This post was updated Jan. 28 at 4:32 p.m. UCLA researchers developed a new cancer treatment that could be useful for targeting solid tumors. In the study, the researchers said they developed a biodegradable scaffold that is implanted near solid tumors to modulate the immune system’s response to cancer and modify the tumor microenvironment. Read more...
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Students are working to reduce medical supply waste and improve sustainability in partnership with UCLA Health. Medical Aid Initiative is a student organization that works to collect, organize, store and donate surplus medical supplies across organizations associated with the UCLA Health system. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of the Medical Aid Initiative, a student organization helping to reduce medical waste by redistributing surplus medical supplies from across the UCLA Health system. (Courtesy of Lisa Yan)
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 8:51 p.m. Sheena Warecki had fallen behind – the third-year anthropology transfer student had begun missing classes after falling ill in fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Adderall, pictured. UCLA community members expressed concern over a recent shortage of stimulants, including Adderall, that could negatively impact students who have ADHD. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:41 p.m. UCLA researchers published a study indicating that children’s playgrounds contain more microplastics than other areas in urban parks. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:44 p.m. A recent UCLA study proposed that a certain stage of sleep has evolved to allow animals to maintain the baseline brain temperature required for them to stay alert. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:33 p.m. UCLA will discontinue four COVID-19 surveillance testing collection boxes and three vending machines Friday because of low use, the university announced in an email Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center is pictured. The Infectious Diseases Management Team announced that certain COVID-19 testing collection boxes and vending machines will be discontinued, effective Jan. 13. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:28 a.m. A new startup co-founded by a UCLA alumnus aims to teach students important scientific protocols and techniques through immersion in a virtual reality laboratory. Read more...
Photo: Students use the virtual reality service created by OpenLab. Simone Zamparini, a UCLA alumnus, started OpenLab as an undergraduate. (Courtesy of Simone Zamparini)
