University of California - Santa Barbara
Scientists discover cinnamon compounds' potential ability to prevent Alzheimer's
Cinnamon: Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit? The common baking spice might hold the key to delaying the onset of –– or warding off ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
May 23, 2013 |
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Study shows where scene context happens in our brain
In a remote fishing community in Venezuela, a lone fisherman sits on a cliff overlooking the southern Caribbean Sea. This man –– the lookout –– is responsible for directing his comrades on the water, ...
Neuroscience
May 21, 2013 |
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Researchers successfully treat autism in infants
(Medical Xpress)—Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants with autism spectrum disorders ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 30, 2013 |
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UCSB researcher studies hormone levels and sexual motivation among young women
Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level –– and, perhaps, fertility –– are hitting their monthly peak. If not, you're more likely experiencing a profusion of desire-deadening progesterone, and ...
Medical research
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Changing shape makes chemotherapy drugs better at targeting cancer cells
(Medical Xpress)—Bioengineering researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to ...
Cancer
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Behavioral therapy for children with autism can impact brain function
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for before-and-after analysis, a team of researchers including a UC Santa Barbara graduate student discovered positive changes in brain activity in children with autism who ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Study of cocaine addiction reveals targets for treatment
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara are researching cocaine addiction, part of a widespread problem, which, along with other addictions, costs billions of dollars in damage to individuals, families, and society.
Neuroscience
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Anthropologists study effects of modernization on physical activity, heart disease
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and a sedentary lifestyle is often cited as a major contributing factor. Among the Tsimane, an indigenous population in the lowlands of Bolivia's ...
Health
Feb 01, 2013 |
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UCSB researchers perform pioneering research on Type 2 diabetes
– While legions of medical researchers have been looking to understand the genetic basis of disease and how mutations may affect human health, a group of biomedical researchers at UC Santa Barbara is studying ...
Diabetes
Jan 04, 2013 |
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Study: To get the best look at a person's face, look just below the eyes
They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. However, to get a real idea of what a person is up to, according to UC Santa Barbara researchers Miguel Eckstein and Matt Peterson, the best place to check ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 26, 2012 |
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New tools reveal 'new beginning' in split-brain research
(Medical Xpress)—UC Santa Barbara has reported an important discovery in the interdisciplinary study of split-brain research. The findings uncover dynamic changes in brain coordination patterns between ...
Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Unlocking the destiny of a cell
(Medical Xpress)— Scientists have discovered that breaking a biological signaling system in an embryo allows them to change the destiny of a cell. The findings could lead to new ways of making replacement ...
Genetics
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Scientists build 'mechanically active' DNA material
Artificial muscles and self-propelled goo may be the stuff of Hollywood fiction, but for UC Santa Barbara scientists Omar Saleh and Deborah Fygenson, the reality of it is not that far away. By blending their ...
Medical research
Oct 23, 2012 |
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New test may uncover deadly hypertension disease in pregnancy
Collaborators at Cottage Health System and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have identified biomarkers that may yield a revolutionary diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia, a complex and potentially ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Envisioning novel approaches for eye disease: 'The new medicine' at UC Santa Barbara
By growing new retinal cells to replace those that have malfunctioned, scientists hope to one day create and fuse entire layers of fresh cells –– a synthetic patch akin to a contact lens –– as a treatment ...
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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