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October 2008
Vitamin B Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s
“A clinical trial led by Paul S. Aisen, M.D., professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, showed that high-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow the rate of cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. The study will be published in the October 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).”
Click Here for the full Press Release... News Articles: Scientific American | US News & World Report | Newsday | San Diego Union Tribune, MSNBC | ABC News Nobel Laureate, “Father of Modern Cell Biology,” George Palade Dies at Age 95
“Nobel Laureate George Palade (pronounced "pa-LAH-dee"), M.D., considered the father of modern cell biology, died at home on Tuesday, October 7 at age 95 after a long illness. Palade, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and founding Dean for Scientific Affairs at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, was a resident of Del Mar, California, with his wife Marilyn Farquhar, Ph.D., Chair of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego.”
Click Here for the full Press Release... News Articles: The Independent | New York Times | Science | Los Angeles Times | Newsday | Sacramento Bee | ABC News | CBS News “Fat study focus of grant”
The San Diego Union Tribune features the Lipid Mapping Project.
Click Here for the full News Article... “Local medical team to travel to Cambodia”
The San Diego Union Tribune features team led by Dr. Paul Grossfeld that will perform operations on children with heart defects.
Click Here for the full News Article... “Doctors grapple with question of just how low your LDL cholesterol should be”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Daniel Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D, .
Click Here for the full News Article... “County no stranger to ALS-military link”
The San Diego Union Tribune features Valeria Serban, M.D., Ph.D.
Click Here for the full News Article... “23,000 take part in cancer event”
The San Diego Union Tribune quotes Danielle Casden, psychologist at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center.
Click Here for the full News Article... “Straining to avoid the flu”
A Year After the Wildfires:
“A Better Fit for Burn Survivors”
KPBS, Bruce Potenza, M.D., and Alison Helm, Occupational Therapist, discuss state of the art equipment to aid in recovery after a burn injury
Click Here for more... “Firefighters battle memories of blaze”
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