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Beer Is a Rich Source of Silicon and May Help Prevent Osteoporosis
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis studied commercial beer production to determine the→Auto Exhaust Linked to Thickening of Arteries, Possible Increased Risk of Heart Attack
Swiss, California and Spanish researchers have found that particulates from auto exhaust can lead to the thickening of artery walls, possibly increasing chances of a heart attack and stroke. In a study reported this week in the journal PLoS ONE, the researchers used ultrasound to measure the→
Burden of HIV/TB Infections Increasingly Falling on Hispanic Community
The results of an innovative study to understand what factors may influence who contracts tuberculosis (TB)/HIV co-infection in San Diego show a significant shift in the ethnic makeup of the disease, with the majority of cases now coming from the Hispanic community. The results of this paper→
Fog Has Declined in Past Century Along California’s Redwood Coast
California’s coastal fog has decreased significantly over the past 100 years, potentially endangering coast redwood trees dependent on cool, humid summers, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists. It is unclear whether this is part of a natural cycle of→Small Clusters of Islet Amyloid Polypeptides May Contribute to Diabetes
A group led by Dr. Peter C. Butler of the University of California, Los Angeles, CA has discovered that small clusters (oligomers) of islet amyloid polypeptides (IAPPs) may contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. These results are presented in the February 2010 issue of The American→Biomarker Could Help Doctors Tailor Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Investigators have identified a biomarker that could help doctors select patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will benefit from therapy with drugs such as Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonist drug. The study, led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in collaboration with→
Research Shows Calpain Is Important to Memory Processes After All
A second high-profile paper in as many months has found an important role in learning and memory for calpain, a molecule whose academic fortunes have ebbed and flowed for 25 years. USC’s Michel Baudry (then at the University of California, Irvine) and Gary Lynch (UC Irvine) first pointed to→
Key Gene Allows Plants To Survive Drought
A team of scientists from Canada, Spain and the United States has identified a key gene that allows plants to defend themselves against environmental stresses like drought, freezing and heat. “Plants have stress hormones that they produce naturally and that signal adverse conditions and help→
How Saturated Fatty Acids ‘Anger’ the Immune System
Researchers have new evidence to explain how saturated fatty acids, which soar in those who are obese, can lead the immune system to respond in ways that add up to chronic, low-grade inflammation. The new results could lead to treatments designed to curb that inflammatory state, and the insulin→New Findings May Shed Light on Brain and Spinal Cord Birth Defects
New research, published by Cell Press in the January 19th issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development. The study sheds light on a process called neural tube closure which, when disrupted, causes→
What Obama’s Support for Stem Cell Research Means for California
By Joe Mathews BURLINGAME, Calif.—California provides more funding for stem cell research than the other 49 states combined. So what does President Obama’s executive order lifting the restrictions financing and structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the→Meetings
966 good reasons to attend UCLA Vendor Showcase event
Researchers and purchasing personnel at UCLA are looking to meet up with you. Here are a few great reasons why you should consider discussing and demonstrating your products at our upcoming Biotechnology Vendor Showcase exposition at University of California, Los Angeles on April 8th. UCLA Full Article
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Researchers
Scientists Show How Brain Tumors Outsmart Drugs
Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores UCSD Cancer Center have shown one way in which gliomas, a deadly type of brain tumor, can evade drugs aimed at blocking a key cell signaling protein, epidermal [Read More]
CA Clinical Studies
- An Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of FCFD4514S in Patients With Geographic Atrophy May 16, 2012Condition: Geographic AtrophyIntervention: Drug: FCFD4514SSponsors: Genentech; GenentechNot yet recruiting - verified May 2012 […]
- Exact CRC Screening Test: Stool Sample Collection Study to Support Assay Validation Testing May 11, 2012Conditions: Colorectal Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Colorectal CancerIntervention: Sponsors: Exact Sciences Corporation; Exact Sciences CorporationRecruiting - verified May 2012 […]
- Study of MLN8237 in Combination With Irinotecan and Temozolomide May 11, 2012Condition: NeuroblastomaInterventions: Drug: MLN8237; Drug: Irinotecan; Drug: TemozolomideSponsors: New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium; New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy ConsortiumActive, not recruiting - verified May 2012 […]
Science News
- When Should Schools Start in the morning? May 20, 2012This is not really a new post. But it is not exactly a re-publishing of an old post either. It is a lightly edited mashup or compilation of excerpts from several old posts – I hope it all makes sense this way, all in one place. The sources of material are these old posts: Sleep Schedules in Adolescents (March 26, 2006) [More] […]
- The Greatest Self-Portrait of All Time...so far May 20, 2012Back in 1991, fine artist Marc Quinn , (one of what’s now known as the Young British Artists ) started the greatest self-portrait project of all time. Self (1991) Marc Quinn [More] […]