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L.A. and California labor lead the nation, Says UCLA Labor Day study
09-02-2007 · EurekAlert!California's unionization rate rose sharply in 2007, while rates for the nation and Los Angeles changed little, according to a report by UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.
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01-28-2008 · EurekAlert!
The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a "cradle of civilization" for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California-Davis, have concluded that all ancestral roads for the modern day domestic cat also lead back to the same locale. Findings of the study, involving more than 11,000 cats, are reported in the cover article of the January issue of the journal Genomics.
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- Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
06-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
Working parents are more able to care for their chronically ill children when given greater access to federal and employer-provided time off from their jobs, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. "We found that having the time and financial flexibility to miss work is clearly important for parents who have children with serious chronic illnesses," said lead author Dr. Paul Chung, senior natural scientist at RAND and assistant professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
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- Despite grumbling, most Americans say they are happy at work
08-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
Although some people may spend part of the Labor Day weekend complaining about their bosses or about job burnout, most Americans are satisfied with their jobs, a survey found. The survey showed job satisfaction increases with age. The study shows that 86 percent of the people interviewed said they were satisfied at their jobs, with 48 percent saying they were very satisfied. Only 4 percent reported being very dissatisfied.
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- LA BioMed researchers find lower response rates to antidepressants with African-Americans, Latinos
11-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
Drawing from data in the nation's largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depression, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center reported in November's Medical Care journal that African-Americans and Latinos didn't respond as well as whites to medication for their depression.
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- UCLA study finds severe shortage of Latino dentists
04-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
A study from UCLA’s Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture finds that the number of Latinos who graduated from dental schools, and hence able to acquire licenses to practice dentistry in California, fell by nearly 80 percent between 1982 and 1999 from 74 to 15 percent, even as the state’s Latino population increased by 42.7 percent (7.7 million to 10 million) during that time.
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- Frequent alcohol consumption increases cancer risk in older women
09-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
Postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California.
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- Would you see James Bond 21? How about Die Another Day?
11-07-2006 · EurekAlert!
A new study is the first to conceptualize sequels as the movie equivalent of brand extensions. According to traditional branding research, extension evaluations improve when the extension is perceived to be similar to the parent brand. However, researchers from UCLA and UPenn find that the effect of similarity reverses when it comes to movies. Compared to numbered movie sequels, the researchers found that named sequels performed better at the box office and had a longer shelf life.
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- UCLA study finds a need for services that help homeless youth obtain health insurance
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- Researchers map signaling networks that control neuron function
01-28-2008 · EurekAlert!
In the first large-scale proteomics study of its kind, researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine have mapped thousands of neuronal proteins to discover how they connect into complex signaling networks that guide neuron function. Their research -- using quantitative mass spectrometry, computational software and bioinformatics to match the proteins to their cellular functions -- may lead to a better understanding of brain development, neurodegenerative diseases, and spinal cord regeneration.
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