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Researchers discover drug that could combat brain cell death in those with Alzheimer’s disease
The research by Dr. Lin Jiang and his team included findings from computer software that assisted them in the drug selection process.
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Research shows importance of setting personal goals for dementia care
The study not only revealed the promise of goal attainment in dementia care, but also the importance of goal setting for caregivers, who are affected both emotionally and physically by their loved one’s illness.
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$5.1 million grant will fund research to develop stem cell-based therapy for blinding eye conditions
The award by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine brings hope to those dealing with untreatable blindness such as macular degeneration.
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UCLA report examines police interaction data for Los Angeles Unified School District
Data from 2014–17 shows that 25 percent of those arrested were elementary- or middle school-aged and there was a disparity in police interactions for black students.
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Even with health insurance, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely to delay medical care
The UCLA study looks at differences in access to care, behaviors that negatively affect health and health problems that can result from those behaviors, based on people’s sexual orientation.
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Day of discharge does not influence heart surgery patient readmission rates, study finds
Education and outpatient intervention programs are credited with improved patient outcomes.
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HIV-positive infants are at high risk for acquiring congenital cytomegalovirus infection
The study highlights the importance of screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection as part of routine care for HIV-exposed infants.
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Childhood trauma, depression linked to higher risk of longer-term fatigue in breast cancer survivors
The findings may help to offer better solutions for preventing and managing fatigue.
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UCLA researchers identify common molecular mechanism in two skeletal disorders
The fact that two related but distinct skeletal disorders share a common mechanism helps explain both normal and disordered skeletal development.
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UCLA researchers discover aggressive prostate and lung cancers are driven by common mechanisms
Previous research hinted that small cell cancers from different organs may be driven by common mechanisms, but the new study is the first to so clearly describe the steps in their evolution.
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Response to L.A.’s affordable housing crisis should be guided by lessons from the city’s past
California law could be amended to allow Los Angeles to extend rent protections to units that are not currently rent-controlled, including properties built since 1979.
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In California, 2 in 3 kids fail to meet exercise standards, according to UCLA study
Research in a related report, however, found that a greater percentage of California adults are walking regularly: 4 in 5 adults regularly walk for transportation, for leisure or both.
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Scientists reverse a sensory impairment in mice with autism
The genetic technique is a step toward a strategy to help people with autism better process visual information.
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Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person sessions for weight loss, study finds
An intensive, multifaceted online prevention program can make such initiatives more accessible to those at risk for developing the disease.
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Mobile device developed at UCLA could make it easier to predict and control harmful algal blooms
The researchers are already discussing the new device with marine biologists to determine where it would be most useful.
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Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
Counties such as San Bernardino, Riverside and Fresno could see public health care take a bigger bite of their budgets, the study reports.
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Researchers find adult stem cell characteristics in aggressive cancers from different tissues
The study could lead to new treatments for a range of advanced epithelial cancers such as lung, prostate and bladder cancers.
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UCLA researchers develop mechanism for characterizing function of rare tumor cells
“With this type of measurement tool, you could potentially figure out which drugs would work best for each person before even starting treatment,” said UCLA professor Dino Di Carlo.
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We have liftoff of student-built satellites
With the successful launch of their ELFIN satellites, UCLA students’ work studying space weather is just beginning.
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UCLA-led team develops new system for tracking chemicals in the brain
The idea for the project began 20 years ago, when UCLA professor Anne Andrews was researching serotonin and realized that the then-state-of-the-art methods for monitoring neurochemicals couldn’t provide data with sufficient quality.
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UCLA students launch project that’s out of this world
For the past five years, more than 250 UCLA undergraduates have designed and built a small satellite that will launch into orbit to study space weather.
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Brains of people with schizophrenia are less reactive to social rewards like smiling faces, study shows
The findings provide additional evidence that the processing of social rewards by people with schizophrenia is disrupted, researchers say.
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Changes in the architecture around cancer cells can fuel their spread
UCLA researchers have found that an often overlooked component of a cell, the extracellular matrix, can influence how much sugar the cell consumes and its migratory behavior.
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Brain’s support cells may play a central role in repetitive behaviors related to OCD
Findings from a UCLA-led study may ultimately lead to new ways to treat psychiatric disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder, at their root.
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California’s large minority population drives state’s relatively low death rate, study finds
Despite a 62 percent minority population with high rates of poverty, low education and lack of insurance — all factors expected to lead to high mortality rates and negative health outcomes — California’s health profile was significantly better than the nation’s as a whole.
- Thursday, January 17, 2019