SACRAMENTO (May 30, 2024) – Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) has provided an update on the progress of her legislative package this session. Last Friday marked the Legislature's House of Origin deadline, a critical juncture where bills must be approved by their originating house to advance to the other chamber. Approximately 61 percent of Assembly bills introduced this year have passed over to the Senate, including several authored by Dixon.
A multidisciplinary research team at the University of California, Irvine has discovered that the circadian clock can be utilized to enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy. This biological pacemaker governs daily rhythms in physiological processes, including immune functions. The study, published in Nature Immunology, highlights the potential of optimizing time-of-day delivery based on individual circadian patterns for improved prevention and treatment.
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) was joined by 201 other House Democrats in unanimously voting against the Equal Representation Act, which would prevent the inclusion of illegal aliens in the count for seats in the Electoral College.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a novel method to produce ultra-thin bismuth crystals, potentially advancing the manufacturing of flexible electronics. The study, published in Nature Materials, details how this new technique could make cost-effective flexible technologies more feasible.
A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier. The study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
On May 16, 2024, Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) provided a statement on the Petroleum Oversight Hearing. She voiced her concerns about the high gas prices in California and discussed her proposed legislation to address this issue.