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The ability to heal the wound of old oxygen
Researchers at UCLA found a chemical signal released by damaged skin cells that catalyzes the regeneration of tactile nerves, helping to restore the feeling of skin cont…
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Caffeine and type 2 diabetes
'It seems that the amount of SHBG protein in the blood reflects genetic susceptibility to developing type 2 diabetes,' said Dr. Simin Liu. 'But now, we know that the amo…
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Meditation can increase gray matter
People have a lot of strategies to create big muscles and healthy skeletons. But how to create a big brain?
Medicine - Health
Progress in cancer cell detection techniques
Cancer researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the United States (UCLA) have reported a major advance in the detection of cancer cells as they spre…
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Fretting in family life makes women more stressed
This is the conclusion drawn from the study of California University in Los Angeles (UCLA) on the rate of cortisol - a hormone closely related to stress - which was done…
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Using HIV as a detective detects cancer
UCLA University (USA) found cancer cells in the living body of mice using the inactivated HIV virus disguised with a new coating. This promises to be a new way of fighti…
Flu epidemic
Detection of H1N1 flu virus in animals
Scientific experts at the University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA and its colleagues discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa.
Science invention
Invention MeRAM - magnetic random access memory
Engineers develop new energy efficient computer memory using magnetic materials by using electrical voltage instead of running current.
Science invention
Dialysis machine worn on people
Scientists at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have invented a small dialysis machine that can be worn by a person who h…
New technology
Detecting E.Coli using a mobile phone
Researchers from the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science Henry Samueli have developed a new cell phone that uses fluorescence-based image sensors to detect th…
New technology
US made material harder than diamonds
US researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UCLA) have created a material that is roughly equivalent to diamonds but does not require high pressure to prod…
New technology
Micro robot arm
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a relatively small machine arm of less than 1 mm in size, controlled by compressed air, opera…
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Ultra-clean water filter
Italian scientists say they have built a new water purifier that will reduce water costs by half. Water purification technology has been used in many countries to recycl…