﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Research: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Embryonic stem cells, reprogrammed skin cells have inherent differences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-find-molecular-95214.aspx?link_page_rss=95214</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-find-molecular-95214.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156668" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA collaboration identifies immune system link to schizophrenia</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-collaboration-finds-immune-95099.aspx?link_page_rss=95099</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-collaboration-finds-immune-95099.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Following on their earlier work, researchers at UCLA and colleagues from around the world have, for the first time, identified additional genes that confirm the immune system may play a role in the development of schizophrenia. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155829" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Conversing helps language development more than reading alone</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/conversing-with-child-more-effective-94603.aspx?link_page_rss=94603</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/conversing-with-child-more-effective-94603.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155404" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Remembering what to remember and what to forget</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/remembering-what-to-remember-and-94861.aspx?link_page_rss=94861</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/remembering-what-to-remember-and-94861.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[People in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155341" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA study reveals how tiny levels of carbon monoxide could damage fetal brains</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-uncovers-how-chronic-94824.aspx?link_page_rss=94824</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-uncovers-how-chronic-94824.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA study has discovered that chronic exposure during pregnancy to miniscule levels of carbon monoxide damages the cells of the fetal brain. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155332" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>First direct visualization of memory formation in the brain</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/first-direct-visualization-of-94669.aspx?link_page_rss=94669</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/first-direct-visualization-of-94669.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA and McGill University researchers have, for the first time, “photographed” a memory in the making. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155273" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Alterations in brain's white matter key to schizophrenia, UCLA study shows</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/alterations-in-brain-s-white-matter-94666.aspx?link_page_rss=94666</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/alterations-in-brain-s-white-matter-94666.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the first study of its kind, UCLA researchers used a novel form of brain imaging to discover that white matter in the brains of adolescents at risk of developing schizophrenia does not develop at the same rate as healthy people. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155253" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:01:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/exploring-the-world-of-nanomaterial-94257.aspx?link_page_rss=94257</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/exploring-the-world-of-nanomaterial-94257.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The increased use of engineered nanomaterials in commercial and medical applications raises questions about whether these human-nanomaterial interactions could have adverse health effects. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155235" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Study IDs protein assemblies that may be key factor in causing Alzheimer's</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/alzheimer-s-assemblies-identified-94284.aspx?link_page_rss=94284</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/alzheimer-s-assemblies-identified-94284.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that small assemblies, or oligomers, made up of 12 units of the peptide amyloid-β42 appear to be a key neurotoxic agent in the development of Alzheimer's disease. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155162" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>UCLA cancer researchers develop model that may help identify cancer stem cells</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-cancer-researchers-develop-94307.aspx?link_page_rss=94307</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-cancer-researchers-develop-94307.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a unique model that will allow them to investigate lung cancer stem cells -- believed by many to be at the root of all lung cancers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155090" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Hilary Rehder</author><title>UCLA Anderson Forecast: Economy healing but not out of hospital yet</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/anderson-forecast-94262.aspx?link_page_rss=94262</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/anderson-forecast-94262.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In its second quarterly report of 2009, the UCLA Anderson Forecast upgrades the condition of the national economy, moving it out of "intensive care" while noting that it is still "very sick." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155077" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Depression may increase Alzheimer's risk in people with memory problems</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/depression-may-increase-risk-of-94104.aspx?link_page_rss=94104</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/depression-may-increase-risk-of-94104.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who aren't, but a common Alzheimer's drug my delay their progression, according to a new UCLA study. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155000" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>New 'Idol' grabs spotlight: Study IDs enzyme that controls 'bad' cholesterol</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-idol-grabs-spotlight-ucla-94162.aspx?link_page_rss=94162</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-idol-grabs-spotlight-ucla-94162.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls cells' production of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called "bad" cholesterol that is often linked to medical problems like heart disease, stroke and clogged arteries. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154715" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Leading UCLA researchers present latest findings on aging, age-related issues</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leading-ucla-researchers-present-94153.aspx?link_page_rss=94153</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leading-ucla-researchers-present-94153.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers will present their latest findings on age-related issues, including Alzheimer's disease, diet and nutrition, exercise, breast cancer, fall-prevention, dementia, and much more. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154704" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Professor to lead NASA mission's effort to map moon's surface temperatures</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-david-paige-leads-93862.aspx?link_page_rss=93862</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-david-paige-leads-93862.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[David Paige will head the mission's Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment, which will perform the first global survey of the temperature of the lunar surface and search for evidence of water. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154620" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Air pollution from freeway extends further than previously thought</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/air-pollution-from-freeway-extends-93857.aspx?link_page_rss=93857</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/air-pollution-from-freeway-extends-93857.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that the distance air pollution from the freeway extends during pre-sunrise hours is 10 times greater than previously measured daytime impacts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154614" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA named state lead center in new effort to combat pediatric brain injury</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-named-as-lead-center-for-93847.aspx?link_page_rss=93847</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-named-as-lead-center-for-93847.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA will serve as California's lead center for research on pediatric brain injuries as part of a new collaborative national network announced June 5 in Washington, D.C.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154552" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Close social ties make baboons better mothers, study finds</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/close-social-ties-make-baboons-94055.aspx?link_page_rss=94055</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/close-social-ties-make-baboons-94055.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Baboons whose mothers have strong relationships with other females are more likely to survive to adulthood than those with less social mothers, according to a new study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154548" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Study details quality of life for prostate cancer patients 4 years out of treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-details-quality-of-life-93906.aspx?link_page_rss=93906</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-details-quality-of-life-93906.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A long-term UCLA study found that the three most common treatments for localized prostate cancer had significant impacts on patients' quality of life, a finding that could help guide doctors and patients in making treatment decisions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154546" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA neurosurgeons discuss new trends in treatment of traumatic head injury</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-experts-to-discuss-the-treatment-93562.aspx?link_page_rss=93562</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-experts-to-discuss-the-treatment-93562.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Each year, some 1.5 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) — more than are stricken annually by breast and pediatric cancers, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, HIV/AIDS, and West Nile Virus combined. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154012" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/could-conventional-treatment-for-93476.aspx?link_page_rss=93476</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/could-conventional-treatment-for-93476.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Brain Injury Research Center has been awarded a $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research new ways to heal the brain after a traumatic injury.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153818" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Study links intestinal inflammation with systemic genetic damage</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-for-the-first-93472.aspx?link_page_rss=93472</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-for-the-first-93472.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that local intestinal inflammation in mice induced DNA damage to lymphocytes of the peripheral blood circulating throughout the body, indicating systemic damage. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153805" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>Researchers engineer metabolic pathway in mice to prevent diet-induced obesity</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-create-synthetic-93281.aspx?link_page_rss=93281</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-create-synthetic-93281.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The research team found that mice with the engineered pathway who were fed the same high-fat diet for six weeks remained skinny, unlike mice without the shunt. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153752" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Even with no treatment available, cancer patients want to know metastasis risk</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cancer-patients-want-genetic-testing-93297.aspx?link_page_rss=93297</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cancer-patients-want-genetic-testing-93297.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[An overwhelming majority of eye cancer patients said they would want a genetic test to predict the risk of their tumor spreading aggressively — even if no treatments existed to help.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153632" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA's Architecture and Urban Design Dept. opens 'Rumble' exposition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-93235.aspx?link_page_rss=93235</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-93235.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The exposition features projects completed by students in conjunction with departmental faculty and work by department alumni that redefine the provocative opportunities confronting the next generation of architects.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153605" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Children's lead poisoning drops, UCLA environmental report card says</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/children-s-lead-poisoning-drops-92767.aspx?link_page_rss=92767</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/children-s-lead-poisoning-drops-92767.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In 2007, 416 children were reported to have elevated blood lead levels in Los Angeles County, a dramatic improvement from 10 years earlier, when fewer children were tested but 1,184 reports of children with elevated levels were made, researchers said. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153201" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Judge awards injunction to protect researchers from harassment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/judge-awards-injunction-to-protect-93243.aspx?link_page_rss=93243</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/judge-awards-injunction-to-protect-93243.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered that a permanent injunction be issued to protect UCLA researchers from harassment by extremists opposed to the use of animals in research. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153133" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Menopause transition may cause trouble learning</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/menopause-transition-may-cause-92903.aspx?link_page_rss=92903</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/menopause-transition-may-cause-92903.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The largest study of its kind to date suggests that during early and late perimenopause, women do not learn as well as they do during other menopausal transition stages. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153057" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Chancellor Block 'greatly concerned' about budget deficit</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-budget-93202.aspx?link_page_rss=93202</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-budget-93202.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor says in a statement hat "we do know that the cuts will be severe, and there is no question that we are facing difficult and painful choices." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153034" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:07:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA Engineering receives $2 million gift from alumnus to fund carbon nanotube research</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-receives-2-million-91705.aspx?link_page_rss=91705</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-receives-2-million-91705.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[James L. Easton, chairman and CEO of sports equipment company Jas. D. Easton Inc., has given UCLA $2 million to fund research on advanced carbon materials for sports equipment and aerospace applications. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152672" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Limiting medical residents' work hours would cost $1.6 billion annually</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/limiting-work-hours-for-medical-92820.aspx?link_page_rss=92820</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/limiting-work-hours-for-medical-92820.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents would create a substantial new expense for academic medical centers, according to a new report from the RAND Corp. and UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152617" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hyperkyphosis-may-predict-earlier-92475.aspx?link_page_rss=92475</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hyperkyphosis-may-predict-earlier-92475.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that women with previous vertebral fractures and increasing degrees of spinal curvature were at increased mortality risk from the spinal condition, regardless of age, spinal bone density, or the number and severity of their spinal fractures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152529" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists identify new gene linked to autism risk</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-new-gene-92513.aspx?link_page_rss=92513</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-new-gene-92513.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase children's risk of developing autism, particularly boys. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152410" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sandra Shagat</author><title>Dental researchers ID new target in fight against osteoporosis, periodontitis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dental-school-researchers-91633.aspx?link_page_rss=91633</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dental-school-researchers-91633.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry and colleagues suggest that inhibiting a key protein associated with inflammation and immunity may help prevent disabling bone loss by maintaining bone formation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152182" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>UCLA chemistry professor elected to Britain's prestigious Royal Society</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-chemistry-professor-elected-91631.aspx?link_page_rss=91631</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-chemistry-professor-elected-91631.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Gimzewski applies nanotechnology to real-life problems in areas such as nanomedicine, where his work may lead to more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152054" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA study shows traumatic brain injury haunts children for years</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-shows-traumatic-brain-91513.aspx?link_page_rss=91513</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-shows-traumatic-brain-91513.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151976" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mike Rodewald</author><title>UCLA researchers develop new method for producing transparent conductors</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/processing-method-for-transparent-90482.aspx?link_page_rss=90482</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/processing-method-for-transparent-90482.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The researchers found that placing both graphite oxide and carbon nanotubes in a hydrazine solution produces not only graphene, but a hybrid layer of graphene and carbon nanotubes. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151819" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>New book looks at photos used in WWII Japanese American resettlement effort</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-examines-institutional-89221.aspx?link_page_rss=89221</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-examines-institutional-89221.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In "Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens" UCLA Asian American studies professor Lane Ryo Hirabayashi sheds light on the role institutional photography played in promoting the wartime resettlement of Japanese Americans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151810" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>How to build a bigger brain</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/how-to-build-a-bigger-brain-91273.aspx?link_page_rss=91273</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/how-to-build-a-bigger-brain-91273.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Meditators showed significantly larger volumes of the hippocampus and more gray matter within the orbito-frontal cortex, thalamus and inferior temporal gyrus — all regions known for regulating emotions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151632" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>UCLA scientists discover ultrasonic communication among frogs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-discover-ultrasonic-90823.aspx?link_page_rss=90823</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-discover-ultrasonic-90823.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists report for the first time on the only known frog species that can communicate using purely ultrasonic calls, whose frequencies are too high to be heard by humans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151480" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Will the economic crisis lead to major societal changes?</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/will-poverty-lead-to-major-societal-90554.aspx?link_page_rss=90554</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/will-poverty-lead-to-major-societal-90554.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Psychology professor Patricia Greenfield's new theory of social change and development describes major changes in values and behaviors in terms of adaptation to two types of environments: poor, rural societies and rich, urban ones. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151477" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists identify how key protein keeps chronic infection in check</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-how-key-91091.aspx?link_page_rss=91091</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-how-key-91091.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Published May 7 in the online edition of Science, the finding could explain how the immune system limits viral replication, restricting a virus's spread through the body. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151354" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Startup uses new incubator space in CNSI to commercialize UCLA technology</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/matrix-sensors-inc-commercializing-90256.aspx?link_page_rss=90256</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/matrix-sensors-inc-commercializing-90256.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Matrix Sensors Inc. is using the incubation space to develop sensor systems for the detection of harmful gases, which could have applications in both public and industrial settings. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151296" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists reveal how deadly pediatric disorder develops in brain</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-reveal-how-deadly-90544.aspx?link_page_rss=90544</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-reveal-how-deadly-90544.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists have discovered how Sanfilippo syndrome develops in the young brain and suggest that new Alzheimer's drugs may provide therapy for the currently untreatable metabolic disorder. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150990" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mike Rodewald</author><title>UCLA physicists create world's smallest incandescent lamp</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-physicists-create-world-s-90521.aspx?link_page_rss=90521</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-physicists-create-world-s-90521.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA team is using the tiny lamp to study physicist Max Planck's black-body radiation law, derived in 1900 using principles now understood to be native to both thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150921" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>eBay has unexpected, chilling effect on looting of antiquities, archaeologist finds</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ebay-has-unexpected-chilling-effect-90493.aspx?link_page_rss=90493</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ebay-has-unexpected-chilling-effect-90493.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[By improving access to a worldwide market, eBay has inadvertently created a vast market for copies of antiquities, diverting whole villages from looting to producing fake artifacts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=149685" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Study finds link between hot flashes and lower bone density in women</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-finds-link-between-hot-flashes-90501.aspx?link_page_rss=90501</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-finds-link-between-hot-flashes-90501.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA found that postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS), including hot flashes, had lower bone mineral density than those without VMS. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=149064" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Popular diabetes treatment could trigger pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-popular-diabetes-drugs-could-89771.aspx?link_page_rss=89771</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-popular-diabetes-drugs-could-89771.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that rats treated with the diabetes drug sitagliptin had abnormally high rates of cell production in their pancreatic ducts; a few developed an abnormality known as ductal metaplasia, and one developed pancreatitis. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=148758" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:35:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Researchers design unique method to induce immunity to certain STDs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-design-a-unique-90255.aspx?link_page_rss=90255</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-design-a-unique-90255.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers have produced recombinant vault nanoparticles that can carry immunogenic proteins to mucosal surfaces, initiating an immune response to the bacteria that causes Chlamydia. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=148527" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>World's fastest camera relies on an entirely new type of imaging</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-s-fastest-camera-relies-90312.aspx?link_page_rss=90312</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-s-fastest-camera-relies-90312.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Engineering researchers have developed a novel, continuously running camera that captures images roughly a thousand times faster than any existing conventional camera.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=148510" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>3 UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx?link_page_rss=90382</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The election of this year's UCLA members — who are among 72 new members from across the U.S. and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries — brings the number of current UCLA academy members to 33. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>World's largest DNA scan for autism uncovers new gene variant for disorder</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-s-largest-dna-scan-uncovers-89292.aspx?link_page_rss=89292</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-s-largest-dna-scan-uncovers-89292.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists and colleagues have identified a new gene variant common in autistic children and have found that the gene is most active in brain regions that support language, speech and interpreting social behavior. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147238" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Rewards offered in crimes targeting campus researchers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rewards-offered-in-crimes-targeting-89770.aspx?link_page_rss=89770</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rewards-offered-in-crimes-targeting-89770.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA, the FBI, the city of Los Angeles and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are offering up to $475,000 in reward money in connection with crimes targeting UCLA researchers who use animals in their work. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146002" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>Report finds troubling health trends in state's Asian, Pacific communities</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx?link_page_rss=89243</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Supporters of biomedical research rally on campus</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/supporters-of-biomedical-research-89486.aspx?link_page_rss=89486</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/supporters-of-biomedical-research-89486.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Several hundred UCLA faculty, students and staff gathered at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue Wednesday morning to support biomedical research that involves laboratory animals. They are expected to march through campus to the Court of Sciences for a noon rally.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144773" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA brings ancient Egypt to life with  virtual model of historic temple complex</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx?link_page_rss=88669</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has built a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site known as Karnak, one of the largest temple complexes ever constructed. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144734" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Animal extremists arrested for harassment of campus researchers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/extremists-arrested-in-harassment-89242.aspx?link_page_rss=89242</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/extremists-arrested-in-harassment-89242.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with the ongoing campaign of harassment of UCLA researchers who utilize laboratory animals in their work. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143683" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Pesticide exposure found to increase risk of Parkinson's disease</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/pesticide-exposure-found-to-increase-89084.aspx?link_page_rss=89084</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/pesticide-exposure-found-to-increase-89084.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientists know that pesticides can trigger a neurodegenerative process that leads to Parkinson's disease in animal models and cell cultures. Now, researchers at UCLA provide the first evidence for a similar process in humans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143685" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists will work with community partners to improve treatment of disadvantaged minority patients for stroke, heart disease</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-will-work-with-88635.aspx?link_page_rss=88635</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-will-work-with-88635.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA has been awarded a four-year, $3.89 million grant from the American Heart Association to establish a new research center focused on improving the health of disadvantaged minority patients at risk for stroke and heart attack. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142221" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA Engineering annual forum explores clean tech, health care, global security</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-s-annual-tech-88670.aspx?link_page_rss=88670</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-s-annual-tech-88670.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science's annual Tech Forum will feature keynote addresses by some of the nation's leading advocates in clean technology, health care and global security. Keynotes will be followed panel discussions involving UCLA Engineering faculty, industry leaders and venture capitalists. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142085" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Study explores roots of ethnic violence</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/excluding-ethnic-groups-from-power-88681.aspx?link_page_rss=88681</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/excluding-ethnic-groups-from-power-88681.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA-led study challenges the popular perception that ethnic diversity is to blame for sectarian conflicts in Iraq and Northern Ireland, recent tensions in Tibet, and ethnic violence in post-election Kenya. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=141947" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Imaging method reveals whether chemo is working — after a single treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/using-pet-ct-imaging-ucla-researchers-88688.aspx?link_page_rss=88688</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/using-pet-ct-imaging-ucla-researchers-88688.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers hope the new imaging method will help personalize cancer treatment and may one day become the standard of care.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=141457" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>4 UCLA scholars win 2009 Guggenheim Fellowships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/four-ucla-scholars-win-2009-guggenheim-88380.aspx?link_page_rss=88380</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/four-ucla-scholars-win-2009-guggenheim-88380.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three UCLA professors and a visiting scientist are among 180 artists, scholars and scientists chosen from nearly 3,000 applicants to receive 2009 Guggenheim Fellowships. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140322" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>New drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-medications-show-promise-in-88087.aspx?link_page_rss=88087</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-medications-show-promise-in-88087.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=139900" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Teaching autistic teens to make friends</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/teaching-autistic-teens-to-make-87162.aspx?link_page_rss=87162</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/teaching-autistic-teens-to-make-87162.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The special class designed at UCLA helps teens with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) improve their social skills and learn to interact appropriately with their peers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138678" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-gene-86795.aspx?link_page_rss=86795</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-identify-gene-86795.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for short rib-polydactyly syndrome, a rare disorder that kills newborn babies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136412" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Study details strategy for boosting ranks of black HIV/AIDS researchers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-details-a-strategy-for-boosting-86750.aspx?link_page_rss=86750</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-details-a-strategy-for-boosting-86750.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[African Americans, who make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, account for nearly 49 percent of AIDS cases nationwide, yet there are very few African American researchers in the field. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=135939" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Discovery may result in new test to determine predisposition to cancer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/discovery-may-result-in-new-test-86559.aspx?link_page_rss=86559</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/discovery-may-result-in-new-test-86559.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an assay that may be used to help identify new genes that can predict a predisposition to cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=133683" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Bad news for insomniacs: 'hunger hormones' affected by poor sleep</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hunger-hormones-impacted-by-poor-86428.aspx?link_page_rss=86428</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hunger-hormones-impacted-by-poor-86428.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Insomnia has long been associated with poor health, including weight gain and even obesity. Now researchers at UCLA have found out why. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=133566" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Walking the green talk: Wealthier communities buy more hybrid vehicles</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/walking-the-green-talk-wealthier-85163.aspx?link_page_rss=85163</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/walking-the-green-talk-wealthier-85163.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Residents of wealthier communities and communities that vote pro-environment positions on statewide environmental initiatives are far more likely than other California residents to own hybrid vehicles, according to new research from the UCLA Institute of the Environment.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131726" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathy Wyer</author><title>Grads of all-girls schools show stronger academic orientations than coed grads</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/graduates-of-all-girls-schools-85038.aspx?link_page_rss=85038</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/graduates-of-all-girls-schools-85038.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Female graduates of single-sex high schools demonstrate stronger academic orientations than their coeducational counterparts across a number of different categories, including higher levels of academic engagement, SAT scores, and confidence in mathematical ability and computer skills. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130882" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Study quantifies racial disparities in cancer mortality rates between blacks and whites</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-quantifies-racial-disparities-85088.aspx?link_page_rss=85088</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-quantifies-racial-disparities-85088.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA study found that disparities in cancer mortality between African Americans and whites are almost entirely due to the fact that blacks are more likely to get cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131420" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Unique nerve-stimulation device proves effective against epilepsy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/unique-nerve-stimulation-device-85136.aspx?link_page_rss=85136</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/unique-nerve-stimulation-device-85136.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA neurology professor Christopher M. DeGiorgio and colleagues report the results of a long-term pilot trial, which demonstrated the effectiveness of a new treatment for intractable epilepsy called trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS).
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130681" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Study gives more proof that intelligence is largely inherited</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/more-proof-that-intelligence-is-85134.aspx?link_page_rss=85134</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/more-proof-that-intelligence-is-85134.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA study shows that intelligence is strongly determined by the quality of the brain's axons, which is influenced by genes.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130415" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Teenage stress has implications for adult health</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/teen-angst-has-implications-for-84277.aspx?link_page_rss=84277</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/teen-angst-has-implications-for-84277.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers report that stress among teens is associated with higher levels of a protein that has been linked to the development of cardiovascular disease. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128819" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Chancellor condemns firebombing claimed by extremists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-condemns-firebombing-84714.aspx?link_page_rss=84714</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-condemns-firebombing-84714.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Anti–animal research extremists have claimed responsibility for the March 7 firebombing of a vehicle owned by a UCLA researcher. Chancellor Gene Block strongly condemned the attack, the latest incident in an organized campaign of criminal harassment directed at UCLA researchers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128719" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathy Wyer</author><title>U.S. faculty: Civic engagement, diversity important goals for undergrad education</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/greater-number-of-college-faculty-83029.aspx?link_page_rss=83029</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/greater-number-of-college-faculty-83029.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Compared to just three years ago, a significantly greater number of today's college teachers consider civic engagement and appreciation of racial and ethnic diversity important educational goals for undergraduates, according to a UCLA report on teaching faculty at the nation's colleges and universities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127420" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Most states' laws consistent with CDC's opt-out HIV testing guidelines</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/most-states-laws-are-consistent-83883.aspx?link_page_rss=83883</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/most-states-laws-are-consistent-83883.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA study has found that the majority of U.S. states have laws that do not interfere with implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended guidelines for opt-out HIV testing.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127494" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>What John Wooden teaches us about aging</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/what-john-wooden-teaches-us-about-84103.aspx?link_page_rss=84103</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/what-john-wooden-teaches-us-about-84103.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[John Wooden, at age 98, has the memory of a 60-year-old, says a UCLA psychology professor who interviewed the legendary former coach about aging and his memory last summer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127150" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Cotsen Institute of Archaeology to host open house at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cotsen-institute-of-archaeology-84180.aspx?link_page_rss=84180</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cotsen-institute-of-archaeology-84180.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, home to the nation's largest collection of working archaeologists, will open its doors to the public May 16. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127246" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>UCLA launches new Institute of Urologic Oncology</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/urologic-oncology-institute-launched-83634.aspx?link_page_rss=83634</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/urologic-oncology-institute-launched-83634.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA has launched a first-of-its-kind, patient-centered institute dedicated to developing leading-edge therapies for the treatment of kidney, bladder, testicular and prostate cancers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=126105" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>'Cup of Java' premieres April 18–19 at UCLA's Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx?link_page_rss=82818</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Offering a transcendent journey into the far reaches of Javanese performing arts, seven distinguished artists draw from Java's Hindu and Islamic heritage to create works that represent a synthesis of energy, spirituality and emotion. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125799" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Broccoli may help protect against respiratory conditions like asthma</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/broccoli-may-help-protect-against-81667.aspx?link_page_rss=81667</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/broccoli-may-help-protect-against-81667.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers report that a compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125652" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for spring 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx?link_page_rss=83131</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this spring, including exhibitions and public lectures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125737" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Red and blue nation? Prominent authors discuss future of political parties in U.S.</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/red-and-blue-nation-prominent-82988.aspx?link_page_rss=82988</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/red-and-blue-nation-prominent-82988.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Two well-known political scientists examine the extent and nature of political partisanship in the United States. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=124634" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Scientists make electrically active motor neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-stem-cells-scientists-make-82872.aspx?link_page_rss=82872</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-stem-cells-scientists-make-82872.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Stem cell scientists at UCLA showed for the first time that human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be differentiated into electrically active motor neurons, a discovery that may aid in studying and treating neurological disorders. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=124022" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Arif Shaikh</author><title>Where students live plays key role in determining educational opportunities</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-report-finds-that-where-students-82011.aspx?link_page_rss=82011</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-report-finds-that-where-students-82011.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[California schools serving primarily Latino and African American students receive, on average, the poorest resources in a state that provides among the fewest educational opportunities in the nation, according to a new report by UCLA researchers and experts from other UC campuses.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121090" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>4 UCLA scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx?link_page_rss=82033</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four exceptional young scientists at UCLA are among 118 scientists and scholars from 61 colleges and universities to receive 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121238" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Green, black tea can reduce stroke risk</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/green-and-black-tea-can-reduce-81962.aspx?link_page_rss=81962</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/green-and-black-tea-can-reduce-81962.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=119916" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Gene therapy shows promise as weapon against HIV</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/gene-therapy-shows-promise-as-81694.aspx?link_page_rss=81694</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/gene-therapy-shows-promise-as-81694.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Cell-delivered gene transfer has the potential to be a once-only treatment that preserves the immune system and eliminates the need for lifelong antiretroviral therapy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=119069" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>UCLA geographers urge U.S. to search 3 structures in Pakistan for bin Laden</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-geographers-want-u-s-military-75579.aspx?link_page_rss=75579</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-geographers-want-u-s-military-75579.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Based on satellite imagery and geographic analysis, UCLA geographers say it is likely the terrorist leader is hiding in one of three buildings in Parachinar, Pakistan. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118499" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>What biology and evolution can teach us about our safety: A tribute to Darwin</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/what-biology-and-evolution-can-81452.aspx?link_page_rss=81452</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/what-biology-and-evolution-can-81452.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[When it comes to our own security, says UCLA behavioral ecologist Daniel T. Blumstein, there is much we can learn from biology and evolution. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118234" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Van targeted by extremists declared safe</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/van-targeted-by-extremists-declared-81151.aspx?link_page_rss=81151</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/van-targeted-by-extremists-declared-81151.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA commuter van targeted by anti–animal research extremists was declared safe by bomb specialists who searched it today for explosive devices in a West Los Angeles neighborhood. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=116731" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Gwendolyn Driscoll</author><title>New factor in teen obesity: parents</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-factor-in-teen-obesity-parents-80252.aspx?link_page_rss=80252</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-factor-in-teen-obesity-parents-80252.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new policy brief released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that California adolescents whose parents eat poorly are likely to do the same. Poor dietary habits are strongly linked to obesity. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=115924" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Biologists solve mystery of black wolves</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/biologists-solve-mystery-about-80301.aspx?link_page_rss=80301</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/biologists-solve-mystery-about-80301.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Why do nearly half of North American wolves have black coats while European wolves are overwhelmingly gray or white? Historical matings between wolves and domesticated black dogs, say UCLA and international researchers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=114901" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>Stem cell center gets $3.9 million grant to train young scientists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/training-grant-for-ucla-s-stem-80334.aspx?link_page_rss=80334</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/training-grant-for-ucla-s-stem-80334.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Broad Stem Cell Research Center at UCLA has been awarded $3.93 million from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to renew a grant to train young scientists to conduct stem cell research.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=114887" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA scientists develop 'crystal ball' for personalized cancer treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-develop-crystal-80033.aspx?link_page_rss=80033</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-develop-crystal-80033.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA scientists have tested a non-invasive approach that may one day allow physicians to evaluate a tumor's response to a drug before prescribing therapy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=112863" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Household chemicals may be linked to infertility</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-report-that-exposure-80017.aspx?link_page_rss=80017</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-report-that-exposure-80017.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA School of Public Health researchers have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, which are widely used in everyday items, may be associated with infertility in women. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=112483" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Preliminary report finds extensive use of hate speech on conservative talk radio</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-extensive-use-79402.aspx?link_page_rss=79402</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-extensive-use-79402.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA preliminary report on a pilot study has found that the hosts of two conservative talk radio programs extensively used four types of hate speech against foreign nationals and racial, ethnic and religious minorities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=110429" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>From molecules to populations: Fighting the epidemics of obesity and diabetes</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/from-molecules-to-populations-78506.aspx?link_page_rss=78506</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/from-molecules-to-populations-78506.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanks to $2.5 million grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, UCLA's next generation of scientists will be trained in multiple disciplines to fight diabetes and other metabolic diseases. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=110645" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>