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AI Cracks the Cancer Code: A New Era of Epigenetic Insights

University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:00:26 +0000

UCLA researchers found certain genes encoding epigenetic factors in tumors have a predictive association with clinical outcome across cancer types. Investigators from the UCLA Health...

UCLA Cholesterol Absorption Breakthrough Could Lead to Innovative Treatments

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:13:32 +0000

Researchers Identify Previously Unknown Step in Cholesterol Absorption in the Gut University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have described a previously unknown step in...

UCLA Discovers Weight Loss Game-Changer: Stimulating Brown Fat To Fight Obesity

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:55:06 +0000

A UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases chemical energy from fat...

Walking Wonders: Neuron Regeneration Breakthroughs in Spinal Cord Injuries

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 23:29:25 +0000

Guiding cells to natural target region key to functional recovery. In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from the University of California,...

Cryo-EM 2.0: UCLA’s Groundbreaking Advance in Nobel Prize-Winning Imaging Tech

University of California - Los Angeles — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:25:23 +0000

An advance in cryo-EM could be a significant boon for research on potential cancer therapies. A technology called cryo-electron microscopy, or cryo-EM, enables scientists to...

Emerging Health Crisis: Toxic Dust From Engineered Stone Endangers U.S. Workers

University of California - San Francisco — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:39:13 +0000

Researchers from UC San Francisco and UCLA have discovered that workers who produce artificial stone slabs for the most popular type of countertops sold in...

Space-Age Solution: Preventing Astronaut Bone Loss With Innovative Compound

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:27:44 +0000

New Research showcased the efficacy of an engineered compound in preventing bone loss in space-traveling mice. This breakthrough may offer solutions for astronauts and osteoporosis...

4th Wave in U.S. Overdose Crisis: 50x Surge in Deaths From Fentanyl Laced Stimulants

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 02:33:55 +0000

The trend marks the fourth wave in the US overdose crisis, which began with prescription opioid deaths in the early 2000s and has since continued...

UCLA Scientists Uncover the Truth About Cannabis Products Containing HHCs

University of California - Los Angeles — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:58:39 +0000

UCLA chemists develop method for producing a form of the substance that acts more predictably and consistently. In the fast-growing marketplace for recreational marijuana and...

Decoding Lifespan: New DNA Research Unveils Secrets of Aging

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 02:51:29 +0000

UCLA scientists lead groundbreaking studies on mammalian aging and life span. Researchers from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health led an...

Revolutionizing Battery Performance: UCLA Reveals True Shape of Lithium for the First Time

Wayne Lewis, California NanoSystems Institute — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:56:24 +0000

Fundamental discovery and new technique could lead to better, safer rechargeable batteries. UCLA researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could enhance the safety and...

How Yoga Could Help Older Women Ward Off Alzheimer’s

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:33:33 +0000

A study conducted by UCLA Health reveals that Kundalini yoga increases brain activity in a region impacted by stress and linked to memory decline. A...

Mimicking Minds: UCLA Finds AI Language Model GPT-3 Can Reason About As Well as a College Student

University of California, Los Angeles — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:00:34 +0000

UCLA researchers have shown that AI model GPT-3 can solve reasoning problems at a level comparable to college students. People solve new problems readily without...

3 Things You Should Know: Climate Change’s Impact on Extreme-Weather Events

University of Pennsylvania — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:03:18 +0000

Michael Mann and collaborators conducted research into the impact of climate change on extreme weather occurrences such as wildfires. Their findings suggest that under the...

The Invisible Killer at Work – Discrimination Can Have Major Heart Health Implications

American Heart Association — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:38:59 +0000

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has revealed that on-the-job discrimination can have a negative impact on heart health,...

Megalodon Was No Cold-Blooded Killer – And That Spelled Its Doom

University of California, Los Angeles — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:42:47 +0000

A killer, yes. But analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature. Researchers have determined that the extinct megalodon shark...

Astronomers Unravel the Mystery of the Missing Twins in Galactic Center

University of California - Los Angeles — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:33:22 +0000

Astronomers have found that young supermassive stars near the Milky Way’s black hole are single, not binary, a finding contrary to normal supermassive star formation....

Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?

Carnegie Institution for Science — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:33:43 +0000

Newly discovered exoplanets contribute to the development of a novel model that offers potential explanations for the origin of some of Earth’s signature features, such...

New Research Finds That Commonly Used Osteoporosis Tool Is Suboptimal

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:42:55 +0000

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), frequently utilized in assessing fracture risk, incorporates self-identified race and ethnicity information. However, its performance in accurately determining the...

Astrophysicists Spot a Cosmic Whisper: The Faintest Galaxy in the Early Universe

University of California - Los Angeles — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:47:36 +0000

An international research team has confirmed the existence of the faintest galaxy ever observed in the early universe, JD1. This discovery was made using NASA’s...

Breakthrough in Glioma Treatment: New Drug Delays Progression of Deadly Brain Cancer

University of California - Los Angeles — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:04:13 +0000

Study is the first clinical trial analyzing a targeted therapy specifically developed to treat brain tumors. A targeted therapy drug called vorasidenib had positive results...

Enhancing Memory With Deep-Brain Stimulation During Sleep

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:33:38 +0000

Researchers also report first direct evidence supporting main theory for how human memory is consolidated during sleep. While it’s known that sleep plays a crucial...

A “Scientific Surprise” – White-Bellied Pangolins Have Second-Most Chromosomes Among Mammals

University of California, Los Angeles — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:12:49 +0000

Genomic research could bolster conservation initiatives aimed at protecting the endangered species. Scientists still have much to uncover about the unique, scaly mammal known as...

Readily Available Dietary Supplement Reverses HIV-Related Organ Damage in Preclinical Trials

SciTechDaily — Wed, 24 May 2023 16:31:36 +0000

MitoQ, a publicly accessible dietary supplement that acts as a mitochondrial antioxidant, was discovered through a mouse study to counteract the harmful impacts that HIV...