Imperial Valley News Center
Age matters: Young larvae boost pollination activity in bees
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- Written by Peggy Coulombe
Tempe, Arizona - Toddlers and tweens have very different needs, which influence how parents provide for them. The same is true in honey bees, but instead of communicating their needs via language, honey bee larvae emit chemical signals called pheromones that influence the behavior of their caregivers.
UCLA honors Jackie Robinson by retiring number 42 across all sports
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
Los Angeles, California - UCLA will retire number 42 across all sports in honor of Jackie Robinson, it was announced today by UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero.
New semiconductor device could lead to better photodetectors
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- Written by Bill Kisliuk
Los Angeles, California - UCLA researchers have developed a perovskite photodetector that could reduce manufacturing costs and improve the quality of medical and commercial light sensors.
Half a million California seniors fall repeatedly but many don’t seek medical attention
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- Written by Venetia Lai
Los Angeles, California - More than half a million older Californians - 12.6 percent of the state’s senior population - fall more than once a year, but nearly 60 percent of them fail to seek medical attention afterward, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Global report card: Are children better off than they were 25 years ago?
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- Written by Carla Denly
Los Angeles, California - Twenty-five years ago this month, the countries that compose the United Nations reached a landmark agreement that laid the foundation for much-needed strengthening of children’s rights and protections in nearly every country around the world.
Suffering from constipation? Self-acupressure can help
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- Written by Enrique Rivero
Los Angeles, California - About 19 percent of North Americans suffer from constipation, with the digestive condition being more common among women, non-whites, people older than 60, those who are not physically active and the poor.
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