A Sampling of Clips for March 10^th, 2009

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Obama Heralds New Era of Research
ABC News, March 10 -- President Barack Obama signed an executive order clearing the way for more federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (Quotes UCSD researcher Larry Goldstein). More

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Antidepressants Tied to Women's Heart Risk
ABC News, March 10 -- Relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk for heart problems, including sudden cardiac death and fatal heart disease, a new study from UCSD and Columbia University finds. More

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Belief and the Brain's 'God Spot'
The Independent, U.K., March 10 -- A belief in God is deeply embedded in the human brain, which is programmed for religious experiences, according to a study that analyses why religion is a universal human feature that has encompassed all cultures throughout history. (Mentions research by Vilayanur Ramachandran, from UCSD) More

Big Pharma Bulks Up
with Merck-Schering Deal
Los Angeles Times, March 10 -- Big Pharma got bigger on Monday with Merck Co.'s announcement that it would acquire rival Schering-Plough Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction worth $41.1 billion. And the deal is being made easier by U.S. taxpayers. (Quotes Dr. Gary S. Firestein, a dean and professor of medicine at UCSD) More

The Power of Naps
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10 -- Yesterday was National Napping Day, the brainchild of Boston University professor William Anthony and his wife, Camille. They began the observance on the first full day of daylight-saving time 10 years ago because naps boost productivity – and cost less than a cup of coffee. For yesterday's event, UCSD psychiatrist and sleep expert Sara Mednick, author of “Take a Nap! Change Your Life,” addressed 200 people inside a campus ballroom for the school's first nap-in. More

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Under a Worrisome Cloud
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10 -- There's no magical cue signaling you that stress and situational sadness have crossed the line into clinical depression and mental illness, which affect some 20 million Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. (Quotes Dr. Sidney Zisook, a psychiatrist at the UCSD Medical Center) More

Experts: Global Warming
to Jar World's Welfare
The San Diego Daily Transcript, March 9  -- Public officials described climate change as a real threat to global stability, health and wealth in a string of lectures last week at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. More

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