Collaborate Disseminate
It’s important for people with conditions such as depression and anxiety to know when they’re becoming stressed, so they can initiate coping strategies. An experimental new smartwatch could someday warn them, by detecting a stress hormone in their swea… Continue reading Sweat-analyzing smartwatch could warn wearers of elevated stress
HIV is tricky to eliminate thanks to its tendency to hide out in cellular reservoirs, but a growing body of work shows that a cure might be possible. In a new study, improvements to a previous “kick and kill” technique were able to completely clear out… Continue reading Refined “kick and kill” strategy eliminates HIV in infected mice
In good news for those who like racing through audiobooks at double speed, a new study from a team at UCLA has found learning and knowledge retention is not negatively effected when students watch recorded lectures at faster playback speeds. However, c… Continue reading Watching study videos at double speed doesn’t hinder learning
A new study by the Planetary Science Institute and UCLA confirms that there are areas in the lunar south polar region where frozen carbon dioxide could exist, raising hopes that there could be significant resources to support future Moon missions.Conti… Continue reading Cold traps that could contain solid CO2 confirmed on the Moon
A long-term follow-up study tracking a group of children who received experimental gene therapy as part of an early-stage clinical trial is reporting the treatment is safe and effective up to 10 years later. The research offers rare insight into the lo… Continue reading One-off gene therapy for rare immune disease still effective 10 years later
While we’ve been hearing a lot about wearable piezoelectric devices that produce electricity from people’s movements, such gadgets don’t work well under certain conditions. A new bioelectric wearable, however, could excel where they falter.Continue Rea… Continue reading Stretchable wearable device uses tiny magnets to generate electricity
Microbial fuel cells are a promising new technology for generating electricity, but so far they’re plagued by inefficiency. Now, researchers at UCLA have found a way to wring more energy out of them, by feeding the bacteria silver to make them more con… Continue reading Silver-infused bacteria build more efficient microbial fuel cells
An international team of scientists has calculated that a crewed mission to Mars should only last a maximum of four years if the astronauts’ health isn’t to be endangered by prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scienc… Continue reading Radiation could restrict crewed Mars missions to less than four years
An experimental gene therapy developed to treat children born with a rare immunodeficiency disease has demonstrated extraordinary efficacy according to a new long-term follow-up study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Experimental gene therapy points to cure for rare immune disease
Spinal cord injuries lead to permanent paralysis, and unfortunately there isn’t much that doctors can do to repair the damage. But a new study may help improve the outcomes, with researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) showing … Continue reading Injectable scaffolds help repair nerves after spinal injuries