http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Here's another reason to eat your broccoli: UCLA researchers report that a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. http://www.physorg.com/news155229657.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:21:16 EST news155229657 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news154282377.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:13:34 EST news154282377 Google "Edward the Confessor" and you'll get page after page of links to biographies of this 11th-century English king, to Westminster Abbey, which he founded and where he is buried, and to the Magna Carta, which was partly inspired by laws enacted during his 24-year reign. http://www.physorg.com/news153499567.html Technology Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:46:40 EST news153499567 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs - chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal care products - may be associated with infertility in women. http://www.physorg.com/news152544532.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:29:37 EST news152544532 Hospitals in states where Medicaid does not pay for routine male circumcision are only about half as likely to perform the procedure, and this disparity could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection among lower-income children later in life, according to a UCLA AIDS Institute study. http://www.physorg.com/news152364043.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:21:08 EST news152364043 As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles. http://www.physorg.com/news152360207.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:17:30 EST news152360207 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA planetary scientists and their colleagues in Germany overturns a longstanding scientific tenet and provides new insights into how convection controls much of what we observe in planets and stars. http://www.physorg.com/news151594906.html Physics Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:45:00 EST news151594906 (PhysOrg.com) -- Diversity is a double-edged sword, making individuals less likely to be altruistic than they might be in a more homogeneous setting but also inspiring them to scale new intellectual heights and to explore new horizons, argue two UCLA economists in a new book. http://www.physorg.com/news151079112.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:25:12 EST news151079112 UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before symptoms appear. Published in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, their study may offer a more accurate method for tracking brain aging. http://www.physorg.com/news150461594.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:53:14 EST news150461594