Science & Technology

Researchers have successfully used adult human stem cells to coax new blood vessel growth and restore blood flow in mice with artery damage to their legs. The study provides important clues behind the therapeutic properties of these cells,which have already shown promise in early human trials for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD),a debilitating condition that can require amputation of affected limbs.

Eggs produced in a study led by researchers at UC Davis and Michigan State University will supply McDonald’s U.S.A.by2011.The commercial-scale study will include tens of thousands of hens to examine the sustainability impacts of various housing alternatives for egg-laying hens in the U.S.These impacts include animal welfare,environmental,food safety and economic factors.

A new stem cell lab opened May18at the UC Davis veterinary school,providing revolutionary improvements in treating horses with extensive injuries,including bone fractures and damage to ligaments,tendons and joints. The lab,which serves solely as a treatment facility,injects healthy stem cells into the damaged tissue of an injured horse,thereby healing even the most traumatic of injuries.

Recent research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have previously been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN),also known as cervical dysplasia,are more prone to contracting the disease a second time or developing invasive cervical cancer.

Study finds that some animals feel regret Animals have feelings too– or so a recent study at Duke University says. The first study tested both chimpanzees and monkeys who traded tokens for cucumbers.The primates that noticed one of their peers was receiving a tastier treat in exchange for his tokens and reacted negatively.

UC Davis researchers have received a two year$2million grant from the NationalInstitutesof Health to pioneer the world’s first electron microscope capable of recording biological processes in real time. The revolutionary technology will allow scientists to image living specimens at greater resolutions that could reveal nano-scale details underlying many cellular mechanisms.

Summertime means barbeques with the gang,picnics at the park and day parties by the pool.But don’t let the weekend meal sabotage your favorite swimsuit.With all the taste,but none of the guilt,here is a healthy twist on a traditional summertime meal as prescribed by Professor Francene M.Steinberg,Dr.Emily Cena and Dr.Liz Applegate of the UC Davis department of nutrition.

One in every2,000infantsisborn with skull abnormalities that can lead to sutures in their skulls fusing together prematurely.UC Davis researcher Kent Leach received a$300,000grant from the Hartwell Foundation to work on creatingasynthetic bone matrix that could facilitate corrective surgery. The occurrence of skull fusion could mean an abnormally shaped head or brain damage.

Researchers discover47-million-year-old fossil A remarkably complete47-million-year-old skeleton of a creature the size of a small cat found in Germany was unveiled yesterday at New York’s Museum of Natural History.

Isaac Kinney is a UC Davis seniorNative American studies major and Yurok Tribal member; Hailey Chevelle Ferroni is a sophomorepsychology major and of the Pomo people; Jeremy Little Fox Bill is a sophomore English and Native American studies double major and Mono, Waksachi and Tachi California Native.

When Dr.Koen Van Rompay is not researching drugs for HIV andAIDS,he is actively participating in educating peopleindeveloping countries on HIV preventative measures. What is your occupation? I’m basically a scientist.My official title is associate researcher,but I’m being promoted to full-researcher in July.

Students might have more of an incentive to lower their carbon footprint if they were given cash prizes of$10,000.America’s Greenest Campus competition is doing just that. America’s Greenest Campus is a nationwide competition sponsored by the organization Climate Change to get students,faculty and staff from universities across the U.S.to become more aware of their impact on the environment.