Assessing Your Risk for Various Diseases
UCLA researchers devise new method to identify disease markers, a key step toward personalized medicine.
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?
UCLA study finds that regulating body temperature may be a key factor
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UCLA and UCI Awarded $8M Grant to Launch Collaborative Stem Cell Clinic
The joint effort will accelerate the implementation of clinical trials and delivery of stem cell therapies.
FDA Approves New Melanoma Drug that Turns On the Immune System to Fight Deadly Cancers
A ‘game changer,’ says UCLA’s Dr. Antoni Ribas, the study’s principal investigator.
Agreement Reached in Lab Fire Case
A University of California, Los Angeles chemist facing criminal charges after a lab accident that killed his research assistant in 2009 avoids a public trial and jail time.
Are Academic Labs Less Safe than Industrial Ones?
Criminal charges relating to a 2008 lab accident at UCLA continue to raise concerns over safety practices in all university labs.
Scientists Develop New Approach to Study How Genetic Variants Affect Gene Expression
FINDINGS: Each individual carries a unique version of the human genome. Genetic differences can influence traits such as height, weight and vulnerability to disease, but precisely what these genetic variants are and how they exercise their impact is mostly unknown. UCLA researchers have now developed a novel approach to study the ways in which these individual differences affect how strongly certain genes are "expressed" — that is, how they are translated into the proteins that do the actual work in cells.
Protoplanet Vesta: Forever Young?
Like a movie star constantly retouching her makeup, the protoplanet Vesta is continually stirring its outermost layer and presenting a young face.
Breakthrough Technique Images Breast Tumors in 3-D with Great Clarity, Reduced Radiation
Scientists are now able to produce three-dimensional images of breast tissue that are two to three times sharper than those made using current CT scanners at hospitals