Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Davis’
Society & Culture - Dec 15, 2011 12:08 - 0 Comments
Slow progress for women CEOs
UC DAVIS (US) — The proportion of women who lead California’s largest companies is growing at such a slow pace that it will take more than a century to achieve parity with men. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 12:17 - 0 Comments
Aspirin before surgery helps heart patients
UC DAVIS (US) — Aspirin taken within five days before cardiac surgery is associated with a lower risk of complications and may even reduce the risk of early death, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:41 - 7 Comments
Some autistic boys have bigger brains
UC DAVIS (US) — Preschool boys with regressive autism—but not those with early onset autism—have larger brains than healthy boys their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 23, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments
Deforestation’s effects? Location, location
UC DAVIS (US) — The impact of deforestation on global warming varies with latitude, a finding that calls for revised climate-monitoring strategies, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2011 11:52 - 0 Comments
San Joaquin Valley riches come with risks
UC DAVIS (US) — Half the people that live in California’s agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley face elevated levels of air and water pollution, poverty, limited education, language barriers, and racial and ethnic segregation, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2011 12:35 - 0 Comments
Air pollution inflames kids’ bronchitis
UC DAVIS (US) — Exposure to nitrogen oxides in air pollution may increase acute bronchitis episodes in young children, a new international study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2011 12:30 - 2 Comments
DNA U-turn gives cancer a second chance
UC DAVIS (US) — DNA repair in cancer cells is not a one-way street, according to a new study that clarifies how cancer cells can become resistance to damage-inducing treatments. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2011 12:16 - 0 Comments
RiceNet: Better grain, new biofuel crops
UC DAVIS (US) — The first genome-scale model for predicting gene function in rice is expected to speed up development of new crops for biofuels—and improve the quality of one of the world’s most important food staples. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2011 10:55 - 1 Comment
Alaskan dig turns up ancient ‘buckle’
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A small prehistoric buckle-like object that likely originated in East Asia has been found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling in Alaska. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 6:41 - 0 Comments
Middle class, not poor, eat more fast food
UC DAVIS (US) — As earnings increase from low to middle class, so does the frequency of fast-food dining, weakening the argument that fast food can be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2011 10:32 - 1 Comment
Mom’s antibody attack linked to autism
UC DAVIS (US) — Pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce antibodies that may injure the brains of developing fetuses—increasing the risk their children will develop autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
White youth more likely to get CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — White children are far more likely to receive CT scans in an emergency room after minor head trauma than African-American or Hispanic children, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 13, 2011 11:19 - 1 Comment
Inflammation overload may harm heart
UC DAVIS (US) — New research about inflammation’s role in heart disease underscores the need to consider a broader range of immune-system factors to find accurate biomarkers, especially in relation to age. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 11, 2011 12:00 - 2 Comments
Protein sends signal to store body fat
UC DAVIS (US) — Shutting down a protein that plays a key role in fat storage may lead to better treatments for obesity and diabetes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2011 10:08 - 0 Comments
Teams compete to forecast quakes
UC DAVIS (US) — The best earthquake forecasts are about 10 times more accurate than a random prediction, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 3, 2011 9:39 - 1 Comment
Self-cleaning cloth breaks down chemicals
UC DAVIS (US) — A new self-cleaning fabric made from cotton can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to light. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2011 13:48 - 0 Comments
Rock nitrogen helps trees soak up CO2
UC DAVIS (US) — Forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees’ growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Science & Technology - Sep 29, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
In wet times, zebra help cattle bulk up
UC DAVIS (US) — African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebra off the grasslands, but new research shows that in rainy seasons, grazing by wild animals may actually help cattle put on weight. (more…)
