Vitamin D may help reduce the frequency of seizures in epilepsy patients, according to a recent study from UCLA. Researchers in the lab of Christopher DeGiorgio, a professor of neurology, found that epilepsy patients experienced moderately fewer seizure episodes after taking vitamin D pills. Read more...

Photo: Researchers in the lab of Christopher DeGiorgio, a professor of neurology, found that epilepsy patients experienced moderately fewer seizure episodes after taking vitamin D pills. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA researchers created a device that can generate electricity from snow. The device, called the snow-TENG, is a thin, transparent sheet of mostly silicone, which can be inexpensively manufactured using a 3D printer. Read more...

Photo: The snow-TENG generates a small amount of electricity for a variety of uses, from weather tracking to powering wearable clothing technology. (Courtesy of Abdelsalam Ahmed)