Researchers found that photographs can motivate people to care more about biodiversity and donate to environmental charities. In a study published Feb. 3, researchers from UCLA, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and UC Santa Barbara found that the costs of declining biodiversity can be hard for most people to conceive, and as a result, investigated ways that could make them more tangible. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 24 at 5:32 p.m. Los Angeles County will lift its indoor mask mandate in places requiring vaccine verification beginning Friday. Based on declining COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced in a press release Wednesday that fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks indoors, provided businesses verify their vaccination status. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that fully vaccinated individuals may not have to wear masks in indoor settings that require vaccine verification starting Friday.
UCLA researchers recently refined a new method to target and eliminate HIV-infected cells. The study, published Jan. 10, showed how the treatment, known as the kick and kill method, successfully destroyed human immune cells infected with a dormant form of HIV in mice. Read more...
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UCLA ethicists and neuroscientists recently collaborated with other researchers across the country to create a list of principles for ethical invasive brain research. Intracranial research uses invasive techniques inside the skull in order to answer fundamental questions about the brain and help provide treatments to patients with brain disorders that are untreatable with traditional methods, experts said. Read more...
Photo: A computer displays a diagram of the brain that can be found in a textbook. UCLA researchers helped establish a list of ethical principles for the emerging field of intracranial research. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
Faculty of color in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences said they experienced and observed racial discrimination in various instances, including being passed over for promotions, ignored in decision-making and discouraged in efforts to hire more faculty of color. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 17 at 5:16 p.m. Researchers have created a smart mask that enhances personal protective equipment for health care workers. In a study published Dec. Read more...
Photo: FaceBit (pictured) is a smart mask created by researchers from UCLA, Northwestern University and Georgia Institute of Technology. The mask can monitor the wearer’s heart rate, breathing rate and mask fit. (Photo courtesy of Alex Curtiss, Photo illustration by Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:21 a.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
Photo: The game Wordle (pictured) involves six tries to guess a certain five-letter word each day. Its popularity can be attributed to the simple design and social features, UCLA experts said. (Photo illustration by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
