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UCLA Pediatric Pain Expert Wins Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship
Jennie Ching-I Tsao (West Los Angeles), associate professor of pediatrics in the Pediatric Pain Program at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, has been selected as one of six winners of the 2007–08 Mayday Pain Society Fellowship.
August 21, 2007
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Age Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Death Following Liver Transplantation
Advanced age alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of death following liver transplant surgery, according to a new report by UCLA researchers.
August 20, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Develop New Model to Predict Spread of ‘Super-Bug’ in L.A. County Jail
Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak at the Los Angeles County Jail of the flesh-eating bacteria known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
August 17, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Identify Biological Markers That May Predict Diabetes in Still-Healthy People
In the first large-scale, multiethnic study of its kind, UCLA researchers have confirmed the role played by three particular molecules known as cytokines in causing Type 2 diabetes and have identified these molecules as early biological markers that may be used to more accurately predict future diabetes in healthy individuals.
August 14, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Researchers Awarded $9 Million Contract for National Study Identifying Antibiotic Treatment for Resistant Staph Infection
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a UCLA research team a five-year, $9 million contract to fund a multicenter study investigating antibiotic treatments for MRSA, a staph infection seen increasingly in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections.
August 9, 2007
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3 min read
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New UCLA/China Center for Disease Control Research Finds High Prevalence of Smoking Among Physicians in China
FWith 360 million smokers, China has more cigarette consumers than any other country — a smoking prevalence of 31 percent among the general population.
August 3, 2007
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2 min read
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Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
For every man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura.
August 3, 2007
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Study Shows Cigarette Additives Could Be Making It Tougher for Smokers to Quit
A new UCLA study shows that at least 100 of the 599 documented cigarette additives have "pharmacological" actions, many of which enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine and may increase the addictiveness of cigarettes.
July 31, 2007
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2 min read
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UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute Partners With Abraxis BioScience to Develop New Nanobiotechnologies
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA today announced a partnership with the integrated global biopharmaceutical company Abraxis BioScience Inc. to collaborate on nanobiotechnology research for the advancement of new technologies in medicine.
July 26, 2007
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UCLA Study Links Air Pollution to Clogged Arteries
Got high cholesterol? You might want to stay away from air pollution. That's the message of a new UCLA study linking diesel exhaust to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one's risk for heart attack and stroke.
July 25, 2007
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4 min read
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Initiative to Improve Heart Failure Care at Nation’s Hospitals Makes Major Gains, According to UCLA Study
A national initiative designed to improve heart-failure patient care in hospitals proved effective at increasing hospital's adherence to key quality-of-care performance measures and reducing the length of hospital stays for patients.
July 23, 2007
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4 min read
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UCLA Researchers Show That Culture Influences Brain Cells
A thumbs-up signifies "I'm good." The rubbing of one pointed forefinger against the other means "shame on you." The infamous middle-finger salute — well, you know. Gestures that convey meaning without speech are used and recognized by nearly everyone in our society, but to someone from a foreign country, they may be incomprehensible.
July 17, 2007
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Academic Study Finds HIV Protease Inhibitor Drugs May Adversely Affect the Scaffolding of the Cell Nucleus
UCLA scientists, along with collaborators from Purdue University, have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors — crucial drugs for HIV treatment — block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus.
July 16, 2007
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UCLA and HBRI Scientists Isolate Chemical Found in Curry That May Help Immune System Clear Amyloid Plaques Found in Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, an ingredient in curcumin that may help the immune system clear the amyloid beta that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer's disease. Curcumin is a natural substance found in tumeric root, frequently used in Indian curries.
July 16, 2007
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UCLA Medical Center Rated One of America’s Top Three Hospitals, Best in West for 18th Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top three American hospitals — and the best hospital in the western United States for the 18th consecutive year — according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors.
July 13, 2007
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Erosion of California’s Job-Based Insurance Highlights Need for Health Care System Reforms, Says UCLA Report
The continued erosion of California's job-based health insurance — which the vast majority of insured residents rely upon to pay for medical services — is a clear indication of the need to reform the state's health care system, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
July 11, 2007
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4 min read
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Self-Monitoring Helps Reduce High-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive People, UCLA Study Finds
There are many effective, albeit expensive, intervention programs aimed at encouraging HIV-positive people to practice less risky behavior. But a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that self-monitoring by these patients is not only an effective strategy but is inexpensive and easy to implement as well.
July 5, 2007
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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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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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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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