Scientists Infuse Bacteria With Silver Nanoparticles To Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells
A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists has taken a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells — a technology that utilizes…
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Bioengineers Develop New Class of Giant Magnetoelastic Effect Human-Powered Bioelectronics
A team of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device. The technology converts human…
New Medicine Shows Promise in Treating Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Study is first to report comparison between an oral SERD and a standard aromatase inhibitor. Findings Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating…
How Brain Cells Compensate for Damage From a Stroke – New Results Challenge Current Ideas
New results challenge the current model of how the brain can reorganize in the aftermath of stroke damage. A study from UCLA neurologists challenges the…
Vaping Just Once Raises Oxidative Stress Levels in Healthy Nonsmokers – Increases Disease Risk
New study findings ‘are clear, unambiguous and concerning,’ UCLA researcher says. The risk that both tobacco and electronic cigarettes can pose to regular smokers’ health…
RNA Modification May Protect Against Fatty Liver Disease
May also explain liver fat differences among men & women. A chemical modification that occurs in some RNA molecules as they carry genetic instructions from…
Breakdown in Atomic Structure Enables Engineers to Bend Light to Enhance Wavelength Conversion
Electrical engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a more efficient way of converting light from one wavelength to another, opening the…
“Surfing” Particles on Alfvén Waves: Physicists Solve a Mystery Surrounding Aurora Borealis
Experiments at UCLA’s Basic Plasma Science Facility confirm interaction of electrons and Alfvén waves. The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis — or northern lights — that…
Common Antidepressant Medication Helps Fight Cancer in Mice – May Activate Immune System to Shrink Tumors
UCLA researchers discover MAOIs could activate immune system to shrink various types of tumors. A class of drug called monoamine oxidase inhibitors is commonly prescribed…
Experimental Gene Therapy Cures Children Born Without an Immune System in Clinical Trials
Study shows treatment developed by international team restored immune function in more than 95% of patients in three clinical trials. An experimental form of gene…
Cracking the Mysteries of Venus: New Information on Planet’s Spin and Internal Structure
15 years of radar measurements provide new information on planet’s spin, internal structure. Venus is an enigma. It’s the planet next door and yet reveals…
Babies Prefer Baby Talk, Regardless of Which Languages They’re Used to Hearing
It can be hard to resist lapsing into an exaggerated, singsong tone when you talk to a cute baby. And that’s with good reason. Babies…
New Way to Power Up Nanomaterials to Create Better Solar Cells and LEDs
UCLA materials scientists and colleagues have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs,…
First Evidence That Earth’s Magnetosphere Can Create Water on the Moon’s Surface
Before the Apollo era, the moon was thought to be dry as a desert due to the extreme temperatures and harshness of the space environment….
Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of the “Terrifying” Dire Wolf – Famous From Game of Thrones
The iconic, prehistoric dire wolf, which prowled through Los Angeles and elsewhere in the Americas over 11 millennia ago, was a distinct species from the…
Humans Face a “Ghastly Future” Unless Extraordinary Action Is Taken Soon on Sustainability
Global team of scientists, including UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein, points to environmental, population and political challenges. Without immediate and drastic intervention, humans face a “ghastly future”…
Scientists Develop High Performance Mitochondria Transfer Device
Method will help researchers better understand mitochondrial DNA diseases. Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated…
The One Day of the Year to Avoid Surgery – 23% Higher Mortality Risk
Study shows higher mortality rates for those needing emergency procedures on their surgeon’s birthday. Older people who undergo emergency surgeries on their operating surgeon’s birthday…