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February 25, 2009
Not long ago, the only planets astronomers could find orbiting other stars were massive, gaseous worlds that had more in common with Jupiter than our own small, rocky planet.
As observation techniques have advanced, however, scientists have begun discovering a newer, smaller type of planet - the ...
February 22, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- During a thorough review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Friday that more data and possible testing are required before launching the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station.
Engineering teams have been working to identi...
February 16, 2009
Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609, marking the dawn of modern astronomy. To commemorate 400 years of exploring the universe, 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy.
In conjunction with Galileo's birthday on Feb. 15, NASA is releasing images from it...
January 13, 2009
UC Davis officials accused of animal abuse, lying to public after national watchdog group charges records reveal history of veterinary negligence.
Davis, CA - A National Research Watchdog Organization has accused the University of California, Davis of negligence and of lying to the public about...
January 04, 2009
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity may still have big achievements ahead as they approach the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars.
Of the hundreds of engineers and scientists who cheered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan....
September 15, 2008
Morteza Marandi, MD of Comprehensive NeuroScience Inc. leads research for local patients.
Beverly Hills, CA - Imagine going through the day without the ability to concentrate and focus on the things you enjoy and important tasks that you need to complete. Think what it would be like, strugglin...
June 13, 2008
Watchdog group demands negotiations, inspection tours of a dozen Major labs.
Washington, DC - A panel of scientists – including two former University of California research veterinarians and the current director of the Tufts University Animal Behavior Clinic – issued statements this week critic...
March 20, 2008
University of Southern California Gould School Professor Elyn Saks won the 12th Annual Books For A Better Life Award in the inspirational category for her memoir The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, which chronicles her battle with schizophrenia.
Recognized by the National Multiple...
March 20, 2008
Chemists from UCLA and the University of Washington have succeeded in creating "designer enzymes," a major milestone in computational chemistry and protein engineering.
The research, by a UCLA chemistry group led by professor Kendall Houk and a Washington group headed by biochemist David Baker,...
March 20, 2008
New research led by UC Davis anthropologist Tim Weaver adds to the evidence that chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why the skulls of modern humans and ancient Neanderthals evolved differently. The findings may alter how anthropologists think about human evolution.
Weaver's stud...
March 20, 2008
By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley Media Relations
BERKELEY – Healthy men who report lower levels of the nutrient folate in their diets have higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berke...
March 20, 2008
New scheme holds promise for treating cancer, other diseases.
UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections. The discovery could play a significant role in fac...
For one UC Riverside student, the road to medical school runs through the Bourns College of Engineer
March 17, 2008
Take two pills and I´ll design a blueprint for your health in the morning.
The country doctor´s little black bag is long gone. Today´s tests, tools, and treatments are all tech, all the time: Imaging machines and computers help give a diagnosis. Robots and lasers help with surgery. People get n...
March 17, 2008
UC Irvine study provides first evidence that acute stress impacts brain-cell communication involved with memory formation.
Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory, University of California, Irvine resea...
October 13, 2007
Vice President Al Gore, who has waged a decades-long battle to bring public attention to global warming, was awarded the prestigeous Nobel Prize along with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of more than 2,000 scientists from more than 130 countries. Since the disputed 2000 ...
August 04, 2005
Jury is Still Out, Cornell-Medstat Study Finds
Disease management programs have been embraced by many businesses and nearly all health plans to reduce medical costs and help individuals manage their health. Some of these programs can save money, but evidence of their economic impact is scant, acc...