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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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UCLA Stroke Center Receives American Stroke Association’s Initial Achievement Award
The UCLA Stroke Center recently received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Initial Performance Achievement Award.
May 17, 2007
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UCLA Study Shows Testosterone May Help Men With Multiple Sclerosis
On the heels of a large-scale clinical trial now underway to confirm that the female hormone estriol combats the effects of multiple sclerosis in women, a recently completed UCLA pilot study shows promise for the use of testosterone to combat the effects of the disease in men.
May 17, 2007
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UCLA Study Shows That Falls, Disability and Hunger Are Surprisingly Common for California Seniors
Falls, disability and hunger are surprisingly common aspects of life for California seniors, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
May 15, 2007
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Breakdown of Myelin Implicated in Alzheimer’s, UCLA Research Shows
Wisdom comes with age (doesn't it?), but not without a process that takes place in the brain called myelination.
May 10, 2007
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UCLA AIDS Institute Researchers Find a Peptide That Encourages HIV Infection
UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structure in monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders is reversed, the peptide actually encourages infection with HIV.
May 10, 2007
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UCLA Surgeon Honored With Achievement Award From American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Gerald D. Buckberg, distinguished professor of surgery in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was awarded the 2007 Scientific Achievement Award by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in Washington, D.C., on May 8. Established in 1994, the award honors individuals who have achieved scientific contributions in the field of thoracic surgery worthy of the highest recognition.
May 9, 2007
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A Frown or a Smile? Children With Autism Can’t Discern, UCLA Researchers Say
When we have a conversation with someone, we not only hear what they say, we see what they say. Eyes can smolder or twinkle. Gazes can be direct or shifty.
May 7, 2007
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Blood Test Predicts Mortality in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients, Says UCLA Researcher
A simple blood test beyond standard lab tests taken at hospital admission strongly predicted in-hospital mortality risk for heart failure patients and may be useful in helping doctors decide which patients need higher-level monitoring and more intensive treatment.
May 7, 2007
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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Receives Major Grant for Statewide Health Survey
Supporting an essential tool for tracking the health of California's diverse population, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently awarded two grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research for the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
May 4, 2007
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