A recent UCLA study found that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are more likely to avoid seeking medical help than heterosexual individuals due to fear and social stigma. Read more...
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May 8, 2:19 am
Q&A: Substance abuse programs director discusses gap in LGBT health care
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May 1, 1:42 am
Professor’s BACON fuses chemistry, biology education with pop culture
Organic chemistry lessons usually have little association with sports. But when Krishan Patel enrolled in professor Neil Garg’s chemistry class last year, he completed a series of online tutorials where organic molecules and pop culture fused in each lesson. Read more...
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April 29, 3:49 pm
Three UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences elected three UCLA professors to its organization Tuesday. The UCLA inductees, coming from the disciplines of microbiology and immunology, chemical engineering and geography, are three of 84 members elected to the academy this year. Read more...
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April 27, 3:07 am
Edmunds.com sponsors data set for fifth ASA DataFest at UCLA
Hundreds of tired college students poured over a vast data set, arguing about correlation and causation and trying to learn new programs at UCLA early Saturday morning. Read more...
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April 24, 4:16 am
Stem cell study yields positive development in neuron disease research
UCLA scientists have discovered a way to create motor neurons from embryonic stem cells to use in research studies examining nervous system diseases. To study diseases like Lou Gehrig’s disease and spinal muscular atrophy, different kinds of motor neurons are required to model the diseases. Read more...
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April 24, 4:14 am
UCLA alumna researches, protects wild cats
Bobcat M154 weighed about 24 pounds when Laurel Serieys and Seth Riley encountered him in the wild. The pair had an hourlong window to drug the animal and sample his blood for its research on Los Angeles bobcats. Read more...
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April 23, 12:33 am
Scope manufacturer issued alerts in Europe two years before LA outbreak
The company that manufactures the medical devices responsible for the superbug outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center had issued safety advisories about their scopes in Europe two years ago, but failed to notify hospitals in the U.S. Read more...