From prison to honors graduate
When UCLA political science graduate James Anderson crosses the commencement stage this year, like his fellow members of the class of 2017, he’ll do it proudly, with his eye on the future. A budding entrepreneur, he’ll carry with him plans for his recently launched socially conscious clothing company. He’ll think about graduate school. The Los Angeles native will also carry with him a powerful rec
Political affiliation can predict how people will react to false information about threats
How liberal or conservative a person is predicts how likely they are to believe information about potential hazards, a new UCLA-led study has found. The study, which will be published in the journal Psychological Science, found that people who hold more socially conservative views were significantly more likely than people with liberal beliefs to find false information about threats credible. The
UCLA, Caltech research on immune-cell therapy could strengthen promising melanoma treatment
A new study of genetically modified immune cells by scientists from UCLA and the California Institute of Technology could help improve a promising treatment for melanoma, an often fatal form of skin cancer. The research, which appears March 21 in the advance online edition of the journal Cancer Discovery, was led by James Heath, a member of UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medic
Don’t use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says
Over the past few years, body mass index, a ratio of a person’s height and weight, has effectively become a proxy for whether a person is considered healthy. Many U.S. companies use their employees’ BMIs as a factor in determining workers’ health care costs. And people with higher BMIs could soon have to pay higher health insurance premiums, if a rule proposed in April by the Equal Employment Oppo
New technique greatly enhances digital microscopy images
Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have created a new technique that greatly enhances digital microscopy images. The development is significant because digital imagery has led to many advances in microscopy, but digital microscopic imaging can sometimes result in blurry, pixelated images. The new technique is called wavelength scanning pixel super-resolution. It uses a d
Male or female? It's not always so simple
“It’s not just black or white” is an adage heard so often that it borders on cliché. It underscores life’s complexities; wherever a gray area exists between two opposing endpoints, it asks us to consider the diverse realities and experiences that make life both more interesting yet harder to comprehend. When it comes to sex and gender, that “gray area” remains murky and mysterious — often undiscus
Stress levels help explain how men and women differ in providing emotional support
Stress levels help explain how men and women differ in providing emotional support Stress levels help explain how men and women differ in providing emotional support iStock The study found that when men become stressed, their ability to generate positive support deteriorates and they make a greater number of negative comments. If it seems that men aren’t as good at providing emotional support to t
UCLA researchers create a promising new treatment for the deadliest form of brain cancer
UCLA scientists have developed a potentially promising new combination therapy for glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest form of brain cancer. Glioblastoma, also known as grade IV glioma, is an aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. Approximately 23,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with glioblastoma every year. Patients usually receive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, but these tr
Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men
Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men Spanish National Police The wrist of a woman rescued by the Spanish National Police after being forced into prostitution. Beneath the bar code, the tattoo shows the amount of money she owed her traffickers. “It’s like she’s not really there.” – Study participant who bought sex Men who buy sex have less empathy for women in prostitution
New app helps students learn to read ancient Japanese writing form
New app helps students learn to read ancient Japanese writing form Christelle Snow/UCLA Can a new app that takes a scholarly yet playful approach to studying calligraphy help students learn to read classical Japanese texts the way people in 11th century Japan did? That’s what Michael Emmerich is counting on as he joins forces with scholars at one of Japan’s best universities, Waseda University in
Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report
Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps A 39-year-old man who had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take thousands of steps in a “robotic exoskeleton” device during five days of training — and for two weeks
In UCLA study, non-surgical approach helps people with paralysis voluntarily move their legs – a first
A 42-year-old man who was paralyzed following a wrestling injury was able to voluntarily move his legs thanks to the new approach. In a study conducted at UCLA, five men who had been completely paralyzed were able to move their legs in a rhythmic motion thanks to a new, noninvasive procedure that stimulates the spinal cord. It is believed to be the first time voluntary leg movements have ever been
UCLA scientists discover experimental therapy for chronic inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer
UCLA scientists have discovered an experimental therapy capable of suppressing the development of ulcerative colitis, a disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis patients have an increased risk of developing colon cancer, but doctors still are unsure why. The treatment uses a chemical to block an RNA molecule that’s involved in the transmission of genetic informat
UCLA study: Combination therapy may be more effective against the most common ovarian cancer
UCLA study: Combination therapy may be more effective against the most common ovarian cancer Research reveals how ‘time bomb’ cells evade chemotherapy and cause tumors to recur High-grade serous ovarian cancer often responds well to the chemotherapy drug carboplatin, but why it so frequently comes back after treatment has been a medical mystery. Now a team of UCLA researchers has discovered that a
Speedy treatment of stroke patients with new clot retrieval device vastly improves outcomes
In the treatment of stroke patients, time really is brain. A few minutes can mean the difference between patients living independently or suffering debilitating disabilities. Now, UCLA researchers have shown, for the first time, that speedy treatment with a new-generation stent clot retrieval device results in greatly improved outcomes, and that even a five-minute delay negatively affects patients
Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to UCLA study
Alzheimer’s disease, long thought to be a single disease, really consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study. The finding could lead to more highly targeted research and, eventually, new treatments for the debilitating neurological disorder, which robs people of their memories. The study further found that one of the three variations, the cortical subtype, appears to be fundamen
1 in 5 women with breast cancer don’t know about test results that might help them avoid chemo
Although 90 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer said they were aware they took a genomic test that identified their level of risk for a recurrence of the disease, 1 in 5 didn’t know the results of that analysis, according to a new fact sheet by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The test, called gene expression profiling, or GEP, is used by physicians to help guide treatment d
Just 1 in 10 are referred for cardiac rehab after treatment for heart failure
Only 1 in 10 heart failure patients is referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program after being hospitalized, despite strong evidence that such exercise programs improve quality of life and reduce the likelihood of future hospitalizations. The findings, from a UCLA-led study, appear in the August 25 Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers drew the data from a national database o
UCLA studies identify predictors of depression and PTSD among African-Americans and Latinos
Chronic disease and mental health issues disproportionately affect low-income African-Americans, Latinos and Hispanics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two new studies by the UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Disparities shed light on the causes and impacts of this disparity. The first study, published online by the journal Psychological Trauma, analyze
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