UCLA researchers helped test the first drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat liver cancer in 10 years. They found through clinical trials that the drug, regorafenib, increased overall liver cancer patient survival period from a median of 7.8 months to 10.6 months. Currently, advanced liver cancer has no cure. The FDA […]
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Photo: Geffen Hall opens as new center for medical education at UCLA
UCLA officials and David Geffen dedicated Geffen Hall on Thursday afternoon at an event attended by 200 medical students, faculty and guests. Geffen, an entertainment executive and philanthropist, donated $200 million to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and created a $100 million scholarship fund for incoming medical students. He has also gifted […]
UCLA researchers develop wristband that gathers health data from sweat
UCLA researchers are using sweat to diagnose and track diseases such as cystic fibrosis and diabetes. The researchers developed a wearable wristband that continuously gathers health-related data from sweat, said Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical engineering at UCLA and lead author of the researchers’ study published in 2016. “Sweat is a rich source of […]
Professor Neil Garg publishes kid-friendly organic chemistry book
Midway through his newly published book, Neil Garg poses a serious scientific question to his reader. “What’s a chemical in coffee that adults like so much?” The question is scrawled in chunky cartoon letters inside the children’s coloring book he created. An answer awaits on the opposite page: caffeine, a stimulant, its molecular structure rendered […]
New music and humanities center holds event exploring national anthem
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music launched a center to combine performance with the humanities with an event on Monday. The Center for Musical Humanities held a symposium titled “Anthem: Remixing Race and Nation.” The event featured a concert with different interpretations of the national anthem and a panel discussing the relationship between music […]
Q&A: UC Grad Slam winner talks clinical psychology research, competition
Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received $6,000 on Thursday as the winner of the UC Grad Slam, a competition between the seven University of California campuses that tests graduate students’ ability to explain their research concisely. She spoke with the Daily Bruin about her experience as a competitor. Daily Bruin: Why did […]
UCLA research on silicon in space finds potential gaps in Big Bang theory
UCLA researchers discovered that heavy elements do not necessarily concentrate where the universe ages the most, contrary to a long-held scientific theory. An interdisciplinary research team at UCLA found that the ratios between heavier and lighter silicon isotopes are almost constant at different locations in the Milky Way, in contrast to established theories which state […]