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October 16, 11:43 pm

UCLA receives grant to research antidepressant resistance in seniors

A nonprofit organization awarded UCLA and four other universities a $13.9 million grant to study how elderly people with chronic depression respond to treatment. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute selected UCLA for the depression research study because UCLA researchers published a paper on the potential of methylphenidate to improve antidepressant response to citalopram. Read more...

Photo: Helen Lavretsky, a geriatric psychiatrist and lead researcher of the Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults study, said OPTIMUM will help physicians better recommend more effective depression treatments. (Courtesy of Helen Lavretsky)

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October 16, 4:05 pm

Alum, Pokémon Go creative designer talks future of augmented reality

Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Read more...

Photo: Raza Ahmad, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, came to UCLA to talk about his work in game design and his vision for augmented reality. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 13, 11:14 pm

Former UCLA professor wins Nobel Prize for foundational chemistry work

J. Fraser Stoddart, a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the Nobel Prize on Oct. 5 for building the world’s smallest machines, including molecular elevators, artificial muscles and molecule-sized computer chips. Read more...

Photo: James Stoddart, professor emeritus of chemistry, built molecular machinery that won him the 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry. (Courtesy of UCLA)

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October 13, 8:53 pm

Researchers strive to channel the strength of terahertz waves

A UCLA researcher is working to improve doctors’ abilities to detect tumors. Mona Jarrahi, an electrical engineering associate professor and principal investigator of the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory, developed a new technology that converts light into high-powered radiation waves, called terahertz waves. Read more...

Photo: Mona Jarrahi, an associate professor of electrical engineering, leads the development of a new technology to create more sensitive detectors through terahertz waves. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)

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October 9, 11:29 pm

Photo: Students brainstorm for solutions for medical needs at Inventathon

Inventathon participants convened in the California NanoSystems Institute this weekend to propose solutions for medical needs. Teams of students attended the two-day hackathon hosted by the UCLA Business of Science Center to pitch and create concepts and products to solve unmet clinical needs. Read more...

Photo: Inventathon participants pitched their ideas to judges this weekend at the two-day hackathon held at the California NanoSystems Institute. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


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