A Sampling of Clips for August 22^nd, 2008

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DHEA May Not Boost Brain Power, Well-Being
Reuters, Aug. 22 -- The hormone supplement DHEA is touted as an anti-aging panacea, but a new study by UCSD researchers suggests that it does nothing for healthy older adults' brain power or general well-being. More

FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 21 -- U.S. drug regulators said Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer. (Quotes Dr. Daniel Steinberg, professor emeritus of medicine at UCSD) More

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Forbes
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

T. Rex-Chicken Controversy Roils Protein Scientists
Bloomberg, Aug. 21 -- In a letter to the prestigious journal Science today, UCSD scientists attacked methods used by a Harvard University-led team that proposed the T. rex- chicken link in April 2007. The Harvard team responded in a letter to the same journal, saying their analysis of the dinosaur's protein is sound. More

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Nature

Researchers Make Quantum Bit Out of a Single Electron
Wired News, Aug. 22 -- In yet another step ahead for quantum computing, researchers, including UCSD scientists, have been able to hold a single electron in a stable "1" or "0" state, enabling it to function as a numeric bit.  More

Georgia Universities Retain High Marks in ‘Best Colleges’ Guide
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. News & World Report college rankings will hit the newsstands Monday and many of Georgia’s colleges — drum roll, please — barely moved at all. Among top public universities, Georgia Tech held on to its No. 7 spot, tying with UCSD and the University of Wisconsin. More

University of California Gets Green Thumbs-Up from Sierra Club
East Bay Business Times, Aug. 21 -- The 10 campuses of the University of California have been described as being “in a league of their own” when it comes to sustainability, according to Sierra magazine, the monthly publication of the San Francisco-based Sierra Club. (Mentions UCSD) More

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