Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Davis’
‘Water-pumping’ fabric channels away sweat
UC DAVIS (US) — A new fabric works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves, says inventor Tingrui Pan. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - May 20, 2013 13:31 - 0 Comments
Anxiety drug reduces MS symptoms in mice
UC DAVIS (US) — An anti-anxiety drug available in Europe helps protect nerve fibers and slows the progression of symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 16:19 - 9 Comments
Depressed people’s body clocks ‘out of sync’
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new brain study reveals that the circadian clocks of people with depression are altered at the cellular level. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 13:01 - 1 Comment
Nose swabs confirm H1N1 flu in seals
UC DAVIS (US) — A year after the human pandemic began, scientists found H1N1 (2009) infections in two free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast, and antibodies to the virus in 28 more. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 8, 2013 15:25 - 24 Comments
Europeans are basically one big family
UC DAVIS (US) — Everyone with ancestors from the European continent are likely cousins who share the same family members from about a thousand years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 7, 2013 13:08 - 0 Comments
Fish embryos reveal that oil spill lingers
UC DAVIS (US) — After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species for at least a year or more, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - May 7, 2013 10:09 - 0 Comments
Inhaling nanoparticles may injure lungs
UC DAVIS (US) — Breathing two of the most common types of engineered nanomaterials can cause lung inflammation and damage, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 2, 2013 13:56 - 0 Comments
Grassroots schools educate hard-to-reach kids
UC DAVIS (US) — An effort to create nonformal schools for children in Bangladesh who would not attend school otherwise is showing promising results. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 30, 2013 13:00 - 0 Comments
Coaches shape attitudes about sexual assault
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Young male athletes who took part in a program led by coaches were less likely to engage in abusive behaviors toward their female partners. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments
Cells in placenta may flag autism risk
UC DAVIS / YALE (US) — Abnormal tissue-folding found within the placenta may be an early indication of a baby’s risk for autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2013 15:27 - 0 Comments
Drug sales reps rarely discuss side effects
UC DAVIS (US) —Pharmaceutical sales reps often fail to give family doctors information about the harmful side effects of drugs, an international study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 14:09 - 0 Comments
Antibiotic may lower anxiety for kids with fragile X
UC DAVIS (US) — Minocycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, provides some behavioral and anxiety benefits for children with fragile X syndrome. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 12:16 - 0 Comments
Nip mosquito-borne disease in the ‘bug’
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists report promising results from a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes in an effort to stop the spread of dengue, yellow fever, and possibly malaria. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 10, 2013 10:47 - 0 Comments
Rocky ride tells sea urchins to grow up
UC DAVIS / STANFORD (US) — Purple sea urchin larvae know it’s time to settle down and grow into adults when tumbling in the waves signals they’ve hit a rocky shore, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 10, 2013 10:23 - 0 Comments
Drug-finder method coaxes more oil from algae
UC DAVIS (US) — Chemists have found several compounds that can boost oil production by green microscopic algae, a potential source of biodiesel and other “green” fuels. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 9, 2013 11:36 - 0 Comments
To survive, sea urchins evolve in a snap
STANFORD (US) — Some purple sea urchins are able to evolve rapidly, which should come in handy as climate change increases ocean acidity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 12:03 - 2 Comments
Omega-3 fatty acid may slow tumors
UC DAVIS (US) — New research with mice uncovers a possible anti-cancer property of metabolized omega-3 fatty acids, which come from fish oil and breast milk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2013 8:46 - 0 Comments
Microbe ‘burglers’ set off immune system
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have figured out how our immune systems distinguish between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 3, 2013 8:51 - 0 Comments
To cut emissions, match fertilizer to soil
UC DAVIS (US) — Changes in agricultural practices could reduce soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide, report scientists. (more…)
