UCLA researchers recently conducted a study showing that Down syndrome can accelerate aging throughout the body. Using an epigenetic clock that tracks chemical reactions to measure the ages of different tissues in the body, the researchers found that the biological ages of the brain tissue and blood tissue in people with Down syndrome are much older than the patient’s true chronological age. Read more...
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February 27, 12:34 pm
UCLA study finds link between Down syndrome and premature aging
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February 27, 12:33 pm
UCLA student group to host Hepatitis B Awareness Night
A student group focused on providing health care will hold an event Friday to educate the UCLA community about the prevalence of Hepatitis B and fundraise for Hepatitis B vaccines in Vietnam. Read more...
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February 27, 12:32 pm
Students discuss funding options for transfer center
A vice chancellor proposed a student fee referendum to fund a transfer student center on campus at a town hall meeting held by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Transfer Student Representative’s office Thursday. Read more...
Photo: USAC Office of the Transfer Student Representative held a town hall to discuss the creation of a transfer resource center on campus. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 12:30 pm
Bruins make dental procedures affordable for student veterans, foster youth
Brian Lehigh shadowed dentists at a local veteran’s hospital several years ago to explore his future specialties. While volunteering, he met patients who inspired him to mesh his career with veteran’s affairs. Read more...
Photo: Brian Lehigh, a third-year graduate student in dentistry, co-created Operation Bruin Smiles, a program that subsidizes dental care for student veterans and students who are former or current foster youths, poses with third-year dental student Lance Peery. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 12:30 pm
ASUCLA board of directors to vote on Global Viewpoint Lounge renovation
The Associated Students UCLA board of directors will vote Friday on whether to spend up to $300,000 on renovations for the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. Read more...
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February 27, 12:22 pm
UCLA doctoral student forges path to college for girls of color
Nyambi Maecely Ford had been rejected by two college mentorship programs before she found JANRAH. At View Park High School, she wasn’t receiving the college guidance she thought she needed, she said. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 2:10 am
Walkout day highlights struggles of adjunct faculty
Alejandro Covarrubias was told by his department chair in 2013 that he would soon be let go from his lecturer position in the UCLA César E. Read more...
Photo: National Adjunct Walkout Day took place Wednesday on college campuses to inform people about the struggles of adjunct faculty. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)