The Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics Focus Center may have a large name, but what the researchers involved with FENA will be dealing with is pretty small. Kang Wang, electrical engineering professor and founder of the UCLA Nanotechnology Facility, has been chosen to head the Focus Center established in September to conduct research that will sustain […]
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New UCLA chair to focus on geriatric clinical care, research
The “golden years” just got brighter for aging Americans with the University of California’s creation of six endowed chairs in geriatric medicine, the study of medical care for senior patients. The chairs have been awarded to the five UC medical school campuses, including UCLA, and UC Berkeley. Their mission will be to help meet the […]
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Research center marks first anniversary The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing will host a public review of its current research to mark one year since its establishment. Researchers at CENS work with tiny devices called sensors and actuators, which are densely distributed in an environment to collect information. Such devices could provide breakthrough discoveries in […]
Student outreach group uses waiting room downtime to educate
It is usually hard to get anything useful done in waiting rooms, but a new student-run information center at the UCLA Children’s Health Center is providing parents with an opportunity to learn about child and family health issues while they wait. The Students for Community Outreach, Promotion and Education opened the Child and Family Resource […]
New treatment locates, destroys dormant HIV
UCLA scientists have found a way to not only pinpoint dormant instances of human immunodeficiency virus hiding in the body, but to destroy them, according to a study published earlier this month. Revealing stowaway HIV involves stimulating T-cells, where the HIV hides, into causing the virus to “peek out” of the cell, said Jerome A. […]
Science and Health Briefs
Tai Chi proven to reduce risk of shingles in elderly A recent study conducted by the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute has revealed that the practice of Tai Chi can significantly reduce the chances of older adults contracting shingles. Researchers reported that a 15-week Tai Chi class, undertaken by 36 men and women over the age of […]
Abortion pill, though legal, may still be dangerous
Three years ago, RU-486 ““ or simply “the abortion pill” ““ was approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration despite much controversy and debate over its safety. Now, the recent death of an 18-year-old woman from the San Francisco Bay area has again raised questions about the drug. Holly […]