UCLA researchers recently refined a new method to target and eliminate HIV-infected cells. The study, published Jan. 10, showed how the treatment, known as the kick and kill method, successfully destroyed human immune cells infected with a dormant form of HIV in mice. Read more...
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UCLA ethicists and neuroscientists recently collaborated with other researchers across the country to create a list of principles for ethical invasive brain research. Intracranial research uses invasive techniques inside the skull in order to answer fundamental questions about the brain and help provide treatments to patients with brain disorders that are untreatable with traditional methods, experts said. Read more...
Photo: A computer displays a diagram of the brain that can be found in a textbook. UCLA researchers helped establish a list of ethical principles for the emerging field of intracranial research. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
Faculty of color in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences said they experienced and observed racial discrimination in various instances, including being passed over for promotions, ignored in decision-making and discouraged in efforts to hire more faculty of color. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 17 at 5:16 p.m. Researchers have created a smart mask that enhances personal protective equipment for health care workers. In a study published Dec. Read more...
Photo: FaceBit (pictured) is a smart mask created by researchers from UCLA, Northwestern University and Georgia Institute of Technology. The mask can monitor the wearer’s heart rate, breathing rate and mask fit. (Photo courtesy of Alex Curtiss, Photo illustration by Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:21 a.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
Photo: The game Wordle (pictured) involves six tries to guess a certain five-letter word each day. Its popularity can be attributed to the simple design and social features, UCLA experts said. (Photo illustration by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
UCLA researchers have developed a way to genetically engineer cells to create a potentially more cost-effective treatment for cancer. In the Nov. 16 study, researchers created a method of growing cancer-fighting cells to refine immunotherapy – an alternative to chemotherapy that helps mobilize the patient’s immune system to kill cancer cells, according to the American Cancer Society. Read more...
Photo: The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA (pictured) is located at the south end of campus. In November 2021, researchers at the center published a study detailing a new, more convenient way to generate cells that help fight cancer. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:01 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents and 203 plaintiffs in sexual assault and misconduct lawsuits against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps have reached a $243.6 million settlement. Read more...
Photo: A new settlement over allegations of sexual assault by former UCLA Health OB-GYN James Heaps was reached Tuesday. (Courtesy of Al Seib/LA Times)
