Research
February 22, 2012
Newly approved drug for metastatic melanoma nearly doubles median survival
The "big impact" of the drug, said UCLA's Dr. Antoni Ribas, will change the way this deadly form of skin cancer is treated.
February 22, 2012
UCLA engineers create cell phone-based sensor for detection of E. coli
The lightweight, inexpensive cell-phone attachment can quickly find evidence of the dangerous bacterium in food and water samples.
February 21, 2012
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts survival odds
When several key therapies were used in combination, UCLA researchers saw improvments of up to 90 percent in the odds of survival over two years.
February 17, 2012
UCLA discovery that migrating cells 'turn right' has implications for engineering tissues, organs
In the lab, vascular cells showed a tendency to turn right by 20 degrees when encoutering changes in their path, forming diagonal, tissue-like stripes.
February 16, 2012
UCLA ranks second in nation in number of 2012 Alfred P. Sloan fellows
Six outstanding young UCLA professors are among 126 scientists and scholars to receive 2012 fellowships from the Sloan Foundation.
February 16, 2012
Three UCLA researchers honored for bravery in face of threats from extremists
The professors, who have received death threats from anti-animal research extremists, will be recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Feb. 17.
February 15, 2012
Tool assessing how community health centers deliver 'medical home' care may be flawed
A UCLA study found there was no relation between how well a health center scored on a national assessment and the quality of diabetes care it provided.
February 15, 2012
New research dark matter, dark energy to be presented at physics symposium Feb. 22–24
The conference brings together scientists from around the world to discuss the enigmatic form of matter, which makes up some 23 percent of the universe.



























