Campus Queries is a new Q&A series in which Daily Bruin readers send in science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. This week, Diane Favro, professor of architecture and urban design, answers. Q. How has the Leaning Tower of Pisa not fallen? – Minhsang D. A. The construction began around 1173 as a […]
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UCLA researcher tackles paralysis with electrical stimulation devices
A UCLA professor is helping paralyzed individuals regain use of their limbs through electric stimulation of the spinal cord. In 2015, Reggie Edgerton, the director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory at UCLA, developed a robotic exoskeleton that helped a paralyzed man walk. Though the man is still paralyzed and cannot control the exoskeleton’s movement, Edgerton’s […]
UCLA research study finds possible effects of using e-cigarettes
UCLA researchers have found that e-cigarettes may not be as harmless as commonly believed. In a study published earlier this month, researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have found that e-cigarette users may also incur increased heart risk from smoking, similar to traditional […]
UCLA researchers receive grant to study potential epilepsy treatments
A UCLA-led international research team received a $21-million grant last month to advance treatment for epilepsy. The grant will allow UCLA researchers to study potential preventive therapies for epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injury. If the project succeeds, UCLA could be the first to develop preventive epilepsy therapy available for wide use. Epilepsy, which may […]
Campus Queries: Why does coffee keep you up?
Campus Queries is a new Q&A series in which Daily Bruin readers send in science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Each week, the Daily Bruin will choose a different question to be explored. Q. How does coffee (caffeine) work exactly? Why does it wake you up? –Megan N. A. Caffeine blocks a […]
UCLA Health launches institute for personalized treatment
UCLA Health launched an institute Thursday that will work toward creating personalized treatments for patients. The Precision Health institute will work on genetic and genomic medicine initiatives, according to a letter by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, vice chancellor for health sciences John Mazziotta and David Geffen School of Medicine dean Kelsey Martin. Daniel Geschwind, a […]
UCLA environmental researchers concerned about future federal funding
UCLA environmental researchers are anxious about the future of federal funding for their research after President Donald Trump temporarily froze grants from a federal agency. The Trump administration lifted the executive order that temporarily suspended all funds from the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, but environmental scientists still have concerns about the future of their […]