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On the second Wednesday of each month, FYI…UCSF in the News includes an additional "Research Roundup" section that lists research papers authored by UCSF faculty and published in the journals Cell, Health Services Research, JAMA, Lancet, Nature, NEJM, Nursing Research, and Science.

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  • Can caring for kids/home really be 50/50? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    The AJC reports: "The New York Times Magazine posted a fantastic story examining the concept of “equally shared parenting” — where couples try to share 50/50 all housework and care of the children." --- Dr. Nanette Gartrell, a psychiatrist with the University of California at San Francisco who has been studying lesbian families for 22 years, is quoted.
  • More than ever, they're watching (Columbus Dispatch/WBNS-10TV)
    WBNS-10TV reports: "On the lookout for 'hostile intent' Specially trained screeners at Port Columbus recently began taking part in a federal behavior-detection program to identify would-be terrorists. Besides looking at carry-on luggage, screeners scrutinize behaviors, gestures and expressions that are "out of the ordinary." --- Paul Ekman, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California at San Francisco, is quoted.
  • Fascination with the brain turns Roseville siblings into teachers (Sacramento Bee)
    Bo Erik Hollsten, 9, and his sister Shennendoah, 12, of Roseville founded the NeuroKids Foundation to teach children about the brain. "In their quest to understand the world of neuroscience, Shennendoah and her brother have already interviewed several neurologists, neurosurgeons and directors of scientific institutes and organizations," said the Sacramento Bee. "Shennendoah's latest interview was with Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, chairman of neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of the Brain Tumor Center at the university. 'She is extremely bright and asked excellent questions,' Berger said. 'It was such a pleasure to talk with her and to think that one day she could become a neuroscientist researcher or a neurosurgeon or neurologist.'"
  • For today's seniors, it's never too late for sex education (San Jose Mercury News)
    The Mercury News reports: "Today's seniors are learning they are vulnerable to STDs and HIV; this week, Stanford and Veterans Affairs researchers released a study demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS testing for adults age 75 and up." --- Dr. Susan Kegeles, co-director for the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California-San Francisco, is quoted.

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