Emerging Health Crisis: Toxic Dust From Engineered Stone Endangers U.S. Workers
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…
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Space-Age Solution: Preventing Astronaut Bone Loss With Innovative Compound
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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…
