A Sampling of Clips for Feb. 2, 2011

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Skin Cells Switch to Beating Heart Cells
Discovery Channel, Feb. 1 -- Skin cells can be converted directly into beating heart cells, a new study shows. The transformation occurs with a little help from cellular reprogramming factors that are usually used to make embryonic-like stem cells, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and UC San Diego report online January 30 in Nature Cell Biology. More

Hospitals, Clinics Hustle to Launch E-record Systems
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 1 -- In a technologically interconnected world where yesterday’s unimagined innovation is today’s standard office tool, the idea of electronic health records seems obvious. Put patient records online so an emergency room physician can check when you last saw your doctor and what lab tests were done? Of course. UC San Diego Medical Center has been recognized as a leader in instituting electronic health records, named one of the “Most Wired” for five consecutive years by the American Hospital Association. More

Mammogram Controversy Continues
KPBS, Feb. 1 -- The shock waves from a 2009 recommendation on the usefulness of mammograms for younger women is still resounding in the medical community. That federally-funded task force says mammograms should be optional for women under 50. The recommendation was based on data that suggests that mammograms are not that reliable at picking up cancers in younger women. Dr. Anne Wallace, Professor of Clinical Surgery and Director of the UC San Diego Breast Care Unit, is one of the guests discussing the issue, along with Dr. Laszlo Tabar, known by many as "the father of mammography. " He's here from his practice in Sweden to speak at UCSD Moores Cancer Center. More

Egyptians React to President Mubarak's Announcement
San Diego 6, Feb. 1 -- Egypt's President, Hosni Mubarak announced today, he will not step down. But, he says, he has no plans to run for a new term, either. (Quotes Hussam Noureldin, a molecular biologist, Post Doc, at UC San Diego) More

Sugarland to Play at UCSD July 23
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 1 -- Sugarland is headed back to San Diego. The multimillion-selling country-pop duo, which performed here Dec. 3 as part of the "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" all-star TV concert with Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, will perform July 23 at UC San Diego's RIMAC Field. More

Women Making Themselves at Home on the Road
Patch.com, AOL News, Feb. 1 -- The UC San Diego women’s basketball team might want to change their nickname to the Triton Road Warriors. More

Music, Drama, Dance at UCSD
Patch.com, AOL News, Feb. 1 -- Theater gourmets and gourmands, lift your metaphorical forks! The UC San Diego School of Theatre and Dance is serving up a mouth-watering smorgasbord of theatrical treats. More

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