First accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy
A team of astronomers from University of California-Los Angeles has made the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a distant galaxy.
Aug 04, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Wearing this tattoo can reveal your alcohol levels
Researchers have developed a flexible wearable sensor -- consisting of a temporary tattoo which sticks to the skin -- that can accurately measure a person's blood alcohol level from sweat.
Aug 03, 2016, 18:48 PM IST
California student among dead in France Bastille Day attack - UC Berkeley
A California university student who has been missing since Thursday`s Bastille Day attack in Nice is among those who died after a truck driver deliberately plowed through a crowd, killing at least 84 people, University of California, Berkeley, said on Sunday.
Jul 18, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
Protein that may help in killing HIV virus identified
The research claims that this protein has the potential to force the virus out of hiding and poison them on their way out, which can in turn lead to potential treatments for the deadly disease.
Jul 14, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Gene mutation 'hotspots' improve breast cancer outcomes
Kataegis -- the multiple mutations that cluster in a few hotspots in a genome -- occurs in nearly 55 per cent of breast cancers.
Jul 01, 2016, 19:31 PM IST
Impaired decision-making may contribute to Parkinson's
Undertaken by researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles, the study suggested that the neurological factors underlying Parkinson's may be more complex than commonly believed.
Jun 19, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
Scientists grow human organs inside pigs to tackle organ shortage!
The embryos are being allowed to mature for 28 days in the sows before terminating the pregnancies for analysis.
Jun 06, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Struggling Indian PhD student shoots professor, self in US
A disgruntled Mainak Sarkar, Indian doctoral student who had been working on his thesis for 10 years, has been identified as the killer of his professor at the University of California-Los Angeles on Thursday.
Jun 03, 2016, 00:25 AM IST
Murder-suicide triggers lockdown at UCLA, 2 dead
UCLA is in the Westwood section of Los Angeles and one of the more well-regarded schools in the University of California system.
Jun 02, 2016, 00:43 AM IST
UCLA campus on lockdown as police investigate shooting
The University of California`s Los Angeles campus was placed on lockdown on Wednesday as police investigated a possible active shooter and reports of two victims.
Jun 02, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
Astronomers find Earth-like planet that may support life
Scientists have found a new exoplanet like Earth that could support human life and it is some 1200 light years away from our planet.
May 31, 2016, 09:41 AM IST
'MyShake' app turns your smartphone into quake detector
Now, one will be able to detect earthquake simply with their smartphone.
May 22, 2016, 12:42 PM IST
Genes linked with stress disorder identified
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or seeing a terrifying event.
May 15, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
California student says airline removed him for Arabic
A University of California, Berkeley student and former Iraqi refugee says he was unfairly removed from a flight in Los Angeles.
Apr 18, 2016, 07:58 AM IST
Marriage may help cancer patients live longer: Study
The beneficial effect of being married on survival differed across racial/ethnic groups.
Apr 12, 2016, 20:56 PM IST
Higher levels of vitamin D linked to lower cancer risk
The marker of vitamin D was 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D, the main form in the blood.
Apr 07, 2016, 18:20 PM IST
Higher the vitamin D levels, lower the cancer risk
Optimizing your vitamin D levels may help you prevent risk of developing cancer, according to a recent study.
Apr 07, 2016, 11:10 AM IST
'Twitter2quit' to help you kick the butt
On average, about 23 percent of tweets were in response to these automated texts, while 77 percent were spontaneous.
Mar 30, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
Fear of date rejection causes stress in heavy women
The team recruited 160 men and women of various body weights, aged 18 to 29, and identified as heterosexuals.
Mar 22, 2016, 19:43 PM IST
`Unisex` contraceptive pill comes closer to reality
The switch is a protein receptor that responds to the female sex hormone progesterone, which is released by the egg or oocyte, the ultimate goal toward which sperm swim.
Mar 20, 2016, 17:56 PM IST
