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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new drug developed at the University of California, Davis, to treat diabetes, hypertension and inflammatory diseases has entered Phase IIa of human clinical trials to evaluate its efficacy. http://www.physorg.com/news155494845.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:02:18 EST news155494845 (PhysOrg.com) -- The vast expanses of intergalactic space appear to be filled with a haze of tiny, smoke-like "dust" particles that dim the light from distant objects and subtly change their colors, according to a team of astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II), including a researcher from the University of California, Davis. http://www.physorg.com/news154893222.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:54:42 EST news154893222 (PhysOrg.com) -- Exquisitely detailed and beautifully symmetrical, the snowflakes that David Griffeath makes are icy jewels of art. http://www.physorg.com/news154715124.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:28:12 EST news154715124 (Physorg.com) -- We all know the feeling: a golden oldie comes blaring over the radio and suddenly we're transported back - to a memorable high-school dance, or to that perfect afternoon on the beach with friends. But what is it about music that can evoke such vivid memories? http://www.physorg.com/news154683105.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:35:26 EST news154683105 In the first systematic analysis of threats to the biodiversity of the world's mediterranean-climate regions, scientists at The Nature Conservancy and UC Davis report that these conservation hotspots are facing significant and increasing pressure. The study, which appears in this week's edition of the journal Diversity and Distributions, is part of a global conservation assessment of the rare mediterranean biome. http://www.physorg.com/news154097352.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:49:46 EST news154097352 In the race to develop the next generation of storage and recording media, a major hurdle has been the difficulty of studying the tiny magnetic structures that will serve as their building blocks. Now a team of physicists at the University of California, Davis, has developed a technique to capture the magnetic "fingerprints" of certain nanostructures - even when they are buried within the boards and junctions of an electronic device. http://www.physorg.com/news152453882.html Physics Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:18:41 EST news152453882 (PhysOrg.com) -- A key phase in the repair process of damaged human DNA has been observed and visually recorded by a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis. The recordings provide new information about the role played by a protein known as Rad51, which is linked to breast cancer, in this complex and critical process. http://www.physorg.com/news152453220.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:12:00 EST news152453220 (PhysOrg.com) -- Unrequited romantic feelings don't have to sink friendships, according to research by Michael Motley, a professor of communication at the University of California, Davis. http://www.physorg.com/news151779613.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:55 EST news151779613 Sea otters living along the central California coast risk higher exposure to disease-causing parasites as a consequence of the food they eat and where they feed. http://www.physorg.com/news151607815.html Biology Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:17:34 EST news151607815 (PhysOrg.com) -- As every parent discovers, human babies are bubbling, burping processing plants that take in milk, extract compounds useful for rapid growth and development, and unceremoniously excrete the byproducts. Those babies` guts are full of helpful bacteria, and a new study shows how humans and bacteria evolved together. http://www.physorg.com/news151172950.html Biology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:29:10 EST news151172950 New research provides valuable insight into the molecular mechanisms that allow experience to influence behavior. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 15th issue of the journal Neuron, shows that a normally repressive protein can promote plasticity in sensory neurons by linking odor stimulation with the synthesis of a key adaptation protein. http://www.physorg.com/news151160503.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:01:43 EST news151160503 Thanks to an ingenious new strategy devised by researchers at University of California, Davis and Intel Corporation, computer network administrators might soon be able to mount effective, low-cost defenses against self-propagating infectious programs known as worms. http://www.physorg.com/news151082993.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:53 EST news151082993 (PhysOrg.com) -- A powerful computing tool that allows scientists to extract features and patterns from enormously large and complex sets of raw data has been developed by scientists at University of California, Davis, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The tool - a set of problem-solving calculations known as an algorithm - is compact enough to run on computers with as little as two gigabytes of memory. http://www.physorg.com/news150613790.html Technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:09:50 EST news150613790 A pilot trial of an oral drug therapy called fenobam has shown promising initial results and could be a potential new treatment option for adult patients with Fragile X syndrome (FXS). Findings of the open label, single-dose study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center and the University of California, Davis, Medical Center are to be published in the upcoming January issue of the Journal of Medical Genetics. http://www.physorg.com/news150543311.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:35:11 EST news150543311