Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Davis’
Top Stories - Aug 17, 2011 9:31 - 12 Comments
Stray bullets often injure women
UC DAVIS (US) — The first nationwide study of stray-bullet shootings shows more than 80 percent of the victims were unaware of the events leading to the gunfire and more than 40 percent were women. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 16:04 - 0 Comments
Software predicts West Nile’s ground zero
BROWN U. (US) — A computer model of the spread of West Nile virus in California in 2005 was able to predict areas where human cases would be concentrated, especially around Sacramento. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 12:31 - 1 Comment
Autism: High risk for younger siblings
UC DAVIS (US) — The risk that an infant with an older sibling with autism also will develop the disorder, previously estimated at between 3 and 10 percent, is substantially higher at approximately 19 percent, a large, international study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2011 11:04 - 1 Comment
Emotions, not facts, drive investors to sell
UC DAVIS (US) — Regret and pride guide stock investors more than economic facts—often to their financial detriment—a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 5, 2011 10:40 - 1 Comment
Big sweet gulp: Heart disease in a can
UC DAVIS (US) — Adults who consume high levels of sugar—particularly fructose or high fructose corn syrup—have significantly elevated levels of several risk factors for heart disease, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 3, 2011 11:48 - 2 Comments
Why popular mammogram tool fails
UC DAVIS (US) — A commonly used mammogram diagnostic tool known as CAD does a poor job of identifying breast tumors, a large study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 8:55 - 1 Comment
Squabbling parents affect babies’ sleep
PENN STATE (US) — Parents who argue in the first months of their baby’s life may be setting their infant up for a lifetime of sleep problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
Blows may cause disease in athlete brain
UC DAVIS (US) — Professional athletes who suffer repeated blows to the head are at risk for developing a brain disease that years later manifests as memory loss, mood disorders, and even early dementia. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Thrifty firms keep on an even keel
UC DAVIS (US) — Frugal companies succeed by controlling spending and being resourceful as a matter of course rather than as a reaction to events like recession. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2011 15:02 - 3 Comments
Breast cancer kills more black women
UC DAVIS (US) — Black women are 50 percent more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to die from advanced breast cancer, even if they receive radiation therapy. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 27, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
Vanishing predators: Cascade of loss
UC DAVIS (US) — The declining number of animals at the top of the food chain is creating a downward spiral throughout the world’s ecosystems, largely due to the one predator they are vulnerable to: humans. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 25, 2011 9:54 - 0 Comments
Sexy superheroes send mixed messages
UC DAVIS (US) — Young women see sexy robot-crushing Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider as a better role model than sassy gun-toting Kathy Bates in Primary Colors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2011 14:58 - 1 Comment
Hours push docs away from primary care
UC DAVIS (US) — The combination of longer hours and lower wages for primary care physicians could make it more difficult to attract medical students to a specialty where doctors are already in short supply. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 21, 2011 12:20 - 0 Comments
No coat, no egg: Why some sperm fail
UC DAVIS (US) — Sperm that lack a special protein coating have trouble reaching the egg. The discovery could open up new ways to screen and treat couples for infertility. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 19, 2011 11:02 - 0 Comments
Acidic ocean spawns wimpy mussels
UC DAVIS (US) — Increased ocean acidity is taking a toll on mussels, creating a domino effect on coastal ecosystems from Alaska to California. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2011 11:16 - 1 Comment
Cough med drug may ease MS symptoms
UC DAVIS (US) — A drug commonly found in over-the-counter cough medicine may pave the way for a new and inexpensive therapy for multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2011 9:05 - 3 Comments
Will global warming eclipse evolution?
UC DAVIS (US) — Climate change is leaving animals and plants little wiggle room, pushing them to the edge of their heat tolerance level. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 20, 2011 17:17 - 1 Comment
Lyme bacteria find unlikely safe haven
UC DAVIS (US) — By hiding out in the lymph nodes, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to both provoke and elude immune responses in the animals they infect. (more…)
