UCLA researchers found silencing certain estrogen receptors in the brain dramatically increases bone density, offering a potential treatment for women with osteoporosis. Stephanie Correa, an assistant professor of biology, started studying this treatment while she was a postdoctoral student at UC San Francisco. Read more...
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February 3, 11:22 pm
California health insurance agency advised to increase coverage, accessibility
A UCLA report recommended California’s health insurance agency expand its coverage and make insurance more affordable. The report, which was published Friday and co-written by Wes Yin, an associate professor of public policy, analyzed policy options that could improve market stability and affordability of health insurance. Read more...
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February 3, 11:18 pm
Monarch butterfly population suffers major decline, seasonal count reveals
Monarch butterflies, long a part of California’s winter landscape, may soon be on their way to extinction. The 2018 Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count found an all-time low of 28,429 monarch butterflies in California – down 86 percent from 192,668 in 2017. Read more...
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February 3, 11:12 pm
Alumnus sets heart on spreading awareness, beating cardiac arrest
A UCLA alumnus aims to combat sudden cardiac arrest by creating more efficient devices to treat the condition. Sameer Jafri, who graduated in 2017, co-founded Revive Solutions after graduation to make automated external defibrillators. Read more...
Photo: Sameer Jafri, a UCLA alumnus, co-founded Revive Solutions after graduation to make automated external defibrillators. Jafri said it is in the process of getting approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its product, and hope to commercialize it in the next few years.(Courtesy of Sameer Jafri)
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February 3, 10:02 pm
Bruin Tea: Why are the chairs outside Ackerman Union so heavy and loud?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. The white metal chairs outside Ackerman Union and other dining locations on campus are controlled by Associated Students UCLA. Read more...
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February 3, 2:14 pm
UC librarians continue negotiating with UCOP over contracts
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 2:25 p.m. University of California librarians and the UC Office of the President have been out of contract for four months but are still negotiating. Read more...
Photo: University of California librarians fundraised for a potential strike. UC and the librarians’ union have been out of contract for over four months, with no end to negotiations in sight. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 3, 1:11 pm
Law professors speak on how voting process changes could increase turnout in 2020
Law professors said they expect the 2020 elections to have a higher voter turnout due to a rise in new voting technologies and reforms that make the voting process more inclusive and enable more people to register to vote and cast ballots. Read more...
Photo: (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)