<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><atom:link href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/research-rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Research: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are still not ideal</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-less-sudden-death-245266.aspx?link_page_rss=245266</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-less-sudden-death-245266.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["We are doing a good job of ensuring that patients receive the latest therapies for heart failure, but we still have a lot more work to do," said UCLA's Dr. Tamara Horwich. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706403" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-life-scientists-provide-new-245697.aspx?link_page_rss=245697</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-life-scientists-provide-new-245697.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The effect of rising temperatures on the interaction of species "is going to have very important consequences for the stability and functioning of ecosystems," UCLA biologists say. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706329" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>No-treatment approach may be best choice for older prostate cancer patients</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/older-prostate-cancer-patients-246132.aspx?link_page_rss=246132</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/older-prostate-cancer-patients-246132.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Because many seniors with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer ultimately die of other causes, forgoing treatment may help preserve quailty of life. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706299" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Student researchers on front lines of marijuana issue</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/student-researchers-on-front-lines-246102.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/student-researchers-on-front-lines-246102.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the midst of a raging national debate on how Americans use marijuana, a team of student researchers from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is collecting data that could help separate marijuana fact from fiction. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706244" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/turning-jekyll-into-hyde-breathing-246026.aspx?link_page_rss=246026</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/turning-jekyll-into-hyde-breathing-246026.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706139" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Heather</author><title>Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/brain-re-wires-itself-after-damage-246049.aspx?link_page_rss=246049</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/brain-re-wires-itself-after-damage-246049.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Their breakthrough findings could potentially help scientists develop new treatments for Alzheimer's, stroke and other conditions involving damage to the hippocampus.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706136" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Melody Pupols</author><title>UCLA study shows warming in central China greater than most climate models indicated</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/temperature-increases-in-central-245866.aspx?link_page_rss=245866</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/temperature-increases-in-central-245866.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Using a novel method for measuring land-based temperatures, UCLA researchers found the region is now 10 to 14 degrees hotter than 20,000 years ago, during the last ice age. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706111" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Scientists sequence genome of 'sacred lotus,' which likely holds anti-aging secrets</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-sequence-genome-of-245577.aspx?link_page_rss=245577</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-sequence-genome-of-245577.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Understanding the plant's unique genetic makeup could lead scientists to new ideas about how to extend the healthy lives of humans and agricultural crops. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706056" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaun Mason</author><title>UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-stem-cell-researchers-move-245861.aspx?link_page_rss=245861</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-stem-cell-researchers-move-245861.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Studying human neural cells  — as opposed to laboratory mice — was a key advance because the disease affects people and  animals differently. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706051" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Chancellor Block comments on Laboratory of Neuro Imaging</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-comments-on-laboratory-245988.aspx?link_page_rss=245988</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-comments-on-laboratory-245988.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA is among the world’s great research enterprises, testing boundaries and producing new knowledge on a daily basis, and the departure of one lab will not diminish our impact. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706045" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Mobile app developed at UCLA helps women choose birth control method</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/mobile-health-app-developed-at-245935.aspx?link_page_rss=245935</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/mobile-health-app-developed-at-245935.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Now available for iPad, 'Plan ABC' lists birth control methods in order of effectiveness and is designed to provide women with current, medically accurate information. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706008" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>Study finds that bacteria organize according to 'rich-get-richer' principle</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-shows-lucky-bacteria-strike-245840.aspx?link_page_rss=245840</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-shows-lucky-bacteria-strike-245840.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Study is the first to identify bacteria's 'strategy' for forming the micro-colonies that become biofilms, which can cause seemingly routine bacterial infections to become lethal. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705996" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>Researchers discover possible trigger for spread of head and neck cancer cells</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-discover-epigenetic-245654.aspx?link_page_rss=245654</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-discover-epigenetic-245654.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Findings from UCLA School of Dentistry researchers could pave the way toward new treatments for head and neck cancers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705914" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Matthew Chin</author><title>UCLA bioengineers simplify fluid flows by removing complex math</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-bioengineers-simplify-fluid-244940.aspx?link_page_rss=244940</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-bioengineers-simplify-fluid-244940.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists developed a way to program and control the shape of fluids flowing through pipes or conduits without the need to solve complex and time-consuming fluid-motion equations. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705911" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Boosting 'cellular garbage disposal' can delay the aging process, UCLA biologists report</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/boosting-cellular-garbage-disposal-245496.aspx?link_page_rss=245496</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/boosting-cellular-garbage-disposal-245496.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA life scientists have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson's disease that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705877" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-neurophysicists-find-that-245726.aspx?link_page_rss=245726</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-neurophysicists-find-that-245726.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Using virtual reality, neurophysicists have determined how environmental stimuli and brain rhythms generate our neuronal maps of the world.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705813" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>UCLA, partners get $11M to develop stroke-prevention programs for minority populations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-awarded-11-million-245700.aspx?link_page_rss=245700</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-awarded-11-million-245700.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Those in underserved communities are not only at greater stroke risk, but they face more barriers to achieving healthy lifestyle changes, researchers say. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705766" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/adolescent-girls-less-successful-245600.aspx?link_page_rss=245600</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/adolescent-girls-less-successful-245600.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This study and others indicate a greater severity of addiction among female abusers, suggesting that new treatment approaches may be needed for girls and women. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705726" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Do you obsess over your appearance? Your brain might be wired abnormally</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/distorted-self-image-caused-by-244511.aspx?link_page_rss=244511</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/distorted-self-image-caused-by-244511.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists say people with body dysmorphic disorder, a condition in which they see themselves as disfigured even when they're not, have less-effcient brain connections. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705692" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Christelle Nahas</author><title>UCLA author's Jane Austen theory makes Chelsea Clinton's Twitter feed</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/austen-game-theory-story-takes-245574.aspx?link_page_rss=245574</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/austen-game-theory-story-takes-245574.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[New book sparks a national conversation around its central premise: Was Austen ahead of her time as a romance strategist?  "Sir, you flatter me," Austen responds from the dead. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705628" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA receives major federal contract to study potential new autism drugs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-receives-major-nimh-contract-245449.aspx?link_page_rss=245449</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-receives-major-nimh-contract-245449.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A multidisplinary UCLA research team will lead a national effort to determine within weeks, rather than years, if certain drug compounds hold promise for treating the disorder. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705522" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA space scientists find way to monitor elusive collisions in space</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-space-scientists-find-way-245276.aspx?link_page_rss=245276</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-space-scientists-find-way-245276.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The research can help us better understand where to look for new meteroid debris that could potentially become dangerous to Earth.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705486" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Pride, prejudice and strategic thinking: Jane Austen wrote the book on game theory</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/when-strategic-decision-making-244370.aspx?link_page_rss=244370</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/when-strategic-decision-making-244370.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Some 150 years before game theory was used by superpowers during the Cold War, Austen mapped its strategies in all six of her novels, UCLA's Michael Suk-Young Chwe argues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705485" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Matthew Chin and Bill Kisliuk</author><title>UCLA researchers capture wasted heat, use it to power devices</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-capture-wasted-245236.aspx?link_page_rss=245236</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-capture-wasted-245236.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Imagine how much you could save on your electricity bill if you could use the excess heat your computer generates to actually power the machine.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705480" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaun Mason</author><title>Method makes it easier to separate useful stem cells from 'problem' ones for therapies</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-new-method-245297.aspx?link_page_rss=245297</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-new-method-245297.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientits have discovered a molecule that kills potentially dangerous stem cells that fail to differentiate while leaving their differentiated progeny unharmed. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705475" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:10:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>UCLA Engineering's annual Tech Forum to focus on future of engineering research</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-to-host-future-245310.aspx?link_page_rss=245310</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-to-host-future-245310.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This year's free daylong conference, "The Future of Engineering Research in the United States," brings together many of the top engineering minds in California. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705432" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>UCLA researchers discover sperm move along a 'twisting ribbon'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-discover-sperms-245311.aspx?link_page_rss=245311</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-discover-sperms-245311.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Knowledge of the complex swimming patterns of human and animal sperm could improve understanding of fertilization processes, with potential clinical applications. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705430" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaun Mason</author><title>UCLA study finds scientific basis for cognitive complaints of breast cancer patients</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-find-scientific-245307.aspx?link_page_rss=245307</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-find-scientific-245307.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new research lends weight to the idea that the mental fogginess experienced by patients, often referred to as as "chemo brain," may involve neurophysiological changes. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705403" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Matt Hurst</author><title>Revolving loan fund would quadruple California's Prop 39 clean-energy investments</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-luskin-center-study-revolving-245215.aspx?link_page_rss=245215</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-luskin-center-study-revolving-245215.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA study, commissioned by L.A. Business Council, finds that the funding model would maximize monies for eco-friendly building retrofits — and job creation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705399" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>A quarter of Angelenos breathe noxious freeway pollutants every morning</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/a-quarter-of-angelenos-breathe-244224.aspx?link_page_rss=244224</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/a-quarter-of-angelenos-breathe-244224.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers found that people who live up 1.5 kilometers away from freeways — a greater distance than previously thought — are exposed to pollutants each day. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705359" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:05:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall</author><title>UCLA scholars named Guggenheim Fellows</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scholars-named-guggenheim-245272.aspx?link_page_rss=245272</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scholars-named-guggenheim-245272.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four UCLA faculty members are among an esteemed group of 175 of scholars, artists and scientists from the United States and Canada to receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships. The new fellows were chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.
 
The... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705342" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Scientists ID new kidney cancer subtypes, clearing way for personalized treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-identify-new-kidney-245245.aspx?link_page_rss=245245</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-identify-new-kidney-245245.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[By understanding how aggressive or likely to spread certain subtypes are, oncologists can tailor therapies that are more effective and potentially less damaging. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705307" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:21:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Don't even talk about it: New book aims to break taboo over industrial policy in U.S.</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/industrial-policy-in-america-breaking-244469.aspx?link_page_rss=244469</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/industrial-policy-in-america-breaking-244469.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. need a complete "rethink" on the role government can play in encouraging certain economic policies for the nation's benefit, professor Stuart Schweitzer argues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705301" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Protecting the Earth from asteroid impacts</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/radar-astronomy-plays-important-245181.aspx?link_page_rss=245181</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/radar-astronomy-plays-important-245181.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In this four-minute video, UCLA's Jean-Luc Margot describes the critical role radar astronomy plays in evaluating and mitigating the risks of asteroid impacts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705266" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:54:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>Researchers find nanodiamonds could improve effectiveness of breast cancer treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-targeted-244529.aspx?link_page_rss=244529</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-targeted-244529.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A drug-delivery system utilizing nanodiamonds, byproducts of mining and refining operations, significantly reduced the size of tumors in mice with "triple-negative" breast cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705264" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>UCLA engineers craft material for high-performance 'supercapacitor'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineers-craft-material-245169.aspx?link_page_rss=245169</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineers-craft-material-245169.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The researchers say the newly synthesized form of niobium oxide could one day help provide rapid power to systems as diverse as urban electrical grids and hybrid vehicle brakes. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705244" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaun Mason</author><title>Breast cancer drug receives 'breakthrough therapy' designation from FDA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/breast-cancer-drug-receives-breakthrough-245162.aspx?link_page_rss=245162</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/breast-cancer-drug-receives-breakthrough-245162.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The FDA designation should speed development for a promising breast cancer treatment being tested at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705220" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Melody Pupols</author><title>Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/breakthrough-3-d-structure-of-245100.aspx?link_page_rss=245100</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/breakthrough-3-d-structure-of-245100.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["Everyone in the field wants to know what telomerase looks like, and there it was. I was so excited, I could hardly breathe," said UCLA biochemist Juli Feigon. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705178" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Blocking a key protein boosts immune system's ability to clear chronic infection</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/blocking-a-key-protein-boosts-245145.aspx?link_page_rss=245145</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/blocking-a-key-protein-boosts-245145.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The "entirely illogical" finding from a new UCLA study suggests new approaches for treating persistent viral infections like HIV and hepatitis C. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705173" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA first on West Coast to perform new procedure to open blocked carotid arteries</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-first-to-perform-new-procedure-245009.aspx?link_page_rss=245009</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-first-to-perform-new-procedure-245009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Doctors at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have become the first on the West Coast to perform a new, less-invasive procedure to help clear plaque-ridden carotid arteries. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705169" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Scientists decode genome of painted turtle, revealing clues to extraordinary adaptations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/first-sequenced-turtle-genome-244986.aspx?link_page_rss=244986</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/first-sequenced-turtle-genome-244986.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Understanding how turtles protect their hearts and brains from long-term oxygen deprivation may one day improve treatments for heart attacks and strokes in humans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705128" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Laury Perry</author><title>UCLA Nursing research on women and heart disease among key topics at nursing conference</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/gender-science-in-heart-disease-244990.aspx?link_page_rss=244990</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/gender-science-in-heart-disease-244990.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Faculty and students from the UCLA School of Nursing will present new findings at the annual Western Institute of Nursing Conference, which runs from April 11 to 13 in Anaheim, Calif.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705089" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaun Mason</author><title>UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-link-auto-pollution-244911.aspx?link_page_rss=244911</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-link-auto-pollution-244911.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Heightened exposure to air pollution was associated with increases in lymphoblastic leukemia, germ-cell tumors  and retinoblastoma, the study shows. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705076" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Autism in black and white: NIH grant helps scientist study disorder in African Americans</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nih-grant-awarded-for-autism-research-244929.aspx?link_page_rss=244929</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nih-grant-awarded-for-autism-research-244929.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[It is critical to study different populations to understand if current genetic findings in autism can be generalized to a broader population, said Dr. Daniel Geschwind. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705037" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brain-imaging-tool-stroke-244253.aspx?link_page_rss=244253</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brain-imaging-tool-stroke-244253.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that individuals with higher stroke risk performed worse on cognitive tests, and their brain scans showed evidence of plaques and tangles found Alzheimer's. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704909" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Amy Albin</author><title>New UCLA institute fosters unified approach to understanding and curing pediatric diseases</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-ucla-children-s-discovery-244598.aspx?link_page_rss=244598</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-ucla-children-s-discovery-244598.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The institute will pioneer advancements in pediatric medicine in four key research areas: the brain and behavior; nutrition and metabolism; cancer; and inflammation, infection and immunity. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704881" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sean Brenner</author><title>Chancellor leads UCLA contingent to White House for announcement of BRAIN Initiative</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-leads-ucla-contingent-244896.aspx?link_page_rss=244896</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-leads-ucla-contingent-244896.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Members of the UCLA delegation are pioneering research related to the new initiative, which will fund projects seeking new ways to treat, cure and prevent brain disorders. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704872" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:45:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>UCLA center creates first interactive electricity-use map of Los Angeles</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-creates-first-interactive-244470.aspx?link_page_rss=244470</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-creates-first-interactive-244470.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new map lets residents find how much energy the average customer in their neighborhood uses, see how that use relates to income level and track energy use over time. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704776" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim DeRose</author><title>UCLA physicists' technique for cooling molecules may be a stepping stone to quantum computing</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-physicists-build-a-better-244361.aspx?link_page_rss=244361</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-physicists-build-a-better-244361.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new method for super-cooling molecules could be a key step in the development of quantum computing. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704716" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Park perks: Teenagers who live close to a park are more physically active</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/park-perks-teenagers-who-live-244449.aspx?link_page_rss=244449</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/park-perks-teenagers-who-live-244449.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA findings are particularly important in park-starved California, where only one out of every four adolescents lives near a park or open space. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704712" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-university-of-florida-research-244467.aspx?link_page_rss=244467</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-university-of-florida-research-244467.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The abnormal growth appears to be associated with an increased risk of neuroendocrine tumors, say researchers from UCLA and the University of Florida. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704687" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Researchers find a way to predict the date of a woman's final menstrual period</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/researchers-find-a-way-to-predict-244164.aspx?link_page_rss=244164</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/researchers-find-a-way-to-predict-244164.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The development could help women and their physicians better prepare for the onset of bone loss and increased cardiovascular risk factors. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704689" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Engineer invents bionic eye to help the blind</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/wentai-liu-artificial-retina-244393.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/wentai-liu-artificial-retina-244393.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For UCLA bioengineering professor Wentai Liu, more than two decades of visionary research burst into the headlines last month when the FDA approved what it called “the first bionic eye for the blind.” <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704595" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>