Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Irvine’
Caught in scandal, Wall Street plays blame game
RICE / UC IRVINE (US) — Companies under investigation tend to use others’ bad behavior to excuse their own. Continue…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:23 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 12:54 - 0 Comments
Signers quick to read body language
UC DAVIS (US) — Deaf people who use sign language can recognize and interpret body language more readily than hearing non-signers, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2011 13:43 - 0 Comments
Tendons take shock muscles won’t handle
BROWN U. (US) — Tendons in the legs act as shock absorbers, offering protection at the moment of impact with muscles stepping up less than a second later to absorb the remaining energy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2011 11:15 - 0 Comments
On cooler days, beaches beat stress best
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — There are peak times to visit the beach if you’re in search of a little rest and relaxation, a finding that suggests coastal parks should plan for the effects of climate change. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 19, 2011 12:09 - 0 Comments
How the Milky Way got its spiral
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The Milky Way’s spiral arms began forming after an epic collision with the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy, according to supercomputer simulations. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 17, 2011 15:32 - 0 Comments
Impulsive neutrinos change their flavor
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Neutrinos can spontaneously change flavors, a finding that may help explain why the universe is made up mostly of matter. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 29, 2011 12:43 - 0 Comments
Ouch! Bug killer from scorpion venom
MICHIGAN STATE U. (US) — Pests be warned. Researchers are hopeful scorpion venom can be used to develop potent insecticides. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 30, 2011 18:55 - 1 Comment
With a twist, DNA changes shape
U. MICHIGAN / UC IRVINE (US) — On rare occasions, DNA ditches the familiar double helix and twists into a different shape. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 3, 2011 11:32 - 1 Comment
Skin cancer protection in a pill
U. ROCHESTER (US) —A drug widely used to treat arthritis offers better protection from non-melanoma skin cancers than sunscreen, research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2010 15:40 - 7 Comments
Sexually precocious super flies decoded
UC IRVINE (US) — Researchers have deciphered how lowly fruit flies, bred to rapidly develop and reproduce, actually evolve over time. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 9, 2010 11:39 - 0 Comments
Helping African farmers help themselves
CORNELL (US)—Two efforts led by researchers at Cornell University aim to improve soil health and advance plant breeding on small farms in Africa to lessen food insecurity, hunger, and poverty. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 14:57 - 6 Comments
Back pain eased by a little adversity
U. BUFFALO (US)—A little adversity may actually be beneficial and protective to those with chronic back pain, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2010 17:15 - 1 Comment
Stimulation prevents stroke by a whisker
UC IRVINE (US)—The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 25, 2010 17:09 - 3 Comments
Greenland melt spreads to both coasts
U. COLORADO (US)—Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now making an upward climb on its northwest coast as well. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 23, 2010 7:47 - 1 Comment
Formula for fighting crime hot spots
UC IRVINE (US)—A new mathematical model reveals how urban crime hot spots form and spread, and suggests that two distinct types of high-crime areas respond differently to suppression tactics. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2010 18:40 - 0 Comments
Down dengue fever with flightless mosquitoes
UC IRVINE (US)—A new strain of mosquitoes in which the females can’t fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, one of the world’s most pressing public health issues. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 3, 2010 13:58 - 0 Comments
Shaking up estimates about ‘the big one’
UC IRVINE (US)—New information about the inner workings of faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one.” (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 2, 2010 23:30 - 4 Comments
California’s troubled waters
UC IRVINE (US)—Space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California’s primary agricultural region—the Central Valley—and its major mountain water source—the Sierra Nevada—have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 13, 2010 14:25 - 13 Comments
Stroke therapy successful in animal tests
UC IRVINE—A naturally occurring protein could restore limb function in humans long after a stroke, two new studies find. (more…)
