Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed the first full genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line. Read more...
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March 2, 10:16 pm
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers use genomic sequencing to better understand cancer
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March 2, 10:15 pm
California NanoSystems Institute study finds that bullet-shaped vesicular stomatitis virus has disease-fighting potential
Researchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and other organizations have published a new study on the structure of the bullet-shaped vesicular stomatitis virus, furthering the general understanding of disease treatment and promoting vaccine development. Read more...
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February 24, 12:00 am
UC studies show marijuana can be used medicinally as a pain reliever
Marijuana does, in fact, have the potential to alleviate a sprinkling of medical qualms, according to a series of studies completed on UC campuses over the last 10 years and recently presented to the California State Legislature. Read more...
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February 18, 10:10 pm
UCLA researchers find a method of testing saliva that may detect early stages of pancreatic cancer
Saliva sampling may lead to early diagnosis of highly lethal pancreatic cancer, according to a study by a multidisciplinary group of UCLA researchers. Read more...
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February 17, 5:51 am
Darwin’s ideas live on in popular lecture series
Thirty or 40 years ago, the textbook for an evolutionary biology class would be thick with facts on the fossil record, comparative anatomy and taxonomy. Read more...
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February 16, 9:00 pm
Relief team sent to aid Haiti
One doctor and six nurses have taken leave of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for a two-week relief mission to Haiti, where they will treat victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the island nation on Jan. 12. Read more...
Photo: The team of UCLA physicians who are going to Haiti pose with administrators from the Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Friday, two days before their departure.
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February 16, 9:00 pm
UC gains lease for hospital project
The UC Board of Regents recently approved a $147 million lease to construct a medical facility across from the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. Read more...