A Sampling of Clips for
July 13, 2005
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Study Explains
Anorexia Symptoms
CBS News, New York, July
13-Women who suffer from anorexia have increased chemical activity
in a part of the brain that controls reinforcement and reward,
something that may explain why they are driven to lose weight
but don't get any pleasure out of it, according to a new study
led by UCSD child psychiatry fellow Dr. Guido
Frank. More
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articles appeared in:
Washington
Post, July 12
Newsday,
July 12
Miami
Herald, July 13
San
Jose Mercury, July 12
Kentucky
Herald, July 12
Seattle
Post, July 13
North
County Times, July 13
Study: Gold-Colored Bacteria
More Dangerous
CNN, July 13-Gold-colored bacteria
that cause more disease than colorless strains do so because
they carry antioxidants to protect themselves against immune
system attack, UCSD researchers reported on
Monday. More
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article appeared in:
The
Mercury, South Africa, July 13
Science
and Your Health
Newsweek, July 12-A type of fat found
in the bloodstream could trigger the formation of plaque that
leads to clogged blood vessels, according to a new study led
by Dr. Sotirios Tsimikas, director of vascular
medicine at UCSD. More
Off the
World Stage, Taking a Role in Venture Capitalism
New York Times, July 13-On Wednesday,
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, perhaps Silicon Valley's
most famous venture firm, will announce that former Secretary
of State Colin L. Powell is joining the firm as a part-time
partner. (Quote by Paul S. Kedrosky, a professor
at UCSD.) More
Students
Sue UC Over Plan for Jump in Fees
San Francisco Chronicle, July 13-Attorneys
for professional school students at the University of California
filed suit Tuesday challenging a plan by university officials
to boost tuition fees. (Mentions UCSD.) More
Mayoral
Candidates
Scheduled To Attend Debates
Channel 10, July 13-City voters still
unsure of who to vote for in the upcoming special mayoral election
can go to two debates Wednesday that will feature many of the
candidates. The first will be held at 2:30 p.m. in a ballroom
at the Price Center at UCSD. The candidates
will be questioned by UCSD political science
professor Thad Kousser and also take questions
from the audience. More
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article appeared in:
San
Diego Daily Transcript, July 12
Protecting
Offshore Relics
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 13-Yesterday
a coalition of local Indian tribes announced a pilot project,
in collaboration with state agencies and environmental groups,
aimed at protecting submerged Indian artifacts long plundered
by divers. (Quote by Patricia Masters, an undersea
archaeologist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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