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UCLA School of Dentistry Is Only Dental School Awarded Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2007 Biomedical Research Institutions Initiative Grant
Imagine being only 16 years old and working side by side at a lab bench with noted scientists at one of the nation's foremost research universities. Beginning in September, this dream will become a reality for some fortunate Los Angeles high school students with an interest in oral health.
June 25, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Study First to Show Autistic Brains Can Be Trained to Recognize Visual and Vocal Cues
To understand the meaning of a conversation, kids automatically do what adults do —besides processing the meaning of words, they unconsciously "read" the expression on a person's face and listen to their tone of voice, then integrate that information with the context at hand to discern meaning, be it humor, anger, irony or straightforwardness.
June 22, 2007
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4 min read
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Putting Feelings Into Words Produces Therapeutic Effects in the Brain; UCLA Neuroimaging Study Supports Ancient Buddhist Teachings
Why does putting our feelings into words — talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal — help us to feel better? A new brain imaging study by UCLA psychologists reveals why verbalizing our feelings makes our sadness, anger and pain less intense.
June 21, 2007
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7 min read
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University of California Establishes Charitable Foundation in Hong Kong, Receives Generous Donation to Establish Chair at UCLA
The University of California is pleased to announce the establishment of University of California Foundation Limited, a qualified charitable organization in Hong Kong. One of the first gifts received, a generous donation from William E. (Chip) Connor and family, will establish an endowed chair in cardiothoracic transplantation surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
June 20, 2007
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3 min read
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UCLA Scientist Named to Endowed Chair in Gerontology
Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, Calif.), professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been appointed to UCLA's Elizabeth and Thomas Plott Chair in Gerontology.
June 19, 2007
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Prostate Cancer Took Her Father's Life, Now Daughter Seeks New Therapies
Isla Garraway was a researcher working toward her doctorate degree in a lab at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center when her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. He was just 61.
June 15, 2007
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3 min read
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Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup Goalie’s Son Underwent Promising Eye Surgery at UCLA
The infant son of Anaheim Ducks' star goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere and his wife, Kristen, underwent surgery Tuesday to correct a deformed right eye.
June 13, 2007
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3 min read
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2.5 Million Californians Struggle to Put Food on the Table, UCLA Research Shows
More than 2.5 million low-income Californians cannot afford adequate food for their families on a consistent basis, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
June 12, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle
A Healthy Prostate: Tips to Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. More than 218,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year alone, and more than 27,000 will die. June is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and with Father's Day approaching, it's a great time think about the ways men can keep their prostates healthy and be proactive about cancer prevention.
June 10, 2007
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2 min read
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PG-13 Films Not Safe for Kids, UCLA Researchers Say
PG-13 films have lots of "happy violence," say UCLA researchers. Borrowing from the late communications theorist George Gerbner, happy violence is that which is "cool, swift and painless."
June 7, 2007
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4 min read
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Stem Cell Researchers Reprogram Normal Tissue Cells Into Cells With the Same Properties as Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, the cells that are able to give rise to every cell type found in the body.
June 7, 2007
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5 min read
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UCLA Research Implicates Myelin in Early Evolution of Huntington’s Disease
Last month, Dr. George Bartzokis, director of the UCLA Memory Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease Clinic, suggested in the journal Alzheimer's Dementia that the breakdown of a type of myelin that develops late in life promotes the buildup of toxic amyloid plaques long associated with Alzheimer's disease.
June 7, 2007
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4 min read
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Researchers at UCLA Develop New Nanomaterials to Deliver Anticancer Drugs to Kill Cancer Cells
Researchers at UCLA have successfully manipulated nanomaterials to create a new drug-delivery system that promises to solve the challenge of the poor water solubility of today's most promising anticancer drugs and thereby increase their effectiveness.
June 6, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Stem Cell Institute Receives $2.86 Million Grant From the State to Create New Laboratory Space
The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA was awarded a $2.86 million grant today from the state of California to construct laboratory space dedicated to the creation of new human embryonic stem cell lines and continued research on existing stem cell lines.
June 6, 2007
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3 min read
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UCLA Medical Center Named STEMI Receiving Center
The Los Angeles County Health Department's emergency medical services agency has named UCLA Medical Center a designated receiving center for patients suffering from a common type of heart attack known as ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI.
June 5, 2007
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2 min read
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UCLA Unveils Hospital of the Future: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which will feature the most advanced medical technology in the world and 520 large, private rooms for patients, was officially dedicated today at a ceremony attended by former first lady Nancy Reagan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Gov. Gray Davis, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, UCLA Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams, architect and UCLA Medal recipient C.C. Pei, and other dignitaries.
June 4, 2007
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5 min read
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UCLA Vice Chancellor Gerald Levey to Deliver Commencement Speech to UCLA School of Dentistry’s Graduating Class
Gerald S. Levey, vice chancellor of medical sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of Dentistry's 40th commencement ceremony, at Royce Hall on Sunday, June 3, at 10 a.m.
May 31, 2007
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3 min read
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Hepatitis B Patients’ Understanding of Infection and Treatment Deficient, According to UCLA Study
Many patients with chronic hepatitis B are deficient in their understanding of the lifelong disease and often do not comply with the drug regimens necessary to control it, according to a new UCLA survey that suggests improved patient involvement in disease management decisions could be the key to fixing this problem.
May 24, 2007
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3 min read
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UCLA Study Reveals Why Bad Things Happen Inside the Brain When We Inhale Pure Oxygen
It's a scenario straight out of "Grey's Anatomy"— a paramedic or doctor plops a mask over the face of a person struggling to breathe and begins dispensing pure oxygen. Yet growing research suggests that inhaling straight oxygen can actually harm the brain.
May 21, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Researchers Endorse Global Early Warning System to Prevent Future Pandemics
Could the HIV pandemic have been prevented? Nathan Wolfe, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, says yes, and he's working to prevent the next one.
May 17, 2007
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6 min read