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Attorney General Brnovich Finds Bisbee’s Plastic Bag Ban Violates State Law
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich has concluded the City of Bisbee’s plastic and carryout bag regulations violate state law. Brnovich determined Bisbee’s regulations conflict with state law, which prohibits municipalities from regulating the sale or use of disposable carryout bags by private businesses.
NIH BRAIN Initiative launches cell census
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health today launch a major effort to discover and catalog the brain’s “parts list.” The NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) aims to provide researchers with a comprehensive reference of the diverse cell types in human, monkey, and mouse brain. A network of integrated centers, collaborating laboratories, and data resources will be funded by 11 grants projected to total about $50 million annually over five years, pending the availability of funds. All data will be shared with the research community.
NIH study identifies brain patterns underlying mothers’ responses to infant cries
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- Written by Robert Bock Robert Bock
- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Washington, DC - Infant cries activate specific brain regions related to movement and speech, according to a National Institutes of Health study of mothers in 11 countries. The findings, led by researchers at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), identify behaviors and underlying brain activities that are consistent among mothers from different cultures. Understanding these reactions may help in identifying and treating caregivers at risk for child maltreatment and other problematic behaviors.
San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Begins Broadcasting at Hospital Infantil de las Californias In Mexico
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Tijuana, Mexico - Young patients, their families and invited guests were treated to a visit with some amazing stories and guests from San Diego Zoo Global at a gathering at the Hospital Infantil de las Californias in Tijuana, Mexico earlier today. This special event served to announce the arrival of a closed-circuit television adventure channel, San Diego Zoo Kids, at the facility.
AWC/NAU Yuma Science Club Hosts Annual Blood Drive
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- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Yuma, Arizona - The AWC/NAU Science Club will be hosting a Blood Drive on November 13th and 14th on the AWC Yuma Campus in the 3C Schoening Conference Center from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
The Antiquities Act of 1906
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- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
Tucson, Arizona - Discover what the Antiquities Act of 1906 is all about, and why it's in the news today:
Halloween impaired driving detail
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- Written by YPD YPD
- Published: 26 October 2017 26 October 2017
The City of Yuma Police Department is conducting an impaired driving detail on Saturday, October 28th, Sunday, October 29th, Monday, October 30th and Tuesday October 31st, 2017. Officers will be looking for signs of an impaired driver behind the wheel.