Duke in the News: Dec. 15, 2005

Vote May Have Big Impact on Views of Iraq War | Op-Ed: Confronting the Real Choice in Iraq | Geneticists Find Link to Brain Evolution, and more…

Thursday, December 15, 2005

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VOTE MAY HAVE BIG IMPACT ON VIEWS OF IRAQ WAR
USA Today, Dec. 15 -- For President Bush, what's at stake in today's Iraqi elections is "the ability to push ahead with this new plan to rally the public," says Christopher Gelpi, a political scientist at Duke. ... Full story

OP-ED: CONFRONTING THE REAL CHOICE IN IRAQ
(Durham) Herald-Sun, Dec. 15 -- At the core of President Bush's "Victory in Iraq" speech at the Naval Academy "is a fundamentally flawed framing of the choice we face," says Frederick W. Mayer, who teaches policy and political analysis at Duke's Sanford Institute of Public Policy. ... Full story

GENETICISTS FIND LINK TO BRAIN EVOLUTION
MSNBC, LiveScience, Dec. 14 -- A gene known to be important for brain function is more active in humans than in apes, which might have played a key role in human evolution, according to Duke biologists. ... Full story
--Also, Yahoo! India News: Key Brain Regulatory Gene Shows Evolution in Humans
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(U.K.) Medical News Today: First Brain Regulatory Gene That Shows Evolution in Humans Discovered ... Full story

PSORIASIS DRUG MAY ALSO CUT DEPRESSION: STUDY
Reuters, Dec. 14 -- The psoriasis drug Enbrel appears to reduce depression and fatigue, as well as improving symptoms of the chronic skin disease, Duke researchers say. ... Full story
--Also, HealthScout: Psoriasis Drug May Also Fight Depression ... Full story
DeHavilland Information Service: Psoriasis Drug Hope for Depression ... Full story

FATHER & CHILD
Time magazine, Dec. 19 -- While Joseph has played "a very small role in Protestantism," explains Duke religious historian David Steinmetz, Joseph's relationship with Jesus has inspired generations to explore his hidden virtues. (See page six on web.) ... Full story

EXTINCTION ‘HOTSPOTS’ REVEALED IN NEW STUDY
National Geographic News, Dec. 12 -- Stuart Pimm, a conservation ecologist at Duke, says a new report "does an outstanding job of identifying" tangible priority areas for conservation.
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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CHILDREN FOR DIVORCE
Ebony, January 2006 -- "Exposure to high marital conflict, whether it's verbal or physical, is a mistake, especially when you embroil children in that conflict," says Kenneth A. Dodge, director of the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

HEALTH TIP: TAILBONE TRAUMA IS WHERE IT REALLY HURTS
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, HealthDay News, Dec. 13 -- Experts at Duke University Medical Center offer advice to ease the discomfort of a wintertime tailbone injury.
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--Also, Yahoo! News, HealthDay: Health Tip -- Don't Let The Cold Bite You ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Cold Weather Safety Tips ... Full story

ON THE AIR
Michael Munger, chair of the political science department at Duke, joined a roundtable discussion Thursday on WUNC Radio’s “The State of Things” program about the surprising turns of North Carolina politics in 2005. Listen to a rebroadcast at 9 p.m. ET or later to archived audio. http://www.wunc.org/tsot/
Duke geriatrician Dr. Tony Galanos and Lisa Gwyther, director of the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program, will represent Duke University Medical Center on a live statewide call-in program, “Healthwise: Senior Health,” on Thursday, Dec. 15, 8-9 p.m. on UNC-TV.
http://www.unctv.org/healthwise/series/seniorhlth.html