UCLA researchers have found that the black hole at the center of our galaxy may have a companion. Many researchers currently believe that all stars in the Milky Way orbit a single supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A*. Read more...
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A recent research breakthrough may revolutionize modern computers, UCLA researchers said. Researchers at UCLA and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science developed a device with the ability to mimic certain characteristics of the brain, according to a study published in Scientific Reports, a Nature Research journal, in October. Read more...
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Climate change may cause childbirth to occur up to two weeks earlier than expected, according to a UCLA-led study. Researchers analyzed birth and weather records from 1969 to 1988 in counties across the United States. Read more...
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How will climate change affect Arctic ice? Read more...
The interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Ronald Brookmeyer, a biostatistics professor, has served as interim dean of the School of Public Health since November 2018 and has been UCLA faculty member since 2010. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Brookmeyer, the interim dean for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a biostatistics professor, will assume the role effective Jan. 15. Brookmeyer has been a member of UCLA faculty since 2010. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
A UCLA-led study may explain the development of Type 2 diabetes, suggesting potential new methods to treat the condition. Orian Shirihai, a professor of endocrinology and pharmacology at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, led the research team that found a novel mechanism that may be responsible for driving insulin oversecretion, according to a university press release published Dec. Read more...
Photo: A research team led by Orian Shirihai, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, undertook a study that may explain the development of Type 2 diabetes and suggest potential new ways to treat the condition. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The findings of a UCLA-led study may allow for medical professionals to identify patients with stable heart failure who are at risk. UCLA cardiologist Olujimi Ajijola was the first author of a study that found a new way to detect which patients with “stable” heart failure have a higher risk of dying within one to three years. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA-led study found that neuropeptide Y, an amino acid released by the nervous system, is a significant indicator of which patients have a higher risk of dying within a few years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
