Posts Tagged ‘University of California at Los Angeles’
‘Sports car’ galaxy burns gas into stars
MCGILL (CAN) — A newly discovered galaxy turns gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency—a rare phase of evolution that is the most extreme ever observed. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Nov 28, 2012 10:33 - 0 Comments
To save energy: take dirt, add heat
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers have developed a new thermoelectric material by using common minerals found pretty much anywhere there’s dirt. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2012 10:28 - 0 Comments
Insanely fast star puts Einstein’s theory to the test
U. TORONTO (CAN) — A star orbits the massive black hole at the Milky Way’s center in 11.5 years—less time than Jupiter takes to orbit the Sun. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 13:54 - 6 Comments
Next acne treatment could go viral
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Harmless viruses that already live on human skin could lead to natural treatment for acne, according to new research. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 2, 2011 10:36 - 5 Comments
Vitamin D: No cure-all for older women
BROWN (US) — Postmenopausal women receive no additional mortality benefit from vitamin D after controlling for health risk factors such as abdominal obesity, a new study finds. (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…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 9:43 - 1 Comment
Biomarkers for heart disease risk identified
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—A world-wide consortium of researchers has identified 59 novel regions of the human genome that are involved in lipid metabolism. Lipid concentrations in the blood are one of the key risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 21, 2010 13:35 - 1 Comment
Is climate change helping marmots bulk up?
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Longer summers brought on by climate change are giving mountain marmots an earlier wake-up call from hibernation, allowing them more time to gain weight and reproduce, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2010 11:33 - 0 Comments
Insiders make best CEOs
RICE—While hiring a CEO from outside the company may initially bring fresh ideas, a new study shows that promoting someone from within is a better strategy in the long run. (more…)
