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March 13, 3:28 pm

Toy company Mattel donates $50 million to UCLA children’s hospital

UCLA’s children’s hospital is establishing clinical and research centers and expanding hospital capacities, following a $50 million donation. Mattel, a toy company based in California, donated to UCLA to allow more families to seek treatment at the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Chancellor Gene Block said in an email to the UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s children’s hospital was renamed UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital after Mattel’s $50 million gift to UCLA Health on Monday. (UCLA Health)

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March 12, 10:23 pm

Students discuss dental care availability, support increased awareness

This post was updated on March 14 at 6:50 p.m. Some students and dentists think the accessibility of UCLA’s dental services can be improved. Although some students are aware of the available resources, they can be discouraged by inconvenient scheduling or long wait times. Read more...

Photo: Students covered by the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan have flexibility in choosing their dentist under the preferred provider organization policy. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)

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March 10, 1:58 am

UCLA professor developing potential treatment for spinal cord injuries

A UCLA professor is working to develop a treatment for spinal cord injuries, which are currently incurable. Stephanie Seidlits, assistant professor of bioengineering, will attempt to use biomaterial made out of hyaluronic acid – a long chain of sugars in the body – to create a treatment that can be injected into spinal cords. Read more...

Photo: Stephanie Seidlits, an assistant bioengineering professor, won $500,000 to engineer a device to treat spinal cord injuries. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)

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March 7, 11:12 pm

New engineering club takes strides toward furthering space technology

Bruin Space is one of the newest student groups to reach for the stars – literally. The engineering club has taken over a circuit room on the roof of Boelter Hall, which students can find by stepping out of an elevator beneath the open sky. Read more...

Photo: A member of Bruin Space works on the technical logistics of Project Reach, which is developing spacecraft technology for a rocket competition this summer. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

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March 7, 12:11 am

UCLA research links head injuries to genes related to mental disorders

Head injuries could cause serious mental illnesses by changing genes in the brain, UCLA researchers found in a recent study. The study found that people who have serious head injuries may develop the same genes associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson’s disease and other mental disorders. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla published a study on genes altered in head injuries that could help predict some brain disorders. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)


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