A Sampling of Clips for 
January 10, 2006

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Theodore H. Bullock, 90;
Studied How Animals Function
New York Times, Jan. 9-Theodore H. Bullock, who made wide-ranging studies of sensory and nervous systems in fish and invertebrates and then used his research to explore the evolution of the brain in animals, died on Dec. 20 in San Diego. From 1966 to 1982, Dr. Bullock taught at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, where he was a professor of neurosciences, and he continued to conduct research there until last month. More

Behind the Mind's Mirror
The Economist, Jan. 2006-Over the coming year the world will wake up to some remarkable discoveries in the brain sciences that are unlocking several of the mysteries of what makes humans so special. Recently, Vilayanur Ramachandran and his team at UCSD measured the activity of the mirror-neuron areas in people by looking at a particular kind of brain wave, called the mu rhythm, which is suppressed when mirror nerves become active. More

William Haxby,
56, Dies; Mapped Ocean Floors
New York Times, Jan. 9-William F. Haxby, who created the first maps of the ocean floor to be based on satellite measurements of the water's surface and became a master at translating complicated marine data into comprehensible visual displays, died on Wednesday at his home in Westwood, N.J. (Quote by David T. Sandwell, a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

UCSD Raises $8.1M
To Expand Shiley Eye Center
CBS 2 News, Jan. 9-UCSD officials have raised the $8.1 million needed to expand the Shiley Eye Center and the complex's Ratner Children's Eye center. The university said Monday it raised the money through private donations and will increase the clinical space by more than 50 percent. More

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Options for Upping your Vitamin D Dose
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 10-It turns out vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," may be good for more than just increasing muscle strength and helping our body absorb calcium. A new study out of the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD suggests that a vitamin D deficiency may account for several thousand cancer deaths annually. More

Researchers Study
Asthma, Acid Reflux Connection
Channel 10 News, Jan. 9-If you have asthma you may also be suffering with another condition: acid reflux. The connection is being studied by the American Lung Association and UCSD researchers. More

Vitamin D Types
Process in the Body Differently
Contra Costa Times, Jan. 9-Q & A with Richard Harkness, a consultant pharmacist who writes on health care topics for the Contra Costa Times. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More