Imperial Valley News Center
Legal analysis shows how untapped Clean Air Act provision can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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- Written by Cara Horowitz
Los Angeles, California - A team of law professors and attorneys at three of the country’s leading centers devoted to climate change and environmental law have published a joint paper concluding that an unused provision of the Clean Air Act authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an economy-wide, market-based program to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions and achieve the Obama Administration’s Paris Agreement pledge.
Mental health conditions more common among those who undergo bariatric surgery
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- Written by Enrique Rivero
Los Angeles, California - Mental health conditions, such as depression and binge eating disorder, may be twice as common among bariatric surgery patients compared to the general U.S. population, with nearly 25 percent suffering from a mood disorder and nearly 20 percent being diagnosed with a binge eating disorder prior to the procedure, a UCLA-led study suggests.
Dog domestication may have increased harmful genetic changes
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- Written by Stuart Wolpert
Los Angeles, California - The domestication of dogs may have inadvertently caused harmful genetic changes, a UCLA-led study suggests.
Untapped region in brain cell offers goldmine of drug targets for new autism treatments
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- Written by Elaine Schmidt
Los Angeles, California - UCLA scientists have discovered that an overlooked region in brain cells houses a motherlode of mutated genes previously tied to autism. Recently published in Neuron, the finding could provide fresh drug targets and lead to new therapies for the disorder, which affects one in 68 children in the United States.
11th Annual Senior Appreciation Day
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
Imperial, California - Wednesday, January 27, the County of Imperial Area Agency on Aging will host their annual Senior Appreciation Day in Imperial. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casa de Mañana Building at the Imperial Valley Expo.
Asian citrus psyllid quarantine in Fresno County
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- Written by IVN
Fresno, California - A new portion of Fresno County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Fresno. The quarantine zone measures 97 square miles, bordered on the north by W Alluvial Avenue; on the south by W North Avenue; on the west by N Chateau Avenue; and on the east by S Chestnut Avenue.
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