Experiments at UCLA’s Basic Plasma Science Facility confirm interaction of electrons and Alfvén waves. The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis — or northern lights — that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
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”…
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…
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…
UCLA researchers are the first to create a version of COVID-19 in mice that shows how the disease damages organs other than the lungs. Using…
COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly affect our families, work lives, relationships and gender roles for years, say 12 prominent scientists…
Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, today was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics. Ghez shares half of the…
Researchers from UCLA and China have found that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme, holds potential as a low-cost therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 symptoms and…
A research team from Caltech and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated a promising way to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into ethylene —…
In very early life, sleep helps build the brain’s infrastructure, but it then takes on an entirely new decluttering role. Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead…
Researchers detected an unexpected 50% increase in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses at UCLA Health facilities in the months before the pandemic. UCLA researchers and…