A Sampling of Clips for
October 4th, 2006
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Researchers Ask Patients to Help
Fill Gap in Data on Side Effects of Statins
The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 3 -- The Statin Effects Survey site was created by UCSD researchers who are studying the full range of effects -- both good and bad -- from statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that include big brands like Pfizer's Lipitor, Merck's Zocor and others. More
We All Take the Easy Way Out
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2 -- When someone is "easy on the eye," it could also be because they are easy on the brain. A new study, published in the September issue of the journal Psychological Science and led by UCSD psychologist Piotr Winkielman, looked at previous research that found people rated images of standard-looking objects or people as more attractive than similar-looking people or items. More
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Bug Eyes Get a Makeover
UPI, Oct. 3 -- Scientists at UCSD say they've found altering the expression of a single gene dramatically alters the architecture of insect compound eyes. The researchers say the protruding compound eyes of insects are made up of many tiny simplified eyes, each containing a number of rod-shaped, light-sensitive cells called rhabdomeres. More
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Dow Jones Average Hits All-time High
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 4 -- The Dow Jones industrial average jumped to an all-time high yesterday, recovering the territory it lost after a high-tech investment bubble popped in 2000. (Quotes UCSD economist Ross Starr) More
Scientists Study Fat as Endocrine Organ
Journal of the American Medical Association, Oct. 4 -- While experts have been sounding the warning bell about obesity's potential links to increased risks for such conditions as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancer, many of the molecular details of these associations have remained unclear. (Quotes Robert Henry, a medicine professor at UCSD) More
Feeling Low in the Middle Class
Voice of San Diego, Oct. 4 -- Stagnant middle-income job growth and staggering home prices in San Diego County have changed the face of the middle class. While housing prices surged more than 210 percent between 2000 and 2005, the median household income crept up just 8 percent. (Quotes UCSD economist Julian Betts) More
Nobel Laureate to Speak at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 3 -- Amartya Sen, professor at Harvard University and 1998 Nobel Prize winner in economics, who has written about famine and poverty, speaks at UCSD in La Jolla on Thursday. More