This post was updated March 6 at 2:05 p.m. Three UCLA students are being tested for the 2019 novel coronavirus and are in self-isolation off campus, according to a campuswide email Friday. Read more...
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March 6, 1:17 am
Study shows aggregated data conceals Asian American subgroup health problems
Asian Americans may have health conditions that are hidden by the way data is collected, researchers at UCLA and Brown University found. Researchers from both universities analyzed data of the Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean subgroups of the Asian American population. Read more...
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March 4, 11:56 am
Public health emergency declared statewide, 11 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
This post was updated March 5 at 1:42 p.m. Los Angeles County declared a public health emergency after officials confirmed new cases of the coronavirus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed there are six new cases of COVID-19 and declared a public emergency in Los Angeles County at a press conference Wednesday morning. Read more...
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March 2, 3:05 am
US Medical Licensing Examination changes affect score reporting, exam practices
Recent changes in a vital medical examination may change priorities for medical students, said UCLA faculty and students. The United States Medical Licensing Examination program, which oversees the three-step exam required to obtain a medical license in the U.S., announced Feb. Read more...
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February 27, 11:41 pm
UCLA researchers quantify participants’ levels of empathy in new study
UCLA researchers were able to assess the ability to feel empathy in a person not doing anything. The study found that machine learning could use brain patterns to determine levels of empathy, said Leonardo Christov-Moore, lead author of the study and a former neuroscience doctoral student at UCLA. Read more...
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February 27, 11:36 pm
Caltech assistant professor shares experience taking first image of black hole
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in the universe, said Katie Bouman, one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Read more...
Photo: Katie Bouman, an assistant professor in the computing and mathematical sciences department at the California Institute of Technology, is one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Bouman spoke about the process Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 1:32 am
UCLA-led study shows Tylenol has ability to relieve more than physical pain
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 2:46 p.m. A UCLA-led study found that forgiveness – coupled with Tylenol – could work to alleviate the pain of social rejection. Read more...
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