UCLA |
A simple method for destroying ‘forever chemicals’ and making water safe
Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds.
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine study examines distorted time perception during pandemic
The distortion of time may be an important risk factor to target with early interventions for better mental health.
UC Santa Barbara |
A new kind of chemo
Researchers identify a new class of drugs that offer a safer, more targeted treatment for leukemia patients.
UC Irvine via The Conversation |
The metaverse isn’t here yet, but it already has a long history
The metaverse is still unfolding, but it has been developing for more than a century. Rudimentary virtual worlds have existed — in imagination and reality — since the days of the telegraph.
UC San Francisco |
Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease
New CRISPR technology puts diseased microglia back on track.
UC Berkeley |
New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs
The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and could be readily modified to target other RNA viruses.
UC Irvine |
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved
A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.
UC San Francisco |
Elevated tween screen time linked to disruptive behavior disorders
Social media has strongest tie to conduct disorder.
UC Berkeley |
Secret behind ‘nic-sickness’ could help break tobacco addiction
The brain’s dopamine network activated by high doses of nicotine could be tweaked to help people kick the habit.
UCLA |
Your monkeypox questions answered as vaccine access expands
Infectious disease doctors say most people who get infected do not require hospitalization and the chance of contracting it remains “very low.”
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine-developed COVID-19 test detects, identifies specific variants with 100% accuracy
The new RNA-based method advances personalized medicine for improved patient care.
UC Riverside |
The chemical controlling life and death in hair follicles
The discovery could help end baldness and speed healing.