UCLA scientists have discovered a way to create motor neurons from embryonic stem cells to use in research studies examining nervous system diseases. To study diseases like Lou Gehrig’s disease and spinal muscular atrophy, different kinds of motor neurons are required to model the diseases. Motor neurons, which originate in the spinal cord, control movement […]
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UCLA alumna researches, protects wild cats
Bobcat M154 weighed about 24 pounds when Laurel Serieys and Seth Riley encountered him in the wild. The pair had an hourlong window to drug the animal and sample his blood for its research on Los Angeles bobcats. They waited in the cold winter weather for the cat to regain consciousness. “He was the biggest […]
Scope manufacturer issued alerts in Europe two years before LA outbreak
The company that manufactures the medical devices responsible for the superbug outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center had issued safety advisories about their scopes in Europe two years ago, but failed to notify hospitals in the U.S. of these precautions until after the outbreak this year, according to an article by the Los […]
UC holds fifth Global Health Day event at UCLA
T-cells clamped down onto individual breast cancer cells, invading them as a triumphant Star Wars score played over the speakers. The T-cells emerged victorious from the battle, causing audience members to chuckle. The battle, part of a slideshow, played during UCLA engineering professor Patrick Soon-Shiong’s speech about ways emerging technology can be used to treat […]
Investigator finds women at UCLA center faced hostile work environment
An external investigation found that women faculty at UCLA’s Alzheimer’s disease research center were discriminated against by men in the center and were treated in an unprofessional and demeaning way, according to a letter obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The investigation came after three women faculty members complained that men in the department had […]
Kaner Laboratory researchers develop battery-like supercapacitor
Researchers with the California NanoSystems Institute recently developed a new battery-like supercapacitor, a device that stores charge, which may rival conventional energy storage technology. The Kaner Laboratory, where the capacitor was created, published a paper on the technology in early March and presented it Saturday at the Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and […]
Gov. Brown commits $3M to UC Health precision medicine project
University of California, San Francisco announced Tuesday that Gov. Jerry Brown has committed $3 million in state funds to a UC Health system project that aims to advance precision medicine. The project, called the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, will begin within the UC Health system, which consists of five medical centers, including the […]