2005 Highlights
16 December 2005
Food additive inhibits longevity enzyme in yeast, increases cell toxicity, new study finds
A common additive found in food and cosmetics has been found to inhibit the activity of sirtuins, enzymes associated with lifespan control in yeast and other organisms, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
19 October 2005
Human rights researchers find widespread problems after 2004 tsunami
In what could forecast similar problems in New Orleans, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have found that throughout countries affected by the December 2004 tsunami survivors continue to suffer inequities in aid distribution and substandard shelter.
3 October 2005
Study suggests benefits to extending child-only health insurance to parents
Extending health insurance for low-income children to their parents may help improve these children's access to a regular source of care as well as reduce perceived discrimination and breaks in coverage, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers.
4 September 2005
Researchers find that passive smoking kills as many women as active smoking in China
Exposure to secondhand smoke kills as many women in China as does smoking, according to new study findings by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
25 August 2005
Nationwide survey of medical groups defines high and low performers
Not all medical groups are created equal, and relatively few perform well on all measures of quality performance for care of chronic illness, according to a new nationwide study of nearly 700 medical groups led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
27 July 2005
Survey finds Latina women and children in agricultural area living in poor housing
A new study led by University of California, Berkeley, researchers finds that many Latina women and their children in one of California's largest agricultural communities reside in crowded, dilapidated housing infested with pests.
05 July 2005
Researchers to study exercise, bone health in young breast cancer survivors
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley; the University of California, San Francisco; and the Northern California Cancer Center are putting the benefits of resistance training to a new test in an innovative study on bone health among breast cancer survivors younger than 50.
07 June 2005
New blood-based TB test matches up to old skin test in study among Indian health workers
In a head-to-head matchup between a new blood-based tuberculosis (TB) test and the traditional tuberculin skin test, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in India found that the two methods of detecting latent TB infection are equally good.
26 April 2005
Hospitals change service offerings to adapt to market pressures, new report finds
Short of an outright closure, many hospitals have adjusted their service offerings in response to economic pressures, finds a new report on such changes in California hospitals.
22 April 2005
Schools can improve nutritional value of food while increasing revenue, says report
When schools kick high-sugar sodas and high-fat chips off their campuses, food service department revenues tend to increase, according to a new report by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
02 February 2005
Got kelp? New UC Berkeley research finds that seaweed can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
A type of vegetation that can often be found washed ashore on beaches may soon emerge as a new player in the field of cancer-fighting foods. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that a diet containing kelp seaweed lowered levels of the potent sex hormone estradiol in rats, and raised hopes that it might decrease the risk of estrogen-dependent diseases such as breast cancer in humans.
19 January 2005
Researchers release first report to compare mental health indicators in California counties
In the first attempt to compare measures of mental health and general well-being among California's general population on a county-level basis, health policy researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found significant differences.
03 January 2005
Fewer children in working families are uninsured, but many still falling through the cracks, finds new study
Recent strides have been made to increase health care coverage for low income children in California, but a significant number of children in working poor families remain uninsured, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
