http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of California - Berkeley New research by neuroscientists at UC Berkeley, suggests that the human brain is not detail-oriented, but opts for the big picture when it comes to hearing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-nuff-humans-gist-complex.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:18:02 EST news290330272 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to degenerative illnesses of old age, such as macular degeneration. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-easy-effective-therapy-sight-virus.html Ophthalmology Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:00:02 EST news290263940 (Medical Xpress)—Whether we're listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. For instance, Mozart's jaunty Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major is most often associated with bright yellow and orange, whereas his dour Requiem in D minor is more likely to be linked to dark, bluish gray. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bach-blues-emotions-music.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 16 May 2013 15:02:21 EST news287935254 New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-wireless-brain-trauma-diagnostics.html Neuroscience Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:02 EST news287758913 (Medical Xpress)—Some racial groups are more likely to bear the brunt of extreme heat waves because of where they live, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-racial-minorities-front-lines.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 08:10:01 EST news287736937 (Medical Xpress)—How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first time, vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have pinpointed how the brain tracks fast-moving objects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mph-baseball-scientists.html Neuroscience Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:10 EST news287235602 A new analysis of the contents of lipstick and lip gloss may cause you to pause before puckering. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. They detected lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals, some of which were found at levels that could raise potential health concerns. Their findings will be published online Thursday, May 2, in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-toxic-metals-lipstick.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news286646035 A contact lens on the bathroom floor, an escaped hamster in the backyard, a car key in a bed of gravel: How are we able to focus so sharply to find that proverbial needle in a haystack? Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that when we embark on a targeted search, various visual and non-visual regions of the brain mobilize to track down a person, animal or thing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-lost-keys-cat-brain-rapidly.html Neuroscience Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:09 EST news285764098 (Medical Xpress)—Overworked and stressed out? Look on the bright side. Some stress is good for you. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-stress-good-acute-primes-brain.html Neuroscience Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:43:16 EST news285349356 Twelve years after a breakthrough discovery in his University of California, Berkeley, laboratory, professor of chemical engineering Jay Keasling is seeing his dream come true. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-semi-synthetic-artemisinin-milestone-malaria-synthetic.html Medications Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:25:49 EST news284883928 (Medical Xpress)—A group of doctors and public health experts are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from the effects of caffeinated energy drinks. In a letter signed by 18 medical doctors and public health professors delivered to the FDA today (March 19), experts cite research that links consumption of highly caffeinated energy drinks to rapidly increasing numbers of emergency room visits and even deaths. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fda-urged-curb-caffeine-energy.html Health Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:22:54 EST news282982959 A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments for age-related degenerative diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sirtuin-protein-discovery-door-potential.html Medical research Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:00:11 EST news278853989 The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poor-age-brain-memories.html Neuroscience Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:01 EST news278503695 Spouses and other romantic partners often complain about feeling unappreciated, and a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests poor sleep may play a hidden role. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poor-romantic-partners-unappreciated.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:30:01 EST news277736652 Employees often tiptoe around their bosses for fear of offending them. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows people in power have thicker skin than one might think. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-powerful-people-rebuffs-bonding.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:05 EST news277722531