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Study tracks sexual behavior of newly homeless youth
Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in nonfamily settings such as friends' homes, abandoned buildings or the streets because they lack supervision and social support, a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found.
January 7, 2008
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Pediatric patients, families to enjoy Christmas Day meal at UCLA
Pediatric patients and their families will enjoy a delicious Christmas meal at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital thanks to a generous donation from the Diane Brooks Charitable Foundation.
December 19, 2007
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2 min read
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Volunteers and their dogs spread holiday cheer at children’s hospital Dec. 23
A dozen dogs and their owners, all members of UCLA's People-Animal Connection (PAC), will hold their annual holiday caroling event.
December 19, 2007
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2 min read
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UCLA-industry partnership to develop new nanotechnology
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA and NanoPacific Holdings Inc. have announced a partnership to commercialize a mechanized, nanoparticle-based technology that could lead to prolonged lives of enhanced quality for millions of cancer sufferers.
December 17, 2007
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6 min read
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Different areas of the brain respond to belief, uncertainty
The human mind is a prolific generator of beliefs about the world. The capacity of our minds to believe or disbelieve linguistic propositions is a powerful force for controlling both behavior and emotion, but the basis of this process in the brain is not yet understood.
December 11, 2007
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5 min read
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UCLA neonatologist tapped for National Child Health Advisory Council
Sherin U. Devaskar (Westwood), professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a neonatologist at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, has been selected by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve on the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council.
December 7, 2007
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2 min read
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Kids eat more fruits, vegetables when schools offer salad bar
A new UCLA study has found that elementary schools can significantly increase the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income students by providing a lunch salad bar.
December 5, 2007
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3 min read
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Distorted self-image the result of visual brain glitch, study finds
Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. New imaging research reveals that the brains of these people look normal but function abnormally when processing visual details.
December 3, 2007
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4 min read
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Latino health workshop for journalists
A workshop about health problems specific to Latinos and disparities in health care for Latinos will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, at UCLA. It is being sponsored by the California Wellness Foundation, the UCLA Office of Media Relations and the Los Angeles Chapter of the California Chicano News Media Association.
December 3, 2007
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2 min read
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UCLA receives $30 million to establish surgical endowment
Robert and Kelly Day have donated $30 million to endow the UCLA Department of Surgery through The UCLA Foundation.
November 30, 2007
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3 min read
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Stroke study to add patients who cannot give immediate consent
A countywide research study examining whether magnesium sulfate can protect stroke victims' brains when administered by paramedics within two hours of stroke onset is now expanding to include patients who cannot give their immediate consent.
November 29, 2007
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4 min read
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Strouse named medical director of Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Thomas B. Strouse has been named medical director of the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA. He replaces David Feinberg, who is now chief executive officer and interim associate vice chancellor of the UCLA Hospital System.
November 28, 2007
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3 min read
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Scientists' biotech firm to be acquired for $537 million
A business success story has both UCLA and a team of enterprising UCLA scientists envisioning a brighter future for cancer research and patient care.
November 27, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Confers Mani Bhaumik Award to Arizona Scientist for Insights into Mind-Body Connection
Richard Lane studies emotional awareness and its relation to health The Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at UCLA has named University of Arizona's Richard Lane as the second recipient of its annual Mani Bhaumik Award.
November 26, 2007
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3 min read
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Pilot program helps boost seniors’ activity levels, quality of life
Older adults often carry a deeply ingrained belief that inactive, sedentary lives are an inevitable part of aging. But this mindset is not just wrong, it can be changed with positive physical and mental health results.
November 15, 2007
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3 min read
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Dentistry dean responds to questions about admissions
Dr. No-Hee Park, dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry, issued the following statement about allegations of preferential admission in the orthodontics program and testing irregularities.
November 14, 2007
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2 min read
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Harley riders kick off holidays with toy run to kids' hospital
For the 18th consecutive year, more than 100 motorcyclists from the Southern California Fullerton HOG (Harley Owner's Group) chapter will caravan from Orange County to UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital to deliver hundreds of holiday gifts for pediatric patients.
November 14, 2007
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2 min read
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UCLA Scientist to Lead American Society of Human Genetics
Dr. Edward McCabe has been elected president of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG). McCabe is physician-in-chief of UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital and Mattel Endowed Executive Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. A professor of pediatrics, human genetics and bioengineering, he also founded and co-directs the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics.
November 9, 2007
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3 min read
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Study finds strong demand for HIV meds after high-risk sex
People who do not have HIV but seek antiretroviral medications following high-risk sexual encounters are very likely to complete the full monthlong drug regimen, according to a new UCLA AIDS Institute study.
November 8, 2007
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3 min read
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Grant advances Dentistry School's work on psychosocial stress
Every day, trauma centers throughout the country provide acute care to patients with intentional injuries. The focus is on treating the physical injury of the patients; there is precious little time for attending to the underlying risky behaviors that gave rise to the injury or to what its psychosocial aftereffects may be.
November 5, 2007
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