Imperial Valley News Center
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly: Success, Survival and Moving Ahead
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Los Angeles, California - Former United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Southern Arizona and retired U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will give the the 14th Annual Carmen and Louis Warschaw Distinguished Lecture.
Newly Discovered Hormone Mimics the Effects of Exercise
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Los Angeles, California - Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a new hormone that fights the weight gain caused by a high-fat Western diet and normalizes the metabolism – effects commonly associated with exercising.
Low sugar uptake in brain appears to exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease
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- Written by Alison Trinidad
Los Angeles, California - A deficiency in the protein responsible for moving glucose across the brain’s protective blood-brain barrier appears to intensify the neurodegenerative effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new mouse study from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
What’s the California Dream? Sunshine
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- Written by Merrill Balassone
Los Angeles, California - California voters are less optimistic about the quality of life for the state’s next generation than their own, but by overwhelming margins believe the Golden State is the best place to live, according to the latest results of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll.
So-called mute cicadas are not so silent
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- Written by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Davis, California - Are “mute” cicadas really mute? If so, how do they communicate and attract mates?
Humanity is turning into a 'different kind of animal
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Stanford, California - The blurring of the boundaries between humanity and technology will shape the future of civilization, a Stanford scholar says.
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