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What we can learn from the "dinosaurs of marriage"
In 1989, UC Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson began to study a group of people who had been married at least 15 years or 35 years, depending on age, to get a better sense of what fairly succe...
Why nutrition studies can't be one-size-fits-all
If you’ve been around awhile, chances are you’ve experienced foods that were once touted to be good for you, suddenly becoming the worst thing you could possibly eat. Or at least that’s how...
There are benefits to letting your mind wander
It's a workday, just after lunch. You have a deadline and there's plenty of time left in the day to get the task done. If only you could stop thinking about other things. One thought can lead to ...
Are we close to curing glaucoma?
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, might be close to finding a drug that could cure glaucoma, which is the world’s second-leading cause of blindness. Karsten Gronert, a prof...
Cataloging the brain to make sense of functionality and cure disease
How does one make a brain atlas? John Ngai, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley explains. “You can think of it as a taxonomy. You might think about what are all the speci...
An over-the-counter drug that may help in the fight against MS
Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, affects over two million people worldwide. The neurodegenerative disease strikes when the immune system attacks myelin, layers of a fatty insulating membrane that surro...
Mapping the great unknown of our brain
Believe it or not, neuroscience is still considered a relatively new field of medical research. That’s because there’s still a lot of the unknown about our brain. For instance, how do brain c...
How exposure to PBDEs affect a child's IQ
Exposure to flame retardant chemicals or PBDEs during pregnancy can affect children’s neurodevelopment. Environmental health scientist Tracey Woodruff of the University of California, San Franc...
Could the progression of glaucoma be halted?
Glaucoma is the world’s second-leading cause of blindness, and it affects about 80 million people worldwide and has no cure. But vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, hav...
The ambition Brain Atlas Project
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have started an ambitious project to build a brain atlas. According to neuroscientist John Ngai, the goal is to create a catalogue of differ...
How to improve your social connections and boost happiness
Social connections are important and can make you happier, according to psychologist Iris Mauss of the University of California, Berkeley. But how can those who are, shall we say, not so easy goi...
A new approach to figuring out which diets are pro or anti-inflammatory
It seems there’s more to high-density lipoproteins, or HDLs, than we previously thought. Nutrition researcher Angela Zivkovic of the University of California, Davis, led an analyses of how the ...
Will software engineers ever completely outsmart hackers?
Will software engineers ever be able to outsmart hackers and build an unbreakable wall of defense? Dawn Song, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley says it’s possible, ...
The pros and cons of anatomy class in virtual reality
Medical students at the University of California, San Francisco, are learning about the human body in a new, experimental setting. Anatomy professor Derek Harmon is piloting a virtual reality cla...
Dealing with moody people starts with your attitude
When you accept your own negative emotions – you will likely have a more positive outlook on mood swings than people around you have. That’s according to Iris Mauss, a psychologist at the Uni...
How to protect artificial intelligence technology from hackers
Artificial Intelligence has been developing fast – and it’s making more and more decisions on humans’ behalf. From simple web searches to e-commerce to self-driving cars. But researchers li...
A digital intervention program to help moms-to-be get better sleep
Sleep disorders during pregnancy can lead to a preterm birth. To improve sleeping patterns of mothers-to-be, Jennifer Felder, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisc...
Virtual reality becomes a reality in medical research
Virtual Reality becomes a reality in medical research. Derek Harmon, a professor of anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, is working with software companies to develop 3D brain ...
Toxic flame retardants are still ubiquitous in our homes
A couple of decades ago flame retardants – or PBDEs - were widely used in furniture because of the fire safety standards. But that policy has since changed in many states, including California....
Anatomy students use virtual reality to get a different view of the human body
Medical students at the University of California, San Francisco, are learning about human anatomy not only on cadavers, but also in virtual reality. This is part of a new pilot curriculum led by ...
Accepting your negative emotions is a positive thing
How much stress can you take? Maybe you’re OK with a small bump in the road, like a parking ticket or a spat with your neighbor. But what about more serious troubles? “Things like going throu...
How your perception of situations affects your mood
What really makes you happy or sad? According to Psychologist Iris Mauss of the University of California, Berkeley it is not so much about what’s happening to you, but how you perceive the situ...
Do you have flame retardants in your home?
If your home has furniture that contains flame retardant materials, you may want to consider getting rid of it. A study by Tracey Woodruff, an environmental health scientist at the University of ...
How our food choices affect climate change
About a quarter of all the global climate change problems we’re seeing today can be attributed back to our food system and the dietary choices we’re making on a daily basis. "This is greater ...
How you handle stress matters
How do you handle stress? Psychologist Iris Mauss of the University of California, Berkeley wanted to learn how people deal with stressors, so she ran an experiment that involved exposing study p...
How flame retardants affect children's health
Exposure to flame retardant chemicals or PBDEs during pregnancy can affect children’s neurodevelopment. That’s according to Tracey Woodruff, an environmental health scientist at the Universit...
Can pregnant women be cured of insomnia?
Can pregnant women be cured of insomnia? Jennifer Felder, a clinical phycologist at the University of California, San Francisco, is testing out a therapy called cognitive behavioral treatment, wh...
https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/can-pregnant-women-be-cured-of-insomnia
Can parents protect kids from asthma and eczema?
Can parents protect their children from developing asthma and eczema? Michael Cabana, a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, believes it could be possible if pa...
Are negative emotions really that bad?
Do you feel bad when you’re moody, upset or depressed? Well, don’t be. Negative emotions are not so bad. So says Iris Mauss, a psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley. “We fo...
Nitrogen fingerprints point to a warmer world
When we think about our food system, we need to factor in that about 33 percent of the land area is now used for animals for food. And according to Ben Houlton, director of the John Muir Institut...
Are probiotics really good for you?
Are yogurt, kefir and other probiotics really good for you? Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, believe the benefits of these products may be overstated. Michael Cabana, a...
Why do pregnant women tend to suffer from sleep disorders?
Why do pregnant women tend to suffer from sleep disorders? Financial status of the future mothers could be one of the reasons leading to insomnia. That’s according to Jennifer Felder, a clinica...
Do OBGYNS advise patients about environmental health?
Environmental pollutants can damage our health, but how much do we know about their harmful effects? As part of a prenatal patients’ study, Tracey Woodruff, an environmental health scientist at...
https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/do-obgyns-advise-patients-about-environmental-health
How technological advances are factored in climate change models
How technological advances are factored in climate change models by University of California
Some thoughts about private space tourism
Private space tourism is no longer a faraway dream. In fact, Thomas Lang, an imaging scientist at the University of California, San Francisco, is trying to predict what tourists’ lives would be...
The importance of sleep during pregnancy
How important is it for pregnant women to get enough sleep? Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have recently conducted a study linking the lack of a good night’s rest t...
Getting a more complete picture of how toxins in the environment affect human health
Every year, more than 25 thousand pounds of chemicals are imported or manufactured in the United States, but scientists have very little data on many of those chemicals’ heath effects. Tracy Wo...
Is a new therapy on the horizon for traumatic brain injury?
Every year, almost 2 million Americans suffer from traumatic brain injury, which often lead to severe memory loss and learning disabilities. Peter Walter, a biochemist at the University of Califo...
The weekly roundup - September 9th
This week on Science Today, we learned something that many of you probably already know – and that’s how curiosity is often the main ingredient in scientific discovery. So many of the researc...
Curiosity is one of the main ingredients in scientific discovery
Sometimes, breakthroughs in science really do come down to simple curiosity. That was definitely the case when a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis decided to look more cl...
How astronauts can better prepare for long space trips
Everything that humans are used to on Earth changes in space and that’s what astronauts should be prepared for during long space trips. “You are now in microgravity, which means that you don�...
Could a vaccine for a specific virus lessen childhood leukemia
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have discovered that a specific virus called cytomegalovirus, or CMV, could trigger childhood leukemia - a type of cancer that strikes ...
How virtual reality may help people with a vision disorder
Virtual reality may help people with a visual condition called amblyopia, in which there is reduced vision in one eye. Neuroscientist Adrian Chopin of the University of California, Berkeley, says...
Stress worsens the effects of toxic chemicals in pregnant women
Pregnant women exposed to social stress and environmental chemicals, have a higher risk of prenatal developmental problems and low-birth-weight babies. Study leader Tracey Woodruff, an environmen...
How space travel wreaks havoc on the body
Space missions are exciting, but they’re risky for astronauts’ health. The lack of gravity in space may seriously damage their musculoskeletal systems, especially the spine and hip. Thomas La...
The long-term effects of parental smoking
Parents who used to smoke, but quit before conceiving, may still put their child’s heath at risk. Researchers of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Fra...
The weekly roundup - August 19th
Hi there – I’m Larissa Branin, host of Science Today and it’s that time of the week again where we go over some of the stories covered this past week. First, we learned that by the end of t...
Looking into new ways to treat substance abuse
What’s the best way to treat people suffering from substance abuse? Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, has been studying the hormone oxytocin as...
Soda consumption in the U.S. drops to a 31-year low
Soda consumption in the United States fell to a 31-year low last year. This, according to the trade publication, Beverage-Digest. Instead, consumers seem to be reaching for lower-calorie products...
A model predicts how climate change may affect cereal yields
By the end of the century, climate change will likely cause a decline of wheat and barley yields by 17 to 33 percent. Those were the findings of a new statistical model by the University of Calif...
New study may help save China's rice yields
The sight of farmers in China, bent over rice fields enveloped in air pollution, inspired researcher Colin Carter of the University of California, Davis to find out how surface ozone was impactin...
Can social services help depressed caregivers?
Taking care of a loved one suffering from dementia is not an easy job. In fact, family members who look after sick relatives, often suffer from depression and could use some caregiving, too. That...
Can the nose help defeat the obesity epidemic?
More than a third of American adults are obese. Experts often call it an epidemic and have long been struggling to find ways to fight obesity. “Knowledge is definitely a great way to combat tha...
Why pre-K education needs to blend learning with play time
Many American parents are concerned about preschools becoming too formalized – with teachers being too focused on kids’ academic performance rather than play. But academically-rich activities...
New insight into HDL composition
HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, is often referred to as the ‘good cholesterol’. That’s because HDL particles remove cholesterol out of our cells and out of our bodies. But a University of...
The weekly roundup - August 5th
Hey there! This week on Science Today, we learned how the sense of smell impacts our metabolism. According to Andrew Dillin, a molecular biologist at UC Berkeley, if there is a lack of smell the ...
Why the U.S. gets low marks for preschool education
The preschool system in America needs a lot of improvement. That’s according to Bruce Fuller, a professor of education at the University of California, Berkeley. “Preschool in America is abou...
The value of bringing your 'A game' to caregiving
If family caregivers for dementia patients become depressed, they may not be able to give their disease-stricken loved ones the full attention that they need. And this may even contribute to the ...
Using behaviorial psychology to lessen food waste in a dining hall
Narrator: This is Science Today. Sustainable dining is a huge deal on college campuses and the University of California, Santa Barbara is no exception. In fact, for years they’ve been taking an...
How the sense of smell impacts metabolism
When you are hungry, you may notice that your sense of smell grows stronger. But what happens to our appetite if we have a stuffy nose? According to Andrew Dillin, a molecular biologist of the Un...
The weekly roundup - July 30th
This week on Science Today, caregiving was a theme – from helping out dementia patients and those who look after them; to giving rice crops in polluted China the best chances to thrive. And eve...
Male fetuses are impacted the most from maternal smoking
Male fetuses may be more sensitive than females to maternal smoking, before and during a woman’s pregnancy. Chemicals in tobacco may lead to increased vulnerability of developing lymphocytes an...
African-American kids benefit most from high-quality preschools
As America is becoming more culturally and ethnically diverse, researchers are trying to pin down the features of preschools to benefit all children. According to a new study by Bruce Fuller, pro...
How rice production is impacted by surface ozone
There’s good ozone, and there’s bad ozone. The good is high up in the stratosphere and the bad, a mixture of sunlight and nitrous oxide, is near the surface of the Earth. This pollution affec...
The weekly roundup - July 24th
It’s time for the weekly roundup again; first – when you think about preschool, you may think it’s all about quality. And while that’s certainly true, we learned that quantity of time spe...
Caregivers of dementia patients need to take care of themselves, too
Over 5 million Americans, which is one in 10 people, age 65 and older suffer from dementia. The disease takes its toll not only on patients, but on their caregivers, too. “Probably the most com...
One way to improve your stereoscopic vision
If you want to have better stereoscopic vision, you may want to try your hand at dressmaking. Really. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are enrolling participants in a study ...
Quantity of time matters when it comes to preschool
The amount of time spent in pre-K education is important, especially for kids from low-income families. This, according to education professor Bruce Fuller of the University of California, Berkel...
A link between maternal smoking and a common childhood cancer
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy and after birth put their children at increased risk of a common type of childhood cancer. This, according to a new University of California, San Francisco stud...
The weekly roundup - July 15th
Hi there, hope you’re all having a nice summer – in case you’ve missed some of our stories, he’s a bit of a recap. First, atmospheric scientist Veerabadhran Ramanathan of UC San Diego’s...
One way a university dining hall reduces food waste
When it comes to composting, there are different phases. There is pre-consumer waste, like scraps from prepping food, and then there’s post-consumer waste, or table scrap refuse, which needs to...
Do you have good stereovision?
If you have a good stereovision, you could be a perfect fit for jobs that require action, speed and precision, according to neuroscientist of the University of California, Berkeley, Adrian Chopin...
One of the five senses that may be overlooked by doctors
We can lose our sense of smell because of a disease, injury, or simply - aging, but doctors don’t pay a lot of attention to this problem, according to neuroscientist John Ngai at the University...
The benefits of enrolling kids in preschool
Should you enroll your children in preschool if you can provide a good early education for them at home? Parents struggling with this choice can find useful tips in a new study by Bruce Fuller, p...
Climate science needs 'climate warriors'
When it comes to getting the message out about climate change, it’s one thing to get political leaders onboard, but you also need public support. In fact, atmospheric scientist Veerabadhran Ram...
Who has the sharpest vision of them all?
If you had to guess who has the sharpest vision, you may think of a surgeon or a dentist, but probably not a dressmaker. But according to University of California, Berkeley neuroscientist Adrian ...
How engineered blood cells may solve issues with blood transfusions
Over 40 million liters of donor blood are collected annually all over the world, but it is not enough to meet blood transfusion demands. On top of that, these donations don’t last long. Blood c...
A link between parental smoking and a common childhood cancer
If you are a parent and a smoker, your children’s DNA may be affected, even if you quit smoking before conception. Adam de Smith an associate researcher at the University of California, San Fra...
A revolutionary way to study stem cells
New ways of studying stem cells allow scientists to better understand how they turn into other types of cells. Neuroscientist John Ngai at the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered a...
Insights culled from the first systematic study of women
The longer a woman is able to reproduce, before she reaches menopause, the less her risk to have heart failure. That, according to a study by Nisha Parikh, an assistant professor of medicine at t...
Why a neuroscientist wants more access to female military populations
Studies of alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are mostly focused on male soldiers, while female military members are often excluded. Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at...
A quick history of oxytocin, the so-called love hormone
In the 1990s, oxytocin, the so called love hormone that reduces stress and anxiety, used to be a popular treatment in America. But this changed a couple of years ago. “Oxytocin used to be FDA a...
The weekly roundup - June 24th
Hey there, in today’s weekly roundup, we find out how a college dining hall makes a dent when it comes to climate change. Jill Horst, the director of residential dining services at the Universi...
https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/the-weekly-roundup-june-24th
New insight into bone marrow deficiences
If you suffer from deficiencies in the bone marrow, a tissue in our body that produces blood cells, your lungs can come to the rescue. That’s according Mark Looney, a professor of medicine at t...
Some environmental trade-offs with reflective pavement technologies
One way to fight what’s called ‘urban heat islands’ – a phenomenon in which dark-colored roads and buildings bring cities’ air temperature up – is to change the color of the pavement....
How a tray-less dining hall can benefit the environment
How can a college dining hall make a difference when it comes to climate change? Get rid of the trays. That’s just what Jill Horst, director of residential dining services at the University of ...
Is infertility linked to heart problems?
Infertility could be linked to heart problems. That’s according to Nisha Parikh, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In a new study, the researche...
How your mental state affects how you handle stressful situations
Your mental state often affects the way you handle uncomfortable situations. Jennifer Mitchell, neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco has recently tested what she calls st...
New insight about one of the functions of the lungs
The lungs don’t just pump air in and out of our bodies, they also make blood cells. “A lung is quite sophisticated, not just respiring, moving oxygen. About 50 percent of platelets are produc...
The weekly roundup - June 10th
Hi there – just catching up with the weekly roundup after a bit of a break. The show did go on, so here are some of the stories covered. First, did you know that heart disease is the leading ca...
Looking to Mother Nature to help improve energy production
Researchers at the University of California, Berkley, are competing with Mother Nature to improve energy production skills. In particular, physicist Jeffrey Neaton is working on making photosynth...
Ever hear of the 'mama bear' hormone?
Oxytocin is most commonly called the “love” hormone, but it has also been referred to as the "mama bear" hormone. Jennifer Mitchel, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Franc...
Does the age of menopause affect women's risk of heart disease?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women, killing 1 in 3 of them each year. A study by Nisha Parikh, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Sa...
Will genetic sequencing become standard procedure for diagnosing disease?
Will genetic sequencing become standard procedure for diagnosing disease? by University of California
Can a 'love hormone' help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?
Obsessive thoughts, nightmares and alcohol addiction are often associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. In a quest to ease these symptoms, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell, of the...
What an artificial leaf may do for energy storage
Solar panels have become a popular and efficient way to make electricity, but they are not as good when it comes to storing it. Now, physicist Jeffrey Neaton of the University of California, Berk...
Why 3D mammograms may be better for some women
A 3D mammogram could be more effective for women with dense breasts than a regular mammography test. That’s because a three-dimensional scan is easier to detect abnormalities in dense tissue. T...
Why the future of medicine is digital
When it comes to the future of medicine, think digital! That’s what researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, along with tech giants like Google and Intel - are doing. UCSF pe...
A centuries-old question about the brain may benefit from new technology
The human brain has been studied for several centuries, but there is still a lot we don’t understand about it. And according to radiologist Pratik Mukherjee of the University of California, San...
https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/may-benefit-from-new-technology
The weekly roundup - May 13th
Hi there! It’s been a busy week here at Science Today. We learned that diagnosing brain disorders can often be a challenge for doctors because some psychological diseases have overlapping sympt...
Does research and development favor adult patients?
When it comes to spending on research and innovation, adult patients get way more benefits then children. That’s according to pediatric surgeon Hanmin Lee of the University of California, San F...
Keeping a low body mass index can reduce breast cancer risk
Excessively overweight women may be at higher risk of developing breast cancer. That’s a big problem in the United States where over half the country's population is overweight or obese. “Eve...
How neuroimaging and machine learning helps diagnose brain disorders
Diagnosing brain disorders can often be a challenge for doctors, as some psychological diseases have overlapping symptoms. These include memory loss in patients with depression and suppressed moo...
A better understanding of stem cell research
Stem cells studies have been controversial, but once scientists started using adult cells, instead of embryos, their experiments became more acceptable. Neurologist Lauren Weiss of the University...
Why some younger women are more likely to develop breast cancer
Younger women are more likely to develop breast cancer if their breasts are dense. This means they have more supportive tissue, rather than fatty tissue, around the ducts. That’s according to a...
The weekly roundup - May 5th
This week on Science Today, we learned that the treatment of concussions has not been very well-defined, so radiologist Pratik Mukherjee at UC San Francisco is calling for more studies and a bett...
A call for better concussion studies
The treatment of concussions has not been well-defined, and it’s sometimes controversial. So radiologist Pratik Mukherjee of the University of California, San Francisco is calling for more stud...
How advances in MRI technology are benefiting health
Advanced image-capturing technology for MRI scanners paired with powerful computers, allow researchers to quickly detect and analyze the smallest changes in brain function after a concussion. Rad...
Have you ever heard of a mini brain?
Want to know how our brain is formed and what causes changes in its structure? You could look at a mini-brain…this is emerging 3D technology created from stem cells. “Mini brains allow you to...
The weekly roundup - April 29th
This week on Science Today, we learned that a major risk factor for breast cancer is a woman’s breast structure – specifically, what’s called breast density. Karla Kerlikowske of the Univer...
A new study reveals a major risk factor of breast cancer
This is Science Today. Every year, about 250 thousand women in America are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it one of the leading types of cancers nationwide. And now a University of Californ...
Will precision medicine change the way experimental studies are conducted?
Precision medicine should change the way researchers conduct experimental studies. That’s according to pediatric surgeon Hanmin Lee of the University of California, San Francisco. “All the st...
The FDA approves a new drug for Multiple Sclerosis
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that could halt multiple sclerosis, a devastating disease that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans. Neurologist Bruce Cree of the U...
The weekly roundup - April 22nd
There was a lot of exciting University of California research news this past week. First the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug that could halt Multiple Sclerosis. We had previously...
A new way to study brain disorders
Researchers have found a new way to study brain disorders. Neurologist Lauren Weiss of the University of California, San Francisco is growing brain cells out of simple skin biopsies taken from pa...
A revolutionary way to look at our DNA
A new technique called exome sequencing is a revolutionary way to look at our DNA. This, according to psychiatrist Stephen Sanders of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicin...
Here's one way to improve the quality of the nation's healthcare
One way to improve the nation’s healthcare quality is to start effectively analyzing medical data using modern technology in clinics and hospitals. This is something that the industry hasn’t ...
Concussion rates are a growing problem
Globally, head injuries are a growing problem. In the U.S., more than 3 million Americans are admitted to emergency rooms every year after suffering a concussion. “And concussion rates are risi...
Giving kids a vaccine in lollipop form?
A proof-of-concept study at the University of California, Berkeley has found promise in a pill-sized technology that could lead to painless oral vaccines. Aside from not having to deal with a nee...
The weekly roundup - April 7
This week on Science Today, we learned how a pediatric surgeon is helping to kick-start innovative projects to bring to clinics in an effort to advance children’s health. Dr. Hanmin Lee of UC S...
A project aims to bring emerging technologies to benefit children's health
Technology, biology and medicine now go hand and hand. But state-of-the-art devices are not always available to the most vulnerable hospital patients, often because of insufficient funding. Pedia...
A better view of brain injuries that arise after a concussion
Researchers have discovered a new way to spot brain injuries that arise after a concussion. With advanced, functional MRI scanners, doctors can not only make images of what the brain looks like a...
A new understanding of the genetic risk factors for autism
In the last couple of years, researchers have come a long way in their understanding of the genetic risk factors for autism – from not knowing how to find autism genes to discovering a variety ...
The weekly roundup - March 30th
This week on Science Today, we learned a lot from University of California researchers. For instance, radiologist Pratik Mukherjee at UCSF told us even though people often don’t pay much attent...
A possible game changer for vaccinations
Do you dread getting vaccinations because of the needle? Well, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed what could be a game-changer for vaccinations. Dorian Liepmann,...
Will genome sequencing become a standard testing procedure?
Genome sequencing, which is figuring out the order of genetic letters in your DNA code, will most likely become a standard testing procedure in the next decades. This, according scientist Diane D...
Why you shouldn't ignore any kind of head trauma
People often don’t pay much attention to small brain injuries suffered in a minor car collision or after accidentally falling and hitting their head. But these types of traumas should not be ig...
Researchers discover a genetic Rosetta Stone
In what’s being called a genetic ‘Rosetta Stone', researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered molecules that can lead to infantile epilepsy or autism. Specifica...
How poverty can affect children’s teeth
Does poverty affect children’s teeth? A study by the University of California, San Francisco found that low-income patients were at higher risk of developing cavities, than those with means. UC...
The weekly roundup - March 25th
Hi there, thanks for tuning in to Science Today’s weekly roundup. As usual, we covered a range of topics and met with some really great researchers. First, as cool as it is to have a medical de...
Revealing a major source of methane in California
Some researchers say cows are worse than cars when it comes to global warming because they emit more methane than vehicles produce CO2. The theory was disputed, but it turns out it may not be too...
Some other uses for a diagnostic device built for space
A medical device that could be used in deep space to check up on the health of astronauts, could also someday be used for various environmental monitoring here on terra firma. "I mean, if it work...
Getting a better picture of 'dark DNA'
Researchers are striving to unveil the secrets about “dark” DNA, part of the genome that does not code proteins, but plays an important role in regulating genes. Scientist Diane Dickel of the...
A new center for mindfulness and human potential
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The weekly roundup - March 18th
This week on Science Today, we covered a lot of topics, including a new finding sheds light on the unknown parts of the genome. This has often been called ‘junk DNA’, but scientist Diane Dick...
Methane emissions from landfills highlight the need for better management
This is Science Today. Landfills are a large source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. And new research across the state of California has found that its amount in the atmosphere might have bee...
Can intergenerational activities improve mental health?
There’s long been an assumption that the mental health of older people mirrors their declining physical and cognitive function. But according to a University of California, San Diego study, des...
A new finding sheds light on the unknown parts of the genome
This is Science Today. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory might have found what causes cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart disease. According to scientist Diane Dickel, that is ...
The weekly roundup - March 11th
This week on Science Today. Have some researchers underestimated the amount of methane emitted into the atmosphere? According to physicist Marc Fisher of the Berkeley Lab, they may have, at least...
Uncovering the pros and cons of NSAIDs
Sometimes in medicine, there are compounds that are found to be good for one thing, but not so great for another. That seems to be the case when it comes to a class of anti-inflammatory drugs kno...
Thinking about race to improve medical diagnosis and treatment
Racial issues have been widely discussed by sociologists, anthropologists, artists and filmmakers. Now, medical researchers are chiming in with their expertise. "We’re thinking about race in te...
Possible b cell-directed therapy for multiple sclerosis
There may soon be a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a debilitating autoimmune disease. Neurologist Bruce Cree of the University of California, San Francisco has been testing an experimental ...
Have some researchers underestimated atmospheric methane?
Researchers may have underestimated the amount of methane emitted into the atmosphere in certain parts of the country. That’s according to physicist Marc Fisher of the Lawrence Berkeley Nationa...