Yuma News

This World Kidney Day, shine a spotlight on women’s health

Details: Written by January Payne January Payne; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Yuma, Arizona - Chronic kidney disease affects more women than men, but most people with this condition don’t know they have it. This World Kidney Day, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, joins organizations around the world in urging women to take action to prevent kidney disease - for themselves and their loved ones.

The brain’s internal clock continually takes its temperature

Details: Written by Carl P. Wonders, Ph.D. Carl P. Wonders, Ph.D.; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Washington, DC - Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us it is time to sleep and to control how long we then stay asleep. A new study in flies suggests a part of that clock constantly monitors changes in external temperature and integrates that information into the neural network controlling sleep. The study was published in Nature and was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health.

Scientists show how the brain may be wired for drinking fluids

Details: Written by Christopher G. Thomas Christopher G. Thomas; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Washington, DC - Scientists uncovered a high-resolution map of the wiring inside the mouse brain’s thirst center. With these blueprints, they could trick mice into becoming light or heavy water drinkers. Moreover, they discovered a quenching circuit that knew when to tell the brain, “Stop, the body has had enough.” Supported, in part, by the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Technologies (BRAIN) Initiative, the results may also provide a glimpse into the rules that govern how the brains circuits work.

Evading in-flight lightning strikes

Details: Written by Jennifer Chu Jennifer Chu; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Aviation experts estimate that every commercial airplane in the world is struck by lightning at least once per year. Around 90 percent of these strikes are likely triggered by the aircraft itself: In thunderstorm environments, a plane’s electrically conductive exterior can act as a lightning rod, sparking a strike that could potentially damage the plane’s outer structures and compromise its onboard electronics.

St. Patricks day DUI Detail

Details: Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Yuma, Arizona - The City of Yuma Police Department is conducting an impaired driving detail on Thursday, March 15, Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, 2018. Additional officers will be used to rove city streets looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. These DUI patrols are, in addition to regularly scheduled patrol officers, all looking for the signs of an impaired driver behind the wheel.

Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader Auditions Upcoming

Details: Written by Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Glendale, Arizona - Cardinals cheerleader auditions are right around the corner. The two-day tryout will be held on April 7 and 8 at University of Phoenix Stadium. There will be a subsequent interview portion for the finalists, and the 2018 squad will be unveiled to the public on April 19.

New technologies, systems, and business models are rapidly changing the energy landscape, experts attest

Details: Written by David L. Chandler David L. Chandler; Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018

Cambridge, Massachusetts - The pace of advances in key clean energy technologies has been growing faster than many experts have predicted, to the point that solar and wind power, combined with systems for storing their output, can often be the least expensive options for new types of power-generating capacity. In fact, a radical transformation of the world’s energy landscape is well-underway, said several speakers at the annual MIT Energy Conference, held on March 2 and 3 in Kendall Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.