A Sampling of Clips for
August 16th, 2007
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HIV's Double Hit on Brain Cells
BBC News, Aug. 16 -- HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, often infiltrates the brains of infected patients, causing everything from cognitive decline to death. Now, new research in mice suggests the virus doesn't just kill brain cells but also prevents replacement cells from developing. This "double whammy" explains why HIV is so devastating to the brain, but it could also point the way to new treatments, said study co-author Dr. Stuart Lipton, a neurologist and researcher with the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and UCSD. More
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An Error in Code
The New Yorker, Aug. 13 – This issue’s “Annals of Medicine” story talks about Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare disease which causes people to mutilate themselves. William L. Nyhan, a pediatrician and UCSD researcher, along with a medical student named Michael Lesch, first described the disorder, which was named after them. More
In Global Warming, All Research Is Local
Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 16 -- Various types of air pollution can change the way planetwide average warming affects local or regional climates. Thus local circumstances can reduce, or even reverse, expectations based solely on global studies. (Mentions research by Veerabhadran Ramanathan at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
Grow with the Floe
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 16 -- New research – perhaps the first of its kind – suggests that at least some free-floating Antarctic icebergs are biological hot spots featuring everything from microscopic plankton and diatoms to krill, fish, seabirds and seals. (Quotes Maria Vernet, an oceanographer at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
Regents Say It Was Time for Dynes to Move On
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 16 -- Members of the University of California's governing board spent the past month orchestrating the departure of President Robert C. Dynes after losing confidence in his leadership, officials said yesterday. (Mentions UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox) More
Hospitals Lend Community Support Far Beyond Their Walls
San Diego Metropolitan, August 2007 -- From cooking classes to vision testing to disaster medical response to providing medical care for the homeless, San Diego-area hospitals are strong parts of the community. Many of the programs are designed to fill the gaps between insurance and Medi-Cal. As a teaching hospital, UCSD Medical Center has the benefit of student and new doctor enthusiasm. More
Viewer Demand Brings UCSD-TV to Solana Beach
Solana Beach Sun, Aug 10 – For years, Solana Beach residents have requested UCSD-TV. As of mid-July, UCSD-TV is now available to Solana Beach viewers on Time Warner Cable channel 18. More (PDF)
Sustainability Forum Tomorrow
Voice of San Diego, Aug. 15 -- City Attorney Mike Aguirre is hosting a public forum tomorrow night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the City Council's 12th-floor chambers to discuss sustainable development and green technology. Among the other participants: Lisa Shaffer, executive director of UCSD’s Environment and Sustainability Initiative, Michael Calabrese, a deputy city attorney, and several businesspeople from green technology companies. More