tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30964172011-04-21T15:44:36.133-07:00UCLA Researchers in the News<p> Welcome to the UCLA Researchers in the News Blog - a periodic update of news links covering research at UCLA. <p> Contact is: <a href="mailto:bnidever@ucla.edu">bnidever@ucla.edu</a> <p>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1103078561261472252004-12-14T18:42:00.000-08:002004-12-14T18:42:41.260-08:00-- Nanomix and UCLA Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement [more] -- UCLA Materials Scientists Invent High-speed Digital Memory Device Using Commodity Plastics Transformed by Nanotechnology [more] -- UCLA Neuroscientist Gains Insights Into Human Brain From Study of Marine Snail [more] -- UCLA Brain Researchers Uncover New Clues to SIDS [more] -- UCLA Claims First Silicon Laser - Researchers at Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1099078469627064832004-10-29T13:29:00.000-07:002004-10-29T12:38:20.503-07:00-- UCLA Chemists Report New Nano Phenomenon: Welding in Response to an Ordinary Camera Flash. [more] -- Scientists Demonstrate First Silicon Laser - Researchers at UCLA have demonstrated the first silicon laser, which could lead to more effective biochemical detection, secure communications, and defense against heat-seeking missiles. [more] -- UCLA Scientists Discover New Way to Fix Defective Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1094164563201333012004-09-02T15:09:00.000-07:002004-09-02T15:41:52.456-07:00-- SIDMAP Launches New Technology to Accelerate the Drug Development and Testing Process [more] -- DHA-rich diet protects brain from Alzheimer's damage, UCLA study shows [more] -- A Vast Web of Tiny Sensors: UCLA's Deborah Estrin discusses how networks of small, smart monitors can change the world and how we understand it [more] -- UCLA Anderson School of Management Launches Entertainment and Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1090446252441069922004-07-21T14:40:00.000-07:002004-07-21T14:45:44.283-07:00-- Quantum computing, secure communication closer [more] -- Hologic and the University of California Los Angeles Collaborate on Breast Imaging [more] -- Illumina to Install Genotyping BeadLab at UCLA for New Southern California Genotyping Consortium [more] -- Safer Fetal Test[more] -- UCLA launches unique bladder cancer prevention study [more] -- Brain Building [more] --  Drug That Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1081961240748839582004-04-14T09:47:00.000-07:002004-04-14T10:49:43.780-07:00-- UCLA Study Finds Properties of Yohimbe Tree Bark Hold Promise for Revolutionizing Treatment of Anxiety Disorders [more] -- New Consortium Will Develop Computer Systems To Connect Genomic Data With Disease; A $20 million grant awarded to a consortium of four research universities including Duke University Medical Center will help scientists collaborate to develop the powerful computing systemsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1077135362163073712004-02-18T12:16:00.000-08:002004-02-18T12:21:16.560-08:00-- UCLA Study Shows Statin Medications May Markedly Improve Survival of Heart-Failure Patients [more] -- Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. Reports Grant Awarded For Proprietary Dialysate Iron Therapy Study [more] -- $4.6 Million in 'Freedom to Discover' Grants Awarded To 10 Leading Medical Research Institutions Bristol-Myers Squibb Provides 'No-Strings-Attached' Support [more] -- AIDS Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1074904107211497282004-01-23T16:28:00.000-08:002004-01-23T16:35:59.983-08:00-- UCLA and MacroPore Biosurgery Awarded NIH Grant to Study the Use of Fat-Derived Regenerative Cells for Treating Heart Attack [more] -- Pooch Adds New Brains and Beauty - "Plug and Play" Cluster Software Adds Queuing, Scheduling, and Sports Updated Graphical User Interface [more] -- Study Pinpointing Origins Of Siberian Peat Bogs Raises Concerns [more] -- UCLA Net Survey Released [more] --Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1071775469598685682003-12-18T11:24:00.000-08:002003-12-18T12:02:49.060-08:00-- UCLA Study Finds Baclofen Holds Promise as First Medication For Treating Cocaine Addiction - The anti-spasticity medication baclofen holds promise for helping cocaine abusers overcome their addiction, a study by a UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researcher finds. No medication currently holds U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for treatment of cocaine addiction [more] -- Antiproton Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1070335503999941142003-12-01T19:25:00.000-08:002003-12-01T20:11:16.810-08:00-- Study Finds Clues To Brain Tumors' Origins - Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered that brain tumors may be derived from the cells that form the nervous system, called neural stems cells, which may help researchers understand how this cancer begins and one day could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment. [more] -- SURVIVOR: A story in Thursday's Los Angeles Daily Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1068081831540890482003-11-05T17:23:00.000-08:002003-11-05T18:02:05.773-08:00-- PET Scan Improves Doctors’ Ability to Accurately Predict Alzheimer’s; UCLA Findings May Offer Tool for Earlier Diagnosis of Patients [more] -- STROKE TREATMENT: An article in today's Los Angeles Times highlights UCLA-based research on an experimental stroke treatment. Dr. Jeffrey Saver, UCLA professor of neurology and one of the study's co-investigators, is quoted (Home Edition, Health, PageBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1066413797555219772003-10-17T11:03:00.000-07:002003-11-05T17:08:56.830-08:00-- UCLA Professor and CMISE Co-director Carlo Montemagno Receives Prestigious Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology [more] -- UCLA Chosen to Lead Nano-Manufacturing Research Center [more] -- Researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Wins Lifetime Achievement Award [more] -- Astronomers Obtain Molecular Fingerprints for more than 50 Brown Dwarfs [more] -- UCLA Develops Mobile Sensing System for Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1063482999983784792003-09-13T12:56:00.000-07:002003-09-13T13:44:52.493-07:00-- UCLA Study Uses Genetic Profiling to Distinguish Types of Leprosy -- New Approach May Provide New Way to Diagnose, Classify and Treat Diseases [more] -- Researchers Use Video Game to Discover How Humans Navigate; Clinical Patient Setting Provides Unique Opportunity for New Memory Findings [more] -- UCLA's Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE) Partners with Raytheon to Boost Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1061406282684143832003-08-20T12:04:00.000-07:002003-08-20T12:11:37.046-07:00-- Deborah Estrin, UCLA professor of computer science, has been named to Popular Science magazine's second annual "Brilliant 10," a list of young scientists doing extraordinary work. [more] -- Nomadix' CTO Joel Short To Discuss Wi-Fi Roaming and Billing Issues at ATIS-Sponsored Forum [more] -- Rethinking the Inkjet Printer; By applying Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology to theBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1059783008095419012003-08-01T17:10:00.000-07:002003-08-04T16:42:58.320-07:00-- Car trouble leads to diabetes vaccine discovery - If Daniel Kaufman hadn't had car trouble, he might have missed the biggest discovery of his career [more... ] -- Research cut due to lack of state funds [more...] -- Dr. Robert Figlin, UCLA professor of hematology/oncology and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, was quoted in Sunday's Boston Globe about the use of the costly drug Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1057877432240803292003-07-10T15:50:00.000-07:002003-07-10T16:25:34.300-07:00-- UCLA Faculty start-up bought by Magma Design Automation, Inc. [more...] -- Global positioning eyes CMOS. Asad Abidi, a professor at UCLA, delivers keynote at Kyoto, detailing the history of breakthroughs in CMOS RF design. [more...] -- Closing the Gap Ideas and the Marketplace: UCLA undertakes a major push to bridge the gap between discovery and licensing and to build partnerships with the Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1056406189794778272003-06-23T15:09:00.000-07:002003-07-07T14:23:54.896-07:00-- Siemens Announces UCLA School of Medicine Awarded Society of Nuclear Medicine `Image of the Year' for PET/CT Imaging [more...] -- UCLA Center for Astrobiology Awarded $5 Million by NASA for Research on Planetary Systems, Earth’s Early Environment and Life in the Cosmos [more...] -- UCLA-led Study Challenges Bipolar Depression Treatment Guidelines [more...] -- Dr. John Glaspy, an oncologist Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1056057798592578792003-06-19T14:23:00.000-07:002003-06-19T16:25:36.990-07:00-- UCLA Physicists Create Single Molecule Nanoscale Sensor; Possible Applications for Medicine, Biotechnology, Detecting Biological Weapons more... -- IBM Collaborates With the Film Foundation and the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Educational Curriculums and Film Preservation more... -- Study pairs two targeted therapies more... -- Cuts halt research expansion - Increase in federal Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-1054843631777016182003-06-05T13:07:00.000-07:002003-06-19T14:10:29.573-07:00HIGH RISK: Research by Dr. Mark Frye, UCLA assistant professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, showing that people with mood disorders are at high risk for alcoholism is reported in today's (New York) Newsday (All Editions, Health & Discovery, Pg. A37). Frye is quoted. Drinking and Mood Disorders more... DEPRESSION: A study led by UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-947590192003-05-22T16:09:00.000-07:002003-05-22T16:35:40.000-07:00-- Vwani Roychowdhury, UCLA professor of electrical engineering, is quoted in today's edition of The Guardian (London) about how some scientific papers that are not widely read can end up being classed as high-impact (Guardian Science Pages, Pg. 7). Unread papers win many mentions more... -- HSSEAS announces record-breaking technology licensing deal with Samsung Electronics more... -- Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-935570982003-04-30T15:08:00.000-07:002003-04-30T16:07:05.000-07:00-- DIABETES: A UCLA study on diabetes conducted by Dr. Allison Diamant, UCLA assistant adjunct professor of general internal medicine and health services research, is highlighted in today's Los Angeles Daily News (Los Angeles Edition, News, Pg. 4) and in an Associated Press article. Diamant is quoted in the Daily News story. California leads in diabetics MORE -- UCLA Geneticists Propose Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-923191842003-04-09T15:30:00.000-07:002003-04-09T15:30:29.200-07:00-- UNDER-TREATMENT: Dr. Jurgen Unutzer, UCLA associate professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, spoke Monday on KNX-1070 AM about his new study exploring the under-treatment of depression in older adults. Unutzer's research also was covered by Tuesday's Indianapolis Star. Depression untreated in elderly MORE -- SARS: Newsday featured an article today by Scott P. Layne, Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-915749782003-03-28T15:59:00.000-08:002003-03-28T17:11:04.000-08:00-- Chip makers looking at BioMEMS MORE -- FPGA tool startup looks to make ASICs obsolete MORE -- Quantum Dots Used to 'Draw' Circuits for Molecular Computers MORE -- UCLA Scientists Reveal Brain's Dual Command Post for Breathing; May Hold Promise for Sleep Apnea, SIDS and Other Breathing Disorders MORE -- New UCLA Program to Study the Possible Environmental Causes of Cancer MORE -- Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-908176762003-03-16T13:15:00.000-08:002003-03-17T11:11:54.000-08:00-- THE BRAIN: An article in today's USA Today highlights research on Alzheimer's disease by Paul Thompson, UCLA assistant adjunct professor of neurology, and Gary Small, UCLA professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences and director of the UCLA Center on Aging. Thompson and Small are quoted (First Edition, Life, Pg. 8D). Made in her mother's image? MORE -- HEALTH: An article today from Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-905531802003-03-11T16:18:00.000-08:002003-03-11T16:18:45.000-08:00-- HEALTH: Reuters News Service, City News Service and KFI-640 AM reported Monday on research by Dr. Sanjaya Saxena, UCLA associate professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, that demonstrates the potential for using brain scans prior to treatment to tailor psychiatric care. Brain Scans Might Help Psychiatric Treatment MORE -- GREEN TEA: Studies by Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-898030132003-02-26T15:49:00.000-08:002003-02-26T16:20:35.000-08:00-- Epilepsy ‘Treatment of Last Resort’ Considered Most Effective; Analysis Urges Patients, Doctors to Consider Surgical Option MORE -- BRAIN TUMORS: Dr. Linda Liau, UCLA assistant professor of neurosurgery, appeared Tuesday on NBC's "The Today Show" to discuss symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. -- Jared Diamond, UCLA professor of physiology, comments in today's (New York) Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-889443902003-02-11T17:18:00.000-08:002003-02-11T17:25:14.000-08:00-- BRAIN IMAGING: Today's New York Times (Science Times, Pg. D6) features a series of images from an MRI study by Paul Thompson, UCLA assistant professor of neurology, that vividly shows the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a living patient. The Los Angeles Daily News (Los Angeles Edition, U Section, Pg. 8), La Opinion and KFI-640 AM reported on the study on Monday. Thompson and Dr. Jeffrey Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-886164142003-02-05T15:41:00.000-08:002003-02-05T17:11:50.000-08:00-- NEW FRONTIERS: An article in today's Los Angeles Times features the Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration, a new scientific program for interplanetary research at UCLA. Chih-Ming Ho, UCLA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the program, and Carlo Montemagno, UCLA professor of mechanical and space engineering, are quoted (Home Edition, Business, Pg. C1). ManBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-883528702003-01-31T15:59:00.000-08:002003-01-31T17:09:38.000-08:00-- Richard Pietras, UCLA associate professor in residence of hematology and oncology, commented today in a United Press International article concerning a new program at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center designed to test the effectiveness of popular alternative and complementary medicines at fighting malignancies. Cancer-Fighting Powers of Herbs Tested MORE Related UCLA Press Release -- INTERNET Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-879218262003-01-23T14:32:00.000-08:002003-01-23T14:32:11.786-08:00-- UCLA Neuroscientists Reveal the Symphony of Memory Formation; Advanced Imaging Shows Crescendo, Diminuendo of Brain Circuitry MORE -- Antioxidant Vitamins May Prevent Blood Vessel Blockage and Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease MORE -- Exercise and Dietary Changes Can Kill Prostate Cancer Cells, UCLA Scientists Report MORE -- CONFERENCE: Dr. Ed McCabe, director of the UCLA Center forBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-873730232003-01-13T14:00:00.000-08:002003-01-23T14:14:25.000-08:00-- BRAIN: Research by Jorge Barrio, professor at the UCLA Center for Genomics & Proteomics, and Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging, on detecting plaque using PET scans in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients appeared Saturday on the Associated Press Newswire. Both UCLA faculty members are quoted. Medical first: New scans show Alzheimer's in a living brain -- SMALLPOX: Linda Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-870282912003-01-06T14:58:00.000-08:002003-01-06T15:24:07.000-08:00-- AIDS ATTACK: New research by Irvin S.Y. Chen, director of the UCLA AIDS Institute, and David Baltimore, Caltech biologist, appears today in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Health, Pg. F1). The two scientists collaborated on a gene therapy approach to prevent the AIDS virus from entering human disease-fighting cells. Their findings also were covered Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 by KPCC-89.3 FM, KFIBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-861266262002-12-16T12:29:00.000-08:002002-12-16T12:57:15.000-08:00-- New Center for Nanoscale Innovation Transfers Knowledge From Universities to Industry MORE -- Stock Market Crashes Are Predictable; Major Decline Is Coming in 2003 and 2004, Says UCLA Physicist MORE -- FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's PEDIARIX(TM) First U.S. Combination Vaccine to Protect Infants Against Five Diseases MORE -- Universal Detection Technology Names Nobel Laureate, Dr. Louis Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-855666752002-12-05T17:08:00.000-08:002002-12-05T17:32:15.000-08:00-- ECONOMIC FORECAST: Coverage of today's release of the UCLA quarterly Anderson Forecast includes today's Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Business, Pg. C1), San Francisco Chronicle (Final Edition, Business, Pg. B1), Los Angeles Daily News (Los Angeles Edition, Section A, Pg. 1), and articles from United Press International and ABCNews.com. Tom Lieser, senior economist with the UCLA Anderson Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-851803222002-11-27T13:39:00.000-08:002002-11-27T13:40:21.000-08:00-- HONOR: M. Frederick Hawthorne, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is cited today in an Associated Press Newswire article as one of the recipients of the King Faisal award for science. American and Japanese chemists win King Faisal award -- LAUGHTER: The Rx Laughter study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center was featured Monday in a WebMD article. Margaret Stuber, UCLA Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-844806672002-11-13T09:46:00.000-08:002002-11-13T15:06:49.000-08:00-- UCLA Researchers Develop Chemical Switch to Control Biomolecular Motor MORE -- James C. Liao, UCLA professor of chemical engineering, was quoted Monday on the Associated Press Newswire regarding the causes of pain in sickle-cell disease. Sickle-Cell Pain, Blood Cells Linked -- Mai N. Brooks, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center researcher and an associate professor of surgical oncology, commented Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-838947492002-11-01T14:45:00.000-08:002002-11-01T15:21:16.000-08:00-- PETNET Pharmaceuticals Signs Licensing Agreement With UCLA for COX-2 Medical Research Discoveries MORE -- LYMPHOMA DISCOVERY: The lymphoma research of Mike Teitell, UCLA assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is highlighted today in a United Press International article. First Genetically Engineered Mouse for Lymphomas MORE UCLA Press Release -- Scios p38 MAP Kinase Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-833730952002-10-22T15:35:00.000-07:002002-10-22T15:35:03.646-07:00-- Prostate Cancer Program at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Designated a Site of Research Excellence by the NCI; $11.5 Million Grant Awarded MORE -- ADHD GENETICS: Research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder led by Susan Smalley, co-director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, is highlighted today in the Wall Street Journal (Personal JournalBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-831298402002-10-17T11:58:00.000-07:002002-10-17T12:13:30.000-07:00-- NURSING HOMES: A comprehensive review of California's nursing home quality, conducted with the participation of UCLA, is cited today by the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, California Metro, Pg. B1) and San Jose Mercury News (State and Regional News). John Schnelle, director of UCLA's Borun Center for Gerontological Research, is quoted in the Times story. Nursing Homes Are Criticized MORE -Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-830352212002-10-15T15:39:00.000-07:002002-10-15T15:39:29.166-07:00WALKOUT: Coverage of a strike by lecturers and clerical workers at five University of California campuses includes today's Los Angeles Times (Home and Orange County Editions, California Metro, Pg. B1), New York Times (Late Edition, Section A, Pg. 23), San Francisco Chronicle (Final Edition, Bay Area, Pg. A18), Sacramento Bee, San Diego Union-Tribune, Chronicle of Higher Education and Associated Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-827581442002-10-09T14:21:00.000-07:002002-10-09T14:21:14.973-07:00-- Southern California Doctor Pioneers Innovative Treatment for Neurological Disorders MORE -- DIAGNOSING ALZHEIMER'S: Research findings by Daniel Silverman, UCLA assistant clinical professor of molecular and medical pharmacology, concerning early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using positron emission tomography, were reported Friday by CBS Radio, KFI-640 AM, HealthScoutNews.com and WebMD.com.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-825334102002-10-04T14:40:00.000-07:002002-10-04T14:52:38.000-07:00-- DIAGNOSING ALZHEIMER'S: An article in today's Wall Street Journal highlights new research findings by Dan Silverman, UCLA assistant clinical professor of molecular and medical pharmacology, concerning early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using positron emission topography. Silverman is quoted (Pg. B4). "PET Scans May Cut Cost of Care for Alzheimer's" -- Knowing That Your Memory Fails Is an Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-820510402002-09-24T10:06:00.000-07:002002-09-24T10:15:32.000-07:00-- HEALTH: New research, led by Rhonda Voskuhl, UCLA associate professor of neurology, that showed estriol in oral tablet form can decrease the size and number of brain lesions and increase protective immune responses in women with multiple sclerosis was reported in the Sept. 21 issue of the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Part A, Pg. A12) and on the NBC Newschannel. Additional articles appearedBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-817426932002-09-17T15:27:00.000-07:002002-09-17T15:28:32.000-07:00-- MWW-LA to Create and Manage Marketing and Media Relations Campaign For Academic Research Program MORE -- J. Michael Uszler, medical director of nuclear medicine at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, was quoted Sept. 16 in a HealthScout News Service story about newly released guidelines for osteoporosis screening. "Panel: Screen Women for Osteoporosis at 65" MORE -Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-815208522002-09-12T13:25:00.000-07:002002-09-12T13:30:25.000-07:00-- MEDICINE: The efforts of Linda Liau, assistant professor of neurosurgery, to treat brain tumor patient at the UCLA Medical Center was featured Sept. 6 on NBC's "Dateline." Susan Bookheimer, director of UCLA Brain Mapping Center Behavioral Testing and Training Laboratory, and Timothy Cloughesy, co-director of UCLA's Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program, also appeared in the program. "An IncredibleBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-812080222002-09-05T15:33:00.000-07:002002-09-05T15:33:57.440-07:00-- HEADACHES: Ernestina Saxton, UCLA assistant professor in residence of neurology, appeared on KTLA-Channel 5 today in a discussion about headaches. -- Female Sexual Health Advisory Board Formed by Cellegy Pharmaceuticals MORE -- HEALTH INSURANCE: A UCLA study regarding health insurance in California is referenced in an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle (Final Edition, Bay Area, Pg. Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-811104572002-09-03T15:29:00.000-07:002002-09-03T15:29:55.763-07:00-- SURGERY: On Aug. 30, in a unique academic and business partnership, UCLA and three technology companies launched the opening of the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology. The new center will help promote clinical, educational and research use of surgical robots and digital imaging in surgery and medicine. Coverage included the United Press International, City News Service,Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-809353612002-08-30T15:20:00.000-07:002002-08-30T15:20:30.583-07:00-- Roy Doumani, acting chief operating officer of the UCLA/UCSB California NanoSystems Institute, comments today in the Los Angeles Times concerning a new nanotechnological process (Home Edition, Business, Pg. C1). "Tiny Tool May Boost Detection of Diseases" MORE -- UCLA and Business Partners Announce Opening of Revolutionary New Robotic and Technology Center for Clinical, Educational and Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-808869892002-08-29T14:07:00.000-07:002002-08-29T14:07:58.646-07:00-- HEALTH: A commentary about the intricate workings of a brain enzyme that hinders memory appearing in the current issue of Nature co-written by Alcino Silva, UCLA professor of neurobiology, is reported today in the San Francisco Chronicle (News, Pg. A6) and Dallas Morning News. "Enzyme may help brain clean the slates; Forgetting useless information crucial for development, tests on mice show"Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-808413902002-08-28T14:42:00.000-07:002002-08-28T14:42:49.366-07:00-- UCLA Psychiatrists Help Craft 9-11 Documentary on Psychological Trauma and Recovery MORE -- TRANSPLANT: H. Albin Gritsch, UCLA associate professor of urology, and Suzanne McGuire, transplant coordinator of UCLA's kidney transplant program, are quoted in today's Los Angeles Times about a recent kidney transplant (Home Edition, Southern California Living, Pg. E1). "Donating a Miracle" MORE -Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-807943992002-08-27T14:55:00.000-07:002002-08-27T14:55:31.420-07:00-- EARTH: Jared Diamond, UCLA professor of physiology, wrote a commentary on threats to the survival of civilization appearing in the Aug. 26 issue of Time Magazine. "Lessons From Lost Worlds" www.time.com/time/2002/greencentury/endiamond.html -- BEHAVIOR: Two UCLA faculty members are referenced today in a New York Times article comparing the effectiveness of psychotherapy and antidepressant Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-807486042002-08-26T15:57:00.000-07:002002-08-26T15:57:19.080-07:00-- Director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 'NIEHS' Announces $20 Million Initiative on Parkinson's Disease MORE -- REEFS: A study of the world's coral reefs by Reef Check, a monitoring program based at UCLA and headed by Gregor Hodgson, UCLA visiting professor at the Institute of the Environment, is featured in today's Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Main News, Pg. A14),Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-803321112002-08-16T13:14:00.000-07:002002-08-16T13:14:43.883-07:00-- Shlomo Benartzi, UCLA assistant professor at The Anderson School, comments about 401(k) investments in the Aug. 19 issue of Newsweek (Business, Pg. 24). "Burned! Why we need to fix the 401(k)" MORE -- J. Randolph Hecht, UCLA associate clinical professor of hematology and oncology, was quoted Aug. 13 in a United Press International article about the colon cancer drug Eloxatin. "Drug for Colon Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-802872412002-08-15T12:17:00.000-07:002002-08-15T12:17:44.886-07:00-- AIDS: New AIDS research findings by Jerome Zack, UCLA professor of hematology and oncology, were reported Aug. 13 by Reuters Health Newswire. "Prostratin potential agent can activate latent HIV, permitting eradication" -- BRAINPOWER: "The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young" by Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging, is highlighted today in the Los Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-800463782002-08-09T16:12:00.000-07:002002-08-09T16:23:25.000-07:00-- New endovascular prosthesis is promising for non-surgical treatment of TAAs MORE -- WEIGHT LOSS: "Good Morning America" and the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Aug. 6 on recent research concerning hormone replacement and weight loss, conducted by Julio Licinio, UCLA professor in residence of psychiatry and medicine. Licinio was quoted. "The Hormones of Hunger" MORE -- Juan Alejos, UCLA Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-799084362002-08-06T14:42:00.000-07:002002-08-06T14:42:00.170-07:00-- Conjoined Twins Separated; One Twin Returns to Operating Room For Additional Treatment MORE -- SCIENCE TECH: The work of Michael Phelps, UCLA professor of molecular and medical pharmacology, to develop the PET scanner was highlighted in the July 30 issue of Business Week. "A Sharper Eye for Seeing Within" MORE -- NEW BOOK: Otto Santa Ana, associate professor at the Cesar Chavez Center for Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-796593742002-07-31T15:04:00.000-07:002002-07-31T15:04:37.660-07:00-- AIDS: An article in today's (N.Y.) Newsday highlights AIDS research by Sally Blower, UCLA professor in residence of biomathematics. Blower is quoted (All Editions, News, Pg. A07). "Math Experts Suggest AIDS Will Be Halted" MORE -- SRC Chip-Design Contest Draws Teams From 35 Universities MORE -- ARCHIVE: Timothy Kittleson, director of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, appeared on "Life Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-796144872002-07-30T15:48:00.000-07:002002-07-30T15:48:28.940-07:00-- Aspect Medical Systems Secures Exclusive Rights to Commercialize New Brain Monitoring Technology for Depression MORE -- PALS: A study of female friendships by Shelley Taylor, UCLA professor of psychology, was highlighted in the July 28 Ventura County Star. "Girlfriends: Experts reveal divine secrets of why women need to bond" MORE -- L.A. Doctor Performs First California Implant of New Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-794544412002-07-26T15:01:00.000-07:002002-07-26T15:01:12.560-07:00-- UCLA Researchers Cool Hot Silicone Chips by Spraying Them With Water MORE -- Michael Phelps, UCLA Norton Simon professor of molecular and medical pharmacology and biophysics, commented about the positron emission tomography (PET) scanner in a United Press International article on July 21. "Nuclear medicine evolves beyond cancer" MORE -- CytRx Corporation Appoints Nobel Laureate, Dr. Louis Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-792773572002-07-22T16:51:00.000-07:002002-07-23T15:33:33.000-07:00-- MONEY: Two UCLA faculty members are quoted today on the WorldCom bankruptcy case. Lynn LoPucki, UCLA professor of law, comments in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution concerning the potential future of the company (Business, Pg. 1D). Kenneth Klee, UCLA professor of law, comments in The Dallas Morning News concerning the presiding judge in the case (Business and Financial News). Klee also commentsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-790800402002-07-17T14:33:00.000-07:002002-07-17T14:33:17.083-07:00HIV: Arleen Leibowitz, UCLA professor of policy studies, commented July 12 on a broadcast of "The California Report's Friday Magazine" on KPCC-89.3 FM regarding recent reports that more than three-quarters of HIV-positive homosexual young men don't know they are infected. "AIDS Study Yields Alarming Numbers" -- Richard Baum, UCLA political science professor, is quoted about Chinese politics in Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-788834352002-07-12T16:34:00.000-07:002002-07-12T17:16:41.000-07:00-- HELPING OTHERS: The UCLA Craniofacial Clinic was featured in the July 8 issue of People magazine in a story about a former patient who is raising awareness and funding for the clinic, which performed a series of reconstructive surgeries on her face 10 years ago. "About Face" -- AWARD: An article in today's Los Angeles Times highlights the $450,000 faculty development award given to Jurgen Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-788391232002-07-11T16:17:00.000-07:002002-07-12T16:04:58.000-07:00-- ROBOTS: The work of Mario Gerla, UCLA professor of computer science, to develop the network structure behind a military weapons system of drone vehicles is referenced today in a New York Times article (Late Edition, Circuits, Section G, Pg. G5; National Edition, Circuits, Section E, Pg. E5). "A War of Robots, All Chattering on the Western Front" MORE -- Howard Judd, UCLA professor of Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-787881062002-07-10T12:22:00.000-07:002002-07-10T12:22:46.063-07:00-- HEALTH CARE: An article in today's Los Angeles Times highlights the major health-care cuts foreseen for Los Angeles County, including the effects on UCLA's health-care system. J. Thomas Rosenthal, UCLA professor of urology and vice provost for the UCLA Medical Group, is quoted (Home Edition, California Metro, Pg. B1). "Deficits Threaten Doctors' Training" MORE -- PERSIAN PRIDE: A story about Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-787487352002-07-09T15:17:00.000-07:002002-07-09T15:17:56.000-07:00-- ARCHAEOLOGY: The work of Willeke Wendrich, assistant professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures at UCLA, to excavate an ancient trading port in Berenike, Egypt, is featured today in The New York Times (Late Edition, Science Desk, Section F, Pg. 1; National Edition, Science Times, Section D, Pg. D1). "Under Centuries of Sand, a Trading Hub" MORE -- SPLENDID SPLINTER: Stanley Korenman, Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-785964262002-07-05T14:21:00.000-07:002002-07-05T16:26:26.000-07:00-- TRAINING PROGRAM: An article about a training program at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute for parents of children with attention deficit disorder appeared in the June 23 Sacramento Bee. James McGough, UCLA associate clinical professor of psychiatry, was quoted. McGough also was quoted about drug assessment in an accompanying article. "Learning Curve; Parents taught coping tactics say no to Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-782865672002-06-27T15:14:00.000-07:002002-06-27T15:49:53.000-07:00-- BREAST CANCER: John Glaspy, medical director of the Oncology Center at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, was featured today on Fox News Channel in a discussion about the previously suggested link between birth control pills and breast cancer. -- Patricia Hughes, professor at The Anderson School at UCLA, comments in today's Los Angeles Times about the factors behind the WorldCom Inc. accounting Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-779968542002-06-20T14:38:00.000-07:002002-06-20T14:38:44.100-07:00-- Testosterone Gel (AndroGel(R)) Study Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy Persists Up to 42 Months in Men With Low Testosterone MORE DATA: A study released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research on the lack of health insurance for 4.5 million Californians is reported today in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, California, Pg. B1). "Number of Uninsured in Question" www.latimes.com/Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-778638732002-06-17T15:44:00.000-07:002002-06-17T15:47:52.000-07:00-- UCLA researchers create fast, inexpensive organic memory device MORE -- Jesse Currier, associate director of the adult cardiac catheterization lab at UCLA Medical Center, comments today in the Los Angeles Times concerning the use of "coated stents" to help unclog arteries (Home Edition, Health, Pg. S3). "Coated Stents Smooth Cardiology Care Recovery" MORE -- Research Shows Repaglinide (Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-777558832002-06-14T14:57:00.000-07:002002-06-14T14:59:47.000-07:00-- UCLA Chemist Richard Kaner Awarded Gold Shield Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service MORE -- NASA Selects UCLA as Site for New Space Exploration Research Institute; Researchers Aim to Mimic Biological Systems for Space Design MORE -- SCIENTIST: Gregory Stock, director of the Program of Medicine, Technology and Society at UCLA, was profiled Thursday in the Wall Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-776201802002-06-11T12:12:00.000-07:002002-06-11T12:13:05.000-07:00BRAIN SCANS: A UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute study regarding how brain scans may predict which patients can be helped by antidepressants was covered Monday by the Los Angeles Daily News (Section U, Pg. 2), Wall Street Journal (Marketplace, Pg. B3), Boston Globe (Pg. A2), Reuters, the Associated Press, CNN, and KFWB-AM 980. Ian Cook, UCLA assistant professor in residence of psychiatry and Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-775813312002-06-10T14:31:00.000-07:002002-06-10T15:30:09.000-07:00-- CANCER: Research on blocking blood-vessel formation to starve cancer conducted by Luisa Iruela-Arispe, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center, was cited in the May 27 issue of The Scientist. "Finding Ways to Starve the Cancer Seed" MORE -- UCLA Researchers Check Brain Waves to Predict Effectiveness of Antidepressants Weeks BeforeBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-773841412002-06-05T11:35:00.000-07:002002-06-05T11:37:12.000-07:00-- New Center for Embedded Networked Sensing Will Use Wireless Technology to Create Wide Array of Sensor Systems to Monitor Environment, Buildings MORE -- UCLA Scientists Image How Parkinson's Genes Misfire in Mice; May Help Identify Genes for Autism and Schizophrenia MORE -- DONATION: The announcement of a second $5 million gift from David Geffen to renovate the existing UCLA Geffen Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-770729512002-05-28T12:07:00.000-07:002002-05-28T12:08:53.000-07:00-- Jeff Bronstein, UCLA assistant professor of neurology, was quoted Monday in an United Press International newswire story about a new Maastricht University study finding that people with depression are three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. "Depression may be early Parkinson's sign" MORE -- Andrew Ho, UCLA assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral science,Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-769382012002-05-24T14:20:00.000-07:002002-05-24T14:20:00.886-07:00-- Mirella Dapretto, UCLA assistant professor in residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, comments in today's Los Angeles Times about new research that highlights the dramatic difference in brain function between children and adults (Home Edition, Part A, Pg. 18). "Generation Gap in How Brain Works Is Found" MORE -- Andrew Saxon, chief of clinical immunology and allergy at the David Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-768980002002-05-23T14:38:00.000-07:002002-05-23T14:38:37.683-07:00-- ANEMIA DRUG: A study by John Glaspy, medical director of the Oncology Center at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, was cited in an article in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal regarding the anemia drug Aranesp. "Amgen Touts Its Anemia Drug in Threat to J&J" -- Dennis Slamon, director of clinical/translation research at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, commented in Wednesday's Oregonian newspaper about Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-768088402002-05-21T12:20:00.000-07:002002-05-21T12:20:08.373-07:00-- BREAST CANCER - Research on the drug Taxotere by Jean-Marc Nabholtz, director of the Cancer Therapy Development Program at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, appeared Monday on the Agence France Presse newswire. Nabholtz also was quoted on the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen in an MSNBC Web site article appearing Monday. "Doctors report better results, refined methods for treating breast cancer" AFPBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-765099752002-05-13T14:34:00.000-07:002002-05-13T14:34:17.060-07:00-- NATURE: The work of Daniel Blumstein, UCLA assistant professor of organismic biology, ecology and evolution, to understanding the alarm calls of groundhogs is highlighted today in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Part A, Pg. A10). "Marmots' Call of the Wild" MORE -- HEALTH: The issues surrounding a non-university back clinic operated by Edward Tobinick, housed at 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-764078962002-05-10T13:01:00.000-07:002002-05-10T13:01:54.570-07:00-- HERCEPTIN: Research by Dennis Slamon, UCLA professor of hematology/oncology, that led to the development of the breast cancer drug Herceptin is highlighted in the May 21 Family Circle Magazine (Pg. 70). "Medical Breakthroughs That Can Save Your Life" -- Scott Layne, UCLA associate professor of epidemiology, is quoted in today's Los Angeles Times about DNA tests used to trace the source of Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-763136862002-05-08T12:08:00.000-07:002002-05-08T12:12:26.000-07:00-- AWARD: The May 6 Los Angeles Daily Journal featured UCLA law professor Gary Blasi, who was honored with the Katherine Krause Award for his participation on the Los Angeles Citizens Blue Ribbon Committee on Slum Housing (Pg. 5). "In the Spotlight" -- ANTIBIOTICS: An article today from United Press International highlights a UCLA study regarding the prescription of antibiotics for colds. Rita Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-762714882002-05-07T11:57:00.000-07:002002-05-07T11:57:12.700-07:00-- DONATION: An announcement of a $200 million gift from David Geffen to the UCLA School of Medicine appears today in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Part A, Pg. A1) and on the Associated Press Newswire. Albert Carnesale, UCLA chancellor, is quoted. "Record Donation to UCLA" MORE (free registration may be required) UCLA Press Release -- BREATHING: A new UCLA study on the growing number of Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-762320652002-05-06T13:25:00.000-07:002002-05-06T13:27:11.000-07:00-- ADVANCES: "Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future," a book written by Gregory Stock, director of UCLA's Program on Medicine, Technology and Society, was reviewed Sunday in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Book Review, Part R, Pg. 3). "Homo perfectus" MORE -- CARING: Research on the psychological support of depressed women conducted in part by Constance Hammen, UCLA professor ofBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-760945132002-05-02T14:44:00.000-07:002002-05-02T15:45:00.000-07:00-- BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: Plans for a new biomedical research park, which has gained the support of UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale and the presidents of Caltech and USC, were highlighted in the Los Angeles Business Journal on Monday. "Biomedical Park Given New Life in Compromise Plan" -- Governor Signs Legislation to Provide Funding for UCLA-UCSB California NanoSystems Institute MORE -- HEALTHBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-760087782002-04-30T11:43:00.000-07:002002-05-01T10:44:15.000-07:00-- GENEFLUIDICS COUNTS ON GLASS TO BREAK INTO NANOBIO MARKET MORE -- Nanosys Acquires Pioneering Molecular Manufacturing Technology From UCLA MORE -- Research in fungal pathogenesis offers new hope of vaccine strategies for immunosupressed patients MORE -- Joan Herman, co-director of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing at UCLA, was quoted Thursday in Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-759775422002-04-29T15:01:00.000-07:002002-04-29T15:13:46.000-07:00-- UCLA Retrospective Study Shows Drug Cocktail Prevents Hepatitis B Virus From Recurring After Liver Transplant MORE -- UCLA School of Medicine Taps AvantGo to Best Equip Mobile Students MORE -- Alexander Astin, director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, is quoted in the April 29 issue of U.S. News & World Report regarding the benefits of university employment for current Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-757847972002-04-24T15:42:00.000-07:002002-04-24T15:42:39.000-07:00-- UCLA Models of Star Aging Lead to Discovery of Oldest Burned-Out Stars in the Milky Way MORE -- HOSPITAL TIME CAPSULE: Gerald Levey, UCLA provost of medical sciences and dean of the UCLA School of Medicine, was interviewed Tuesday on KFWB-980 AM regarding the time capsule that will be opened in 2030 at the new UCLA Medical Center. Frances Ridlehoover, chief operating officer at the UCLA Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-755981102002-04-19T14:03:00.000-07:002002-04-19T14:04:59.000-07:00-- SWEETEST SOUND: The May 15 issue of Woman's Day features a story on a deaf newlywed couple who received cochlear implants at UCLA Medical Center. Akira Ishiyama, UCLA assistant professor in residence of head and neck surgery, and Stanton Jones, UCLA senior audiologist, are quoted (Pg. 82). "I Can Hear You" BRAIN CANCER: Reuters, City News Service, United Press International, KNX-1070 AM, and Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-755585952002-04-18T13:38:00.000-07:002002-04-18T13:44:12.000-07:00-- Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Findings in Early Research at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center MORE -- UCLA Researchers Develop Novel Approach to Finding Lost 911 Callers MORE -- Crystalline materials could mean 3-D TV and ultrafast computers MORE -- INCA: Efforts to excavate a 500-year-old cemetery in Lima, Peru, where Inca mummies were discovered by a team led by Guillermo "Willy" Cock,Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-755263132002-04-17T17:41:00.000-07:002002-04-17T17:41:28.650-07:00-- HEPATITIS A: Coverage of the release of a UCLA study on the rates of hepatitis A among Latino children in Southern California includes today's Los Angeles Daily News, San Diego Union-Tribune, Orange County Register, La Opinion, Riverside Press-Enterprise, San Bernardino Sun, Copley News Service and AP newswire articles in Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-754376582002-04-15T14:47:00.000-07:002002-04-15T14:47:58.243-07:00-- New Growth Hormone Treatment at UCLA Helps Children Born Small for Their Age to Catch Up in Size MORE -- BOOKS: The Electronic Literature Organization at UCLA, a joint project of the media arts department and the English department, was highlighted Sunday in the Los Angeles Times. Katherine Hayles, UCLA professor of English, and Victoria Vesna, UCLA professor of media arts, are quoted (Home Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-752987442002-04-11T14:16:00.000-07:002002-04-11T14:16:29.276-07:00-- OVERBILLING: Thomas Rosenthal, vice provost and director, UCLA Medical Group, commented in the Seattle Times on Monday on the impact at UCLA and other UC campuses of a nationwide federal crackdown on suspected overbilling of Medicare and Medicaid (Fourth Edition, News, Pg. A1). "Pivotal decision nears in probe of UW doctors" MORE -- ANGIOGENESIS: An article about angiogenesis inhibitors in Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-752603412002-04-10T14:53:00.000-07:002002-04-10T14:53:52.196-07:00-- SOCIAL SCIENCE: A review of the "The Marriage Problem," which examines the decline of marriage as a stabilizing influence on society, written by James Q. Wilson, UCLA professor emeritus of political science, appears today in the Los Angeles Times (Home Edition, Southern California Living, Pg. E3). "Scholar Examines the Decline of Marriage" MORE -- PEDIATRIC HIV: New research by Paul Krogstad,Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-751732092002-04-08T12:32:00.000-07:002002-04-08T12:45:37.000-07:00-- RISK: Linda Rosenstock, dean the UCLA School of Public Health, is referenced today in the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the signers of a petition to destroy the remaining worldwide supply of smallpox viruses (News, Pg. A4). "Taking stock of smallpox viruses: Public health experts divided on whether to save supply" MORE -- MOVIES: Myrl Schreibman, UCLA adjunct associate professor of film Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-113571552002-04-01T15:32:00.000-08:002002-04-01T15:56:43.000-08:00-- UCLA Scientists Discover African Strain of AIDS in Two American Infants; Find Drug 'Cocktails' Control HIV in Infected Children MORE -- UCLA to Host Free Symposium April 5 on Extinctions in Earth's History MORE -- RELATIONSHIPS: A study on how couples react to disasters co-authored by Steve W. Cole, UCLA adjunct assistant professor of hematology and oncology, was featured Sunday in the Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-112557742002-03-29T11:40:00.000-08:002002-03-29T11:40:39.000-08:00-- UCLA Anderson Forecasters See U.S. Economy Staggering Forward with a Possibility of Another Tumble; California Prepares for Recovery After 2001 Downturn MORE -- Marshall Morgan, director of emergency medicine at UCLA Medical Center, is quoted in today's Los Angeles Times about the state of the emergency care system in California (Home Edition, California Metro, Pg. B8). "Report Details Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-111446252002-03-26T11:28:00.000-08:002002-03-26T11:28:44.900-08:00-- SCIENCE: The UCLA research team led by Walter Gekelman, UCLA professor of physics & astronomy, that creates and studies plasma, a form of matter that is the main ingredient of stars, was featured Monday in a Los Angeles Times story (Home Edition, Part A, Pg. A17). "Unlocking Secrets of Plasma" MORE -- PUBLIC SERVICE: The UCLA/Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition Mobile Clinic project, a Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-110192862002-03-22T13:56:00.000-08:002002-03-22T13:56:04.950-08:00-- Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation Partners Development of the First New TB Vaccines in More Than 80 Years MORE -- AVIATION: Research by Jason Speyer, UCLA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, about ways to lower airplane fuel use was featured in the March issue of Aerospace America and the Sunday Los Angeles Times. "Vortex Draws Flight Research Forward" MORE "Air Travel Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-109149252002-03-19T18:06:00.000-08:002002-03-19T18:12:01.000-08:00-- BioMicro Expands Facilities to Prepare for Limited Commercial Release Of Its MAUI Microfluidic Microarray Product MORE -- New Hope to Prevent Blindness in Children MORE -- THEFT?: The congressional testimony of Justin Hughes, UCLA professor of law, is cited today in a Los Angeles Times editorial where he noted the difference between privacy and unauthorized copying of Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-106669052002-03-12T12:23:00.000-08:002002-03-12T15:36:39.000-08:00-- OLDEST FOSSILS: Research on the Earth's earliest fossils by J. William Schopf, UCLA professor of paleobiology, is featured in today's New York Times (Late Edition, Section F, Pg. 4; National Edition, Section D, Pg. 4) and the March 18 issue of Newsweek. The story also was featured Wednesday by United Press International and on the BBC News Web site, and Thursday on CNN.com. "The Secret of a Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-106332542002-03-11T15:07:00.000-08:002002-03-11T15:28:22.000-08:00-- The Anderson School at UCLA Hosts Two-Day Information Economy Conference; Conference Will Focus on Current Issues Facing the Business of Technology MORE -- Agensys Names Donald B. Rice as Chairman MORE -- SOUTHPAWS: A new study on the left-handedness conducted by Daniel Geschwind, UCLA assistant professor of neurology, is the basis of a Sunday Los Angeles Times editorial (Home Edition, Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096417.post-104611232002-03-06T12:24:00.000-08:002002-03-06T12:30:08.000-08:00-- Another milestone on the road to molecular electronics was recently reached by researchers at Hewlett-Packard and the University of California, Los Angeles. MORE -- Brains of Lefties Organized Differently Than Right-handers, UCLA Scientists Discover UCLA Press Release -- UCLA Medical Center One of Only 10 Hospitals in State with Superior Heart Attack Outcomes UCLA Press Release -- Gordon Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901845971808995577noreply@blogger.com