Duke in the News: May 10, 2007

PHOTOS PROVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRAWLERS (Toronto) Globe and Mail, May 10 -- Kyle Van Houtan, an environmental scientist at Duke, calls new attention to fishing vessels that turn firm sea bottoms into ooze, destroying habitats in their path. ... Full story --Also, Nature.com: Snapshot Ghosts of Destruction (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers

'FLICKER OF SUNSHINE' CUTS THROUGH GAS PRICES (Sarasota, Fla.) Herald Tribune, May 10 -- Jim Bettman, a psychology and marketing professor at Duke, explains why soaring gasoline prices have consumers grumbling but largely not altering their habits. ... Full story

MORE CHEAT, SCHOOLS SAY (Raleigh) News & Observer, May 10 -- Gary Hull, director of Duke's Program on Values and Ethics in the Marketplace, discusses an "epidemic" of cheating cases around the nation. ... Full story

YOUNGEST CHILDREN BECOMING HABITUAL TV VIEWERS ABCNews.com, May 9 -- Dr. Dennis Clemens, chairman of pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, talks about the effects on young children of unsupervised TV viewing. (with video) ... Full story

WHY MEN LIKE TO GAZE ON THE FEMALE FORM (London) The Telegraph, May 9 -- Benjamin Hayden, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Neuroeconomic Studies at Duke, discusses findings that shed light on why men are much greater consumers of pornography than women. ... Full story

DEVELOPING DRUGS IS A COSTLY BUSINESS Boston Globe, May 10 -- In a seminar at the BIO International Convention this week in Boston, Duke economics professor Henry Grabowski shared calculations on the cost of developing a biotech drug compared to producing a traditional pill. ... Full story --Also, TechJournal South: Generic Biologic Drugs Unlikely to Offer Significant Savings ... Full story

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STROKE REHABILITATION ABC News Now, May 9 -- Dr. Larry B. Goldstein, director of the Duke Stroke Center, talks about recovery and rehabilitation after a stroke. (Video follows 30-second commercial.) ... Watch