UCLA researchers published a study Monday that validated a noninvasive way to measure neurological arterial stiffness, which can allow doctors to better detect the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other diseases. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers, led by Danny Wang, found a new way to measure arterial stiffness in the brain, which will allow them to detect the risk of other diseases. (Courtesy of Danny Wang)
A Los Angeles man who stabbed a nurse multiple times at a UCLA hospital in Sylmar last year was sentenced Monday to a total of 15 years and eight months in state and county prisons. Read more...
The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care is launching two pilot programs Tuesday in Los Angeles that aim to reduce overcrowding in emergency rooms and hospitals. The programs will be launched at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and four Glendale clinics, said Cathy Chidester, director of the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica will house one of UCLA’s Community Paramedic Pilot Programs to reduce emergency room overcrowding. (Courtesy of UCLA Medical Center)
Elisa Long spent her six-hour, daily chemotherapy sessions last summer reclining in a hospital chair binge-watching “The Price is Right,” determined to learn the rules and tricks of the games. Read more...
Photo: Elisa Long, an assistant professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, conducted research about the cost-effectiveness of universal testing for breast cancer gene mutations. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Health notified more than 1,200 patients Tuesday who may have had their medical information exposed after a faculty member’s laptop was stolen in early July. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health notified more than 1,200 patients who had their medical information on a faculty member’s laptop that was stolen on July 3. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Jean Paul Santos spent nine months designing and building a lightweight antenna he could hold in his hand. Although the thin, computer chip-like device is smaller than an iPhone, the antenna has the potential to improve interplanetary communication between Mars and Earth. Read more...
Photo: Jean Paul Santos, a graduate student in electrical engineering, holds an antenna prototype that could lead to direct communication between the Mars rover and Earth in the 2020 mission.
The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that it has named Dr. Kelsey Martin, the executive vice dean and associate vice chancellor, as the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. Read more...
Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that Dr. Kelsey Martin, will be the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. 1. (UCLA Media Relations)
