Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Davis’
Science & Technology - Dec 26, 2012 18:06 - 1 Comment
When mice remember, brain cells reactivate
UC DAVIS (US) — Neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched on during learning and later reactivated during memory recall. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 24, 2012 10:14 - 0 Comments
Rare, fast meteorite took roundabout path
UC DAVIS (US) — The minivan-size meteorite that exploded over California in April was among the fastest, rarest meteorites known to have hit the Earth.
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2012 16:00 - 1 Comment
Cancer clues from new raccoon virus?
UC DAVIS (US) — Rare brain tumors found in raccoons may be linked to a previously unidentified virus and the findings could lead to a better understanding of how viruses cause cancer in people and other animals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 11, 2012 11:17 - 1 Comment
With boxed wines, best to chill out
UC DAVIS (US) — When it comes to wine, if you buy it in a box, be sure to keep it cool. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 7, 2012 12:08 - 4 Comments
In California, ‘dismal picture’ for women CEOs
UC DAVIS (US) — Women fill fewer than 10 percent of the top executive jobs in the 400 largest companies headquartered in California. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 6, 2012 10:02 - 1 Comment
Treadmill test predicts heart risk in older women
UC DAVIS (US) — The exercise treadmill test can accurately predict coronary artery disease in women older than 65, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2012 17:10 - 1 Comment
Statins may protect lungs from smoking damage
UC DAVIS (US) — Statins, which are used to lower cholesterol, may also protect lungs from inflammation caused by smoking cigarettes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 4, 2012 11:03 - 2 Comments
Fewer lions survive in ‘pockets’ of savannah
DUKE/UC DAVIS (US) — About 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs and more than two-thirds of the lion population once estimated to live there have disappeared in the last 50 years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2012 13:03 - 0 Comments
‘Shotgun’ method sorts through wheat genome
UC DAVIS (US) — To amp up wheat’s yield and nutritional content, scientists are unraveling the complex history hidden in its genome, which is five times the size of humans’. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 27, 2012 12:34 - 2 Comments
Air pollution drives up autism risk
USC (US) — Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and the first year of life is associated with a more than two-fold risk of autism, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 27, 2012 11:14 - 1 Comment
Team cracks open watermelon genome
UC DAVIS / CORNELL (US) — Scientists have reported the watermelon genome sequence, which could lead to tastier, heartier, more nutritious fruit, as well as a better understanding of the plant vascular system. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 20, 2012 15:23 - 4 Comments
Computers show why Earth’s core is so dense
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have used computer simulations to solve a long-standing mystery: what accounts for Earth’s core density? (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2012 12:05 - 0 Comments
Babies with skull defect share ‘snip’ genes
UC DAVIS (US) — Two areas of the human genome appear to be associated with the most common form of a condition that causes the bony plates in a baby’s skull to close too soon. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2012 13:31 - 10 Comments
New inflammation drug may spare horses
UC DAVIS (US) — An experimental drug shows promise for treating horses with laminitis, a very painful and life-threatening disease that often results in euthanasia. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 16, 2012 11:38 - 1 Comment
Kids may risk cancer from toxins in food
UC DAVIS (US) — All 364 children in a recent study of food-borne toxin exposure exceeded cancer benchmarks for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE, and dioxins. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 8, 2012 17:54 - 1 Comment
Climate change withered Maya civilization
PENN STATE / UC DAVIS (US) — A high-resolution climate record spanning 2,000 years shows how Maya political systems developed and fell apart in response to climate change, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 6, 2012 16:43 - 0 Comments
Anxiety can derail kids with gene disorder
UC DAVIS (US) — Anxiety—but not intelligence—is linked to poorer everyday functioning among children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 6, 2012 15:18 - 0 Comments
Erosion’s hand in releasing buried carbon
UC DAVIS (US) — Erosion can bury carbon in the soil, acting as a carbon sink, but part of that sink is only temporary, a new study suggests. (more…)
