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Digital medicine just got a boost because Scripps Health announced a $3.75 million grant from the Qualcomm Foundation.

Fifty years ago today two astronomers in New Jersey accidentally discovered the Big Bang's afterglow. The roaring space static their hilltop antenna detected came from the birth of the universe.

The lives of fishermen in Alaska were forever changed after the Exxon Valdez oil spill more than two decades ago. They're still haunted by litigation, bankruptcy and herring that haven't returned.

Former NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher's body was exhumed last week so doctors can perform tests on the remains of his brain. The family hopes to find out if a degenerative brain disease played a role in Kansas City Chiefs veteran's death last year, when he shot his girlfriend then killed himself.

The vast majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and has been for some time. So why do millions of Americans still doubt the evidence of global climate change? We speak to Naomi Oreskes about her new book "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming."

Everybody itches. Sometimes itch serves as a useful warning signal -- there's a bug on your back! But sometimes itch arises for no apparent reason, and can be a torment.

Making money by exposing the private, nude images of strangers may be sleazy, but is it illegal?

San Diego is facing a critical nursing shortage. One issue is more hospitals are requiring nurses to have a bachelor’s degree, but universities lack the capacity to provide them. California legislation is taking aim at community colleges to help meet the demand.

Airs Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

UC San Diego celebrates it’s 50 birthday on November 18, 2010. The university and our city’s booming biotech industry are directly linked.