This post was updated Jan. 11 at 4:21 p.m. UCLA researchers launched brain cells into space last month in an attempt to understand a neurological condition that commonly affects astronauts. Read more...
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January 8, 11:37 pm
Depression Grand Challenge researchers speak at TEDxUCLA event about motivations
Researchers studying depression spoke about the reasons they study the condition and described the purpose and work of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge at an event on campus Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: At a TEDxUCLA event Tuesday, researchers discussed their work studying depression and the relations their findings will have to the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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January 8, 1:56 am
UC in negotiations with publisher Elsevier for open access to journal articles
The University of California is negotiating a new contract with an academic publisher due to unsustainable and increasing subscription costs. The UC’s contract with Elsevier, the owner of over 2,500 journals including Cell and The Lancet, ended on Dec. Read more...
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January 7, 12:38 am
UCLA researchers suggest water crisis prevention techniques in paper
UCLA researchers suggested ways to prevent water crises in Los Angeles in a paper based on 10 years of research. The paper, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, suggests that eliminating outdoor landscaping and lawns could reduce water waste by 30 percent. Read more...
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December 8, 12:16 pm
UCLA researchers attempt to understand tusklessness among Mozambique elephants
A civil war has left a disproportionate number of elephants in Mozambique without tusks. UCLA researchers are trying to figure out why. Shane Campbell-Staton, an ecology and evolutionary biology assistant professor, studies female elephants in Gorongosa National Park, an area ravaged by the country’s nearly 16-year civil war. Read more...
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December 2, 11:09 pm
UCLA study connects types of cancer treatment to reduced cognitive functioning
UCLA researchers found chemotherapy and other radiation cancer treatments may be linked to worsened cognitive performance. The study, published this week, showed DNA damage from radiation therapies was associated with worsened cognitive performance in patients. Read more...
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November 28, 12:58 am
Researchers predict an increase in uninsured Californians with new federal policy
An upcoming change in federal health care policy could cause hundreds of thousands of Californians to lose health insurance in the next five years, according to a recent study from UCLA researchers. Read more...
Photo: Researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley project that if California does not counteract new federal measures to remove penalties for the individual mandate, up to 4.4 million Californians under 65 could be uninsured by 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)