63° Partly CloudyOnline Searches Show Recession's Effect On Mental Health
- May 9
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The economy may be getting its groove back, but the nation's collective mental health remains in a funk. By studying online searches, a local researcher finds that the public's anxieties haven't receded, even though the worst of the recession has.
New Test Unveiled In San Diego Could Change Prostate Cancer Treatment
- May 8
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By telling doctors how aggressive a patient's prostate cancer is, a new test could help more men decide to forgo aggressive — and sometimes unnecessary — treatments.
Scripps Researchers Help Addicted Rats Stay Clean With Heroin Vaccine
- May 7
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Vaccines usually protect us from invaders. But scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have been making progress on a different kind of vaccine — one that would inoculate people against substances they willingly put into their own bodies.
Palomar Observatory Will Assist In Worldwide Search For Gravitational Waves
- May 3
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Astronomers around the world are beginning to use new tools, some of them right here in San Diego County, to track down the ripples in space-time predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
Junior Seau's Death Keeps Spotlight On Brain Injuries
The death of Junior Seau, a year ago, put a spotlight on brain injury and added momentum to a lawsuit against the NFL.
High-Skilled Immigrants Aren't Optimistic About Reforms
- May 1
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Tech companies have been calling for immigration reforms to bring in more high-skilled workers from overseas. But the immigrants who've actually gone through the system have very different ideas about how to fix it.
SDSU Students to Build Mobile Health Tools of the Future
- April 30
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Dozens of San Diego State University students and faculty members will be spending the next year trying to change the way we monitor our health. If they're successful, they could be $10 million richer.
Bill To Label GMO Food — Dr. Bronner And Biologist Weigh In
- April 29
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Legislators in Washington will consider a bill requiring labeling for GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms. It mirrors California's Proposition 37, which voters rejected last year. David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap and a UC San Diego biologist weigh in.
How A Rat-Tickling Neuroscientist Influenced a Local Composer's Music
- April 26
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San Diego composer Joseph Waters tends to invite a mixed group of musicians to his annual music festival. But this year, one of the people he's bringing isn't a musician at all.
Privacy Rights vs. Employee Tracking
- April 25
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From video cameras to GPS to reading emails and social media accounts — how much tracking is too much by your employer? When does monitoring employees for productivity cross over an employees right to privacy?
