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Duke in the News: July 10, 2007

Obese Survive Heart Attacks Better | Duke Women in Focus | 'Virtual' Mouse Brains for Practice, and more!

OBESE SURVIVE HEART ATTACKS BETTER New York Times, July 10 -- Several studies confirm a 2005 study of heart patients published in the American Journal of Medicine by scientists at Duke. (AP story also appeared on ABCNews.com and more than 380 other news outlets.) ... Full story

DUKE WOMEN IN FOCUS (Raleigh) News & Observer, July 10 -- A photo exhibit offers a pictorial history of the role of women at Duke over the past 60 years. ... Full story

'VIRTUAL' MOUSE BRAINS FOR PRACTICE Times of India, July 10 -- A multi-institutional consortium that includes Duke University has created high resolution, three-dimensional microscopic images of tiny mouse brains, which unveil every layer of the organ. ... Full story --Also, ScienceBlogs.com: Mouse Brains on a Screen Near You -- In Great Detail ... Full story

OP-ED: THE OTHER SIDE OF IMMIGRATION Forbes.com, July 9 -- "Investing in native-born scientists, while simultaneously welcoming immigrants who are educated, motivated and entrepreneurial, is the best formula" for keeping America at the cutting edge, says Vivek Wadhwa, executive-in-residence at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, writing with the Kauffman Foundation's head of research, Bob Litan. ... Full story

DUKE, UNC INVENT SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE GAME Campus Technology, July 10 -- IBM is using "serious game" technology developed by graduate students at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill to help explain the concept of service-oriented architecture to potential customers. ... Full story

COLUMN: WHEN FOOD IS A DANGER Washington Post, July 10 -- "For reasons that we don't understand, the prevalence of food allergies has doubled in the last 15 years," notes Wesley Burks, chief of allergy and immunology at Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story

USA U21 WOMEN SURGE PAST AUSTRALIA 96-73 FOR GOLD MEDAL USA Basketball, July 8 -- Duke women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie, who is coaching the USA Under-21 National Team, says the team played great defense in defeating Australia for the gold on Sunday in Moscow. ... Full story