A Sampling of Clips for June 25^th, 2008

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Artist Says CA Must Halt Use of Whale Tail Plates
FOX News, June 25 – A dispute is escalating over who should benefit from the annual proceeds of California's popular specialty auto license plate featuring an image of a whale tail. (Quotes Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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Rates of Circulatory Woes in Blacks Still a Puzzle
Reuters, June 24 - The rate of occurrence of peripheral artery disease is greater in blacks than whites in the United States, and various risk factors for heart disease do not completely account for the difference, researchers report. Dr. Joachim H. Ix of UCSD and colleagues note that traditional risk markers such as diabetes and hypertension have failed to account for the high rate of peripheral artery disease in African Americans.More

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Gurning is a Way of Control
Nature, June 25 -- A student in America has worked out how to turn his face into a remote control. PhD student Jacob Whitehill, of UCSD, used facial recognition technology to monitor the expressions of test subjects watching video lectures. By detecting confusion, he believes, lectures can be slowed or even replayed over difficult sections. More

FDA OKs GlaxoSmithKline Kids' Combination Vaccine
Forbes, June 25 -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Wednesday it won Food and Drug Administration approval for a combination booster vaccine, Kinrix, which protects children ages 4 to 6 against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio with a single shot. (Quotes Dr. William P. Hitchcock, assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, at the UCSD School of Medicine) More

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Repairing Damage to Brain May Be Nearer
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25 – A team of San Diego scientists has moved embryonic stem cell research a step closer to helping repair the brains of stroke victims and people with diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Researchers from the Salk Institute and UCSD also contributed to the project, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. More

Growing Number of Seniors Still in the Workplace
KPBS, June 24 -- More than six out of ten Californians ages 55 to 64 were employed in 2006. And more than two out of ten people ages 65 to 69 were still working. Whether it’s due to financial pressures, or a desire to do something meaningful, a growing number of seniors is still in the workplace. And those who study aging say that’s a good thing. (Quotes Dr. Dilip Jeste, director, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UCSD) More

UCSD Grad Moraghan Played Major Role at Open
La Jolla Light, June June 25 – UCSD alumna Karen Moraghan didn't get to take home a gleaming, prestigious trophy like Tiger Woods did. And she didn't earn the adoration of fans like Rocco Mediate did. But Moraghan's efforts were just as important to the recently completed U.S. Open. More