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- Dysregulation of hypothalamic gene expression by soybean oil in mice (2020) https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/americas-most-widely-consumed-cooking-oil-causes-genetic-changes-brain 68 comments
- Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020) https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/americas-most-widely-consumed-cooking-oil-causes-genetic-changes-brain 449 comments
- UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-news-uc-secures-landmark-open-access-deal-world-s-largest-scientific-publisher 49 comments
- Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep disorder https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/scientists-discover-how-common-mutation-leads-night-owl-sleep-disorder 167 comments
- UC terminates subscriptions with Elsevier in push for open access https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-terminates-subscriptions-worlds-largest-scientific-publisher-push-open-access-publicly 233 comments
- UC sues Trump administration on unlawful repeal of DACA program https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-sues-trump-administration-unlawful-repeal-daca-program 4 comments
- Drug perks up old muscles and aging brains http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/drug-perks-old-muscles-and-aging-brains 4 comments
- Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/berkeley-space-center-nasa-ames-become-innovation-hub-new-aviation-space-technology 2 comments technology
- America’s most widely consumed cooking oil causes genetic changes in the brain | University of California https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/americas-most-widely-consumed-cooking-oil-causes-genetic-changes-brain 90 comments science
- A new study published in the journal Animal Behaviour found that squirrels show personality for four main traits: boldness, aggressiveness, activity level and sociability. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/personality-matters-even-squirrels 7 comments science
- Female presidents are held to higher standards than male presidents, study published in British Journal of Political Science shows https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/female-presidents-are-held-higher-standards-males 15 comments science
- Drugs that tamp down inflammation in the brain could slow or even reverse the cognitive decline that comes with age. Senile mice given one such drug had fewer signs of brain inflammation and were better able to learn new tasks, becoming almost as adept as mice half their age. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/drugs-quell-brain-inflammation-reverse-dementia 62 comments science
- According to research by UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld, spoilers don’t ruin a story: They make you enjoy it even more https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/spoiler-alert-spoilers-make-you-enjoy-stories-more 30 comments science
- The American media lends too much weight to people who dismiss climate change, giving them legitimacy they haven’t earned, posing serious danger to efforts aimed at raising public awareness and motivating rapid action, a new study shows. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/media-creates-false-balance-climate-science-study-shows 7 comments worldnews
- Breakthrough device translates brain activity into speech https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/synthetic-speech-generated-brain-recordings 4 comments science
- A major new study from the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Center has uncovered dramatic differences in the brains of Hispanics with a dementia diagnosis compared with those of non-Hispanic whites and of African Americans. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/dementia-looks-different-brains-latinos 7 comments science
- Via the "Higher Geometer" blog: University of California terminates all its subscriptions with Elsevier, as part of its push for open access to UC research https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-terminates-subscriptions-worlds-largest-scientific-publisher-push-open-access-publicly 6 comments math
- UC terminates subscriptions with world’s largest scientific publisher in push for open access to publicly funded research https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-terminates-subscriptions-worlds-largest-scientific-publisher-push-open-access-publicly 9 comments opensource
- New study finds that high temperatures have a significant negative effect on fertility and birth rates, and the research projects that as climate change drives temperatures up and increases the number and severity of heat waves, getting pregnant may become harder than ever. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/climate-change-making-it-harder-couples-conceive 92 comments science
- The unbearable sensation of being https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/unbearable-sensation-being 3 comments cogsci
- Curcumin improves memory and mood, new study says https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/curcumin-improves-memory-and-mood-new-ucla-study-says 33 comments science
- A new study has pinpointed 27 separate categories of human emotions, challenging an old assumption in psychology that most emotions can be categorized as happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, or disgust. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/emoji-fans-take-heart-scientists-pinpoint-27-states-emotion 16 comments science
- A new research suggests that blacks and, to a lesser degree, whites who reside in overtly racist communities are more prone to dying from heart disease and other circulatory diseases. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/white-racism-linked-fatal-heart-disease-blacks-and-whites 21 comments science
- When it comes to politics, you’re not as rational as you think http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/when-it-comes-politics-you-re-not-rational-you-think 5 comments politics
- Existing power plants will spew 300 billion more tons of carbon dioxide during use http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/existing-power-plants-will-spew-300-billion-more-tons-carbon-dioxide-during-use 19 comments science
- Zebra evolved stripes to avoid attack of biting flies, says new analysis, not for camouflage or social purposes. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/scientists-solve-riddle-zebras%E2%80%99-stripes 4 comments science
- Study links autism to placenta abnormalities http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/29388 7 comments science
- Poor People Value Marriage As Much As Upper Classes: "The findings are based on a large survey about marriage,relationships and values, analyzed across income groups. They raise questions about how effectively some $1 billion in government spending to promote the value of marriage among the poor is" http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28023 4 comments politics
- Poor People Value Marriage As Much As Upper Classes: "The study consisted of 6,012 people, 29.4 percent of low income, 26 percent of moderate income and 34.7 percent of high income. In the sample, 4,508 people lived in Florida, 500 in California, 502 in New York and 502 in Texas." http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28023 3 comments science
- Professor says it's usually better to play on a 4th down. What are your thoughts on this? http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/4636 199 comments nfl
- Jerry Brown cuts funding for higher education. Brown v. Board of Education 2, anyone? http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24764 4 comments reddit.com
- How much info does your brain consume everyday? 34GB! http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22528 7 comments science
- UC faculty and staff will be required to take 11 to 26 furlough days - a salary reduction of 4 to 10 percent; more than 108,000 full-time-equivalent positions out of a total of 135,000 are affected http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/21511 5 comments economy
- All articles in Springer journals by University of California-affiliated authors will be immediately free and open starting now! http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/19335 2 comments science
- San Diego Supercomputer Center director offers tips on data preservation in the Information Age http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/19150 2 comments science
- “It takes a special organism to live half a mile deep in the Earth and eat oil for a living,” http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/18663 4 comments science