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Drivers Cut Back on $4 Gas
The Wall Street Journal, April 28 -- After weeks of paying steadily more for a tank of gasoline, American drivers are beginning to ease up on the gas pedal, but in today's global economy, that might not be enough to lower crude-oil prices and give a lift to U.S. growth. (Quotes UC San Diego economist James Hamilton) More

Which are the Five Most Innovative Tech Companies in America?
Forbes, April 27 -- Here’s a list of five companies from the tech sector that score highest on an objective basis. Once again I’ve worked with marketpyschdata to produce the results. Cymer, founded by UC San Diego alumni Robert Akins and Richard Sandstrom, tops the list. More

App-Specific Processors to Fight Dark Silicon
MIT Tech Review, April 28 -- A processor etched with circuits tailored to the most widely used apps on Android phones could help extend the devices' battery life. Researchers at UC San Diego have created software that scans the operating system and a collection of the most popular apps and then generates a processor design tailored to their demands. The result can be 11 times more efficient than today's typical general-purpose smart-phone chip, says Michael Taylor, who leads the GreenDroid project with colleague Steven Swanson. More

Oxygen’s Medical Channels
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 27 -- After years of living with the pain and frustration of a large open lesion on her leg, Jean Cole had nearly given up hope. When her physician finally suggested she try hyperbaric oxygen therapy at UC San Diego’s new wound care center in Encinitas, she agreed. More

Woman's Death Prompts Special Clinic for Moms
10News, April 27 -- A local woman's tragic death leads to help for San Diego women suffering from postpartum depression. UC San Diego's Maternal Mental Health Clinic specializes in mental health disorders effecting new mothers. It came as a direct result of Annie Spangler's death. More

Quilters Donate ‘Hugs’ to Warm Patients
in Alzheimer’s Study Through UCSD Program
La Jolla Light, April 28 -- What’s a quilter to do when her family and friends have all the quilts they need?  In the case of Jeffree Itrich, a UC San Diego communications specialist with the Department of Neurosciences’ Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, you use the quilts for a good cause. Itrich, who lost her mother to severe dementia, set out to create a quilt donation program for the patients in the Alzheimer’s study in January 2010. More

UCSD Teams Up with Michael J. Fox to Fight Parkinson’s Disease
Patch.com, April 27 -- The UC San Diego School of Medicine has teamed up with a foundation created by actor Michael J. Fox for a five-year study on Parkinson’s disease. The partnership, which focuses on finding substances or characteristics in the body that can be associated with the progression of the illness, was announced Tuesday. More

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