Posts Tagged ‘University of Washington’
Homeless curb drinking with open alcohol policy
U. WASHINGTON (US) — According to researchers, it may be counterproductive to ban alcohol from housing for chronically homeless alcoholics. Continue…
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:08 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Jan 31, 2012 9:57 - 1 Comment
Sulfate injections may not save the arctic
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New research shows that injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere could be a dangerous attempt to fix climate warming. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
Gut bacteria ‘biome’ differs in obese people
U. WASHINGTON (US) — For the first time, the vast array of bacteria in the human gut has been studied as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2011 14:48 - 0 Comments
Nitrogen ‘double whammy’ could alter lakes
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Nitrogen derived from human activities has polluted lakes for more than a century. The fingerprint is evident even in remote lakes thousands of miles from the nearest city. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 15, 2011 9:52 - 2 Comments
Thoughts of suicide start young
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Suicidal thoughts and behaviors seen in teens may begin much earlier in life than previously thought. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 10:13 - 1 Comment
Tropics may speed glacial melt
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Accelerated melting of two outlet glaciers in the Antarctic is likely due in part to an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 13, 2011 13:13 - 0 Comments
Brain’s view of motion is not so simple
NYU (US) — The relationship between the brain and visual perception varies depending on the type of motion being viewed, a finding that suggests a significantly more complex process than previously thought. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 7, 2011 11:53 - 0 Comments
Kids of deployed at risk for violence
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Teens with at least one parent in the military are at elevated risk of engaging in fighting at school, carrying a weapon, and joining a gang, according to a new study that examined deployment’s effects on U.S. families. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 11:34 - 0 Comments
Single test for many cancer mutations
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — More patients with ovarian cancer carry mutations predisposed to cancer—and in more genes—than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 31, 2011 6:00 - 0 Comments
Upgrades to coolers could save $100M
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Tweaking the design of open-front grocery coolers could reduce the energy they use for for refrigeration by as much as 15 percent. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 28, 2011 9:45 - 0 Comments
Rare lava collected from under sea volcano
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — The first scientists to witness exploding rock and molten lava from a deep sea volcano in 2009 report that the eruption was near a tear in the Earth’s crust that is mimicking the birth of a subduction zone. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2011 9:27 - 0 Comments
Planets hiding in stars’ spiral arms?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — A new image of a gas-and-dust disk around a sun-like star is the first astronomers have seen that displays structures that look like spiral arms. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 11:49 - 0 Comments
Babies know fair vs. unfair by 15 months
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Babies as young as 15 months have a basic sense of fairness and know the difference between equal and unequal sharing, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 4, 2011 10:42 - 0 Comments
Autumn predicts fate of summer sea ice
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn—but only to a point. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 30, 2011 13:30 - 0 Comments
How to make transistors ‘body compatible’
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Scientists have built a transistor that uses protons, not electrons, paving the way for devices that interface directly with living things. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 29, 2011 10:39 - 4 Comments
Gamers succeed where scientists fail
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2011 15:00 - 0 Comments
Binge-eating fish with 3x the guts
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Salmon and other fish predators take the adage “no guts, no glory” literally, by having up to three times the “gut” capacity they need on a daily basis just so they can “glory” when prey is abundant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments
Gene activity may predict trauma outcome
PRINCETON (US) — Gene activity may help predict which patients recovering from trauma will suffer inflammation and infection, complications that can often be as deadly as the trauma itself. (more…)
