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Can L.A. go local for its future water supply?
UCLA environmental researchers create comprehensive model to find out how Los Angeles County can reduce its reliance on imported water.
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UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital plan strategic affiliation
The two organizations intend to establish a broader collaboration to strengthen their ability to offer the highest-quality care.
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HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus likelier to pass virus that causes AIDS to infant
The research also found that women who had gonorrhea when they gave birth were nearly 20 times more likely to pass on CMV to their babies.
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High-fat diet leads to same intestinal inflammation as a virus
Results of the UCLA study could lead to new types of drugs, targeting the intestinal cells, to reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes, or to treat other conditions linked to inflammation, including cancer.
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Rare genetic variants found to increase risk for Tourette syndrome
An international team led by researchers from UCLA and Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead discovery of the first definitive genetic mutations.
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Students of all races feel safer in ethnically diverse middle schools, UCLA researchers report
The study, led by UCLA professor Jaana Juvonen, surveyed more than 4,300 sixth-graders in Southern and Northern California.
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Immigrant doctors trained to help bridge major gaps in care
The UCLA International Medical Graduate Program offers education and certification to physicians who agree to provide services in underserved communities.
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA names winner of Switzer Prize for research excellence
Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Baylor University neurologist, has helped uncover the molecular basis of neurological disorders including Rett syndrome.
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Study finds no gender difference in stress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease
By showing that stress levels can be quantified by a simple urine test, and that this test helps predict disease, this work could lead to strategies for prevention of coronary heart disease and heart attacks.
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Faculty member and his wife give $1 million to UCLA
The gift, from Michael Jung, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his wife, Alice, establishes an endowed chair in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.
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UCLA Anderson Forecast projects mild growth
The latest report says GDP growth will exceed 2 percent in the near term but fall below 2 percent in 2019.
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Pregnancy problems not necessarily linked to Zika viral load or Dengue fever
Findings help UCLA-led researchers better understand congenital Zika virus syndrome — a pattern of birth defects found among fetuses and babies infected with the virus.
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UCLA doctors use magnetic stimulation to ‘rewire’ the brain for people with depression
The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is one of a handful of hospitals and clinics nationwide that offer a treatment that works in a fundamentally different way than drugs.
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Mice can’t ‘tune out’ stimuli, mimicking sensory hypersensitivity in humans
UCLA researchers observed that mice with a form of autism had an inability to adapt to repeated whisker stimulation.
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UCLA Dentistry to lead Medi-Cal project to expand preventive dental care for L.A. children
The initiative is “an excellent opportunity for UCLA Dentistry to further engage the Los Angeles community and improve oral health care for generations to come,” said the school’s dean, Dr. Paul Krebsbach.
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Balance and movement improved in animal model of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at UCLA have developed a molecular compound that improves balance and coordination in mice with the early stage of the disorder.
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Honoring the memory of Professor William Klug
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is launching today the Bill Klug Memorial Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
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How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly
UCLA research findings show changes in same genes that clipped the sea bird’s wings cause human bone disorders.
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First David Geffen Medical Scholarship students at UCLA are graduating
Program funded by the entertainment executive and philanthropist helps UCLA attract top medical school prospects.
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$2 million gift to support scholars and a journal at UCLA School of Law
Donation from longtime supporter Dr. David Sanders to fund research and scholarship into civil rights, LGBT rights, women’s rights and diversity.
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UCLA leading $20 million effort to reduce HIV among youth
Researchers from seven institutions are studying the well-being of adolescents and young adults with the virus or at risk for infection.
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L.A. mayor, retired police captain and former dean among UCLA commencement speakers
Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.
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UCLA researchers find antibiotic-resistant genes in parks in four California cities
Study showed air, soil and water from city parks in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno and Bakersfield contained high quantities of the genes in bacteria cells.
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UCLA researchers find brain differences between people with genetic risk for schizophrenia, autism
Deletions or duplications of DNA along 22nd chromosome hint at biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric disorders.
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New chemical reaction developed at UCLA could eventually yield new fuels and medications
The new technique for breaking carbon–hydrogen bonds and making carbon–carbon bonds uses catalysts made of silicon and boron, which are abundant and inexpensive.
- Saturday, June 24, 2017