oregon state university
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A new study by Jed Fahey, a nutritional biochemist at Johns Hopkins, and a team of researchers based in Europe and the U.S. suggests that sulforaphane, a compound that is found naturally in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, can reduce some of the harmful effects of Type II diabetes in overweight adults. - While the Obama administration presses colleges and universities to respond more aggressively to sexual assaults, students who are attacked at Baltimore-area schools still are unable to get rape kits on their campuses.
- Captain Lewis B. Melson, a retired career naval officer and World War II veteran, died Sunday of respiratory failure at his daughter's West Towson home. He was 100.
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- Robert W. "Bob" Roche, a former Peace Corps volunteer who later worked in Africa for Catholic Relief Services, died Jan. 12 of undetermined causes at Sanctuary at Holy Cross rehabilitation center in Burtonsville. He was 61.
