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UCLA Researchers Design Wearable Kidney
New medical device could help millions of patients.
DailyTech – Jul 16, 2008 08:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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New medical device could help millions of patients.
DailyTech – Jul 16, 2008 08:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Love scores 18 in Wolves debutUCLA product grabs game-high 13 rebounds in summer league action
NBCSports.com – Jul 15, 2008 05:02 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UCLA study identifies mechanism behind mind-body connection
Immune cells end in protective caps called telomeres that are shorter in the elderly -- and in persons suffering chronic stress. A new UCLA study suggests that the hormone cortisol is the culprit behind telomeres' early aging in stressed-out people and offers a potential drug target for protecting the immune system against the damage caused by long-term stress.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
Immune cells end in protective caps called telomeres that are shorter in the elderly -- and in persons suffering chronic stress. A new UCLA study suggests that the hormone cortisol is the culprit behind telomeres' early aging in stressed-out people and offers a potential drug target for protecting the immune system against the damage caused by long-term stress.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cold Virus Helps Flush Out Cancer Cells
(Chicago, IL) -- Researchers at UCLA have come up with a new way to locate hard to find cancer cells in mice.
News Radio 1420 – Jul 14, 2008 09:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
(Chicago, IL) -- Researchers at UCLA have come up with a new way to locate hard to find cancer cells in mice.
News Radio 1420 – Jul 14, 2008 09:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UC Workers Ignore Judge, Will Go On Strike Monday
Despite a judge's order to stay at work, the union representing some 8,500 service workers at the University of California's statewide system of hospitals, dormitories and other facilities vows they will walk out on strike Monday morning. Workers plan to throw up picket lines at 6 a.m. Monday at the brand-new UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and hold a rally there at noon. Picket lines are also expected at UC medical centers and campuses in Irvine, San Diego, Riverside and other cities.
cbs2.com – Jul 13, 2008 7:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles
Despite a judge's order to stay at work, the union representing some 8,500 service workers at the University of California's statewide system of hospitals, dormitories and other facilities vows they will walk out on strike Monday morning. Workers plan to throw up picket lines at 6 a.m. Monday at the brand-new UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and hold a rally there at noon. Picket lines are also expected at UC medical centers and campuses in Irvine, San Diego, Riverside and other cities.
cbs2.com – Jul 13, 2008 7:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Colleges turn to online game for experiments too difficult -- or impossible -- in real life
By BRYON OKADA Judith Kung Fu may be just one of more than 14 million computer-generated characters in the 3-D online game Second Life. But with her help, her creator may one day save your life.In Second Life, Judith has walked through the walls of a human cell.She has, in a flash, conducted complicated science experiments that took the world’s best minds years to complete.She has helped her creator, 21-year-old Jacqueline Rodriguez, a senior biology major at Texas Wesleyan University, take crucial steps toward becoming a doctor."I can visualize everything," said Rodriguez, who took an advanced genetics course last semester that featured lab experiments conducted in the Second Life world. "When we’re going over an idea, you can simply walk over and 'see’ what you’re learning."As computer games have become more sophisticated, their ability to mimic real life — and manipulate reality — has also become more convincing. "Massively multiplayer online" games, played simultaneously by thousands of people, offer their own economies, sports, business opportunities, places to socialize, brushes with culture and just about anything under the sun — or inside it or beyond.Each player is represented in the Second Life world by an "avatar," a computer-generated character that can be made to resemble the user — or anything else he or she wants. Most players seem to prefer beautiful humans, although you’ll run into the occasional angel, mythological creature — or something weirder. Because Second Life allows players to communicate directly, as well as to design and build whatever they choose, the more inventive players have developed practical uses for the game. Marketing, business applications, medical conferencing, teaching — all have emerged in Second Life.It’s made the game a darling of mainstream media. And it’s undeniably popular. An estimated 14.2 million people have signed up for Second Life since 2003. About 1.2 million have actively used their accounts in the last two months.Artists make art. Business types do business. And, not surprisingly, teachers teach.Studying on Genome IslandLog onto Second Life, hit Search and type in the name of just about any university and you’ll get hits. Visit Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall. Or the UCLA Library. Or Harvard Law School.In Fort Worth — inside a computer system at Texas Wesleyan to be exact — students are linking to the Second Life world not only to socialize but also to study. It’s all legit. Biology professor "and resident computer geek" Mary Anne Clark is the owner and designer of Genome Island, where the Wesleyan students are working. She’s part of a new generation of educators turning to Second Life as a means to energize her course material. The school is paying for the island’s "upkeep."For a science teacher, the program is especially helpful, Clark said.As designer, Clark can manipulate time, size, light and other factors on Genome Island.That means students can replicate the famous 1928 Griffith experiment on mice — otherwise impossible at Wesleyan, which has no animal lab.In minutes, her students finish the cross-breeding field experiments that took Gregor Mendel eight years to complete."It’s fun," Rodriguez said.
Star-Telegram.com – Jul 13, 2008 05:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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By BRYON OKADA Judith Kung Fu may be just one of more than 14 million computer-generated characters in the 3-D online game Second Life. But with her help, her creator may one day save your life.In Second Life, Judith has walked through the walls of a human cell.She has, in a flash, conducted complicated science experiments that took the world’s best minds years to complete.She has helped her creator, 21-year-old Jacqueline Rodriguez, a senior biology major at Texas Wesleyan University, take crucial steps toward becoming a doctor."I can visualize everything," said Rodriguez, who took an advanced genetics course last semester that featured lab experiments conducted in the Second Life world. "When we’re going over an idea, you can simply walk over and 'see’ what you’re learning."As computer games have become more sophisticated, their ability to mimic real life — and manipulate reality — has also become more convincing. "Massively multiplayer online" games, played simultaneously by thousands of people, offer their own economies, sports, business opportunities, places to socialize, brushes with culture and just about anything under the sun — or inside it or beyond.Each player is represented in the Second Life world by an "avatar," a computer-generated character that can be made to resemble the user — or anything else he or she wants. Most players seem to prefer beautiful humans, although you’ll run into the occasional angel, mythological creature — or something weirder. Because Second Life allows players to communicate directly, as well as to design and build whatever they choose, the more inventive players have developed practical uses for the game. Marketing, business applications, medical conferencing, teaching — all have emerged in Second Life.It’s made the game a darling of mainstream media. And it’s undeniably popular. An estimated 14.2 million people have signed up for Second Life since 2003. About 1.2 million have actively used their accounts in the last two months.Artists make art. Business types do business. And, not surprisingly, teachers teach.Studying on Genome IslandLog onto Second Life, hit Search and type in the name of just about any university and you’ll get hits. Visit Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall. Or the UCLA Library. Or Harvard Law School.In Fort Worth — inside a computer system at Texas Wesleyan to be exact — students are linking to the Second Life world not only to socialize but also to study. It’s all legit. Biology professor "and resident computer geek" Mary Anne Clark is the owner and designer of Genome Island, where the Wesleyan students are working. She’s part of a new generation of educators turning to Second Life as a means to energize her course material. The school is paying for the island’s "upkeep."For a science teacher, the program is especially helpful, Clark said.As designer, Clark can manipulate time, size, light and other factors on Genome Island.That means students can replicate the famous 1928 Griffith experiment on mice — otherwise impossible at Wesleyan, which has no animal lab.In minutes, her students finish the cross-breeding field experiments that took Gregor Mendel eight years to complete."It’s fun," Rodriguez said.
Star-Telegram.com – Jul 13, 2008 05:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth
At UCLA's Dickson Court, a bridge spans a now-buried ravine
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Los Angeles Times – Jul 13, 2008 02:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Los Angeles Times – Jul 13, 2008 02:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Francis forging ahead at John Deere
A week before the two-year anniversary of his U.S. Junior title, Philip Francis is making a name for himself on the PGA Tour. The UCLA sophomore is just four off the lead at the John Deere Classic and loving every minute of it.
Golfweek.com – Jul 13, 2008 12:05 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Sports: Golf
A week before the two-year anniversary of his U.S. Junior title, Philip Francis is making a name for himself on the PGA Tour. The UCLA sophomore is just four off the lead at the John Deere Classic and loving every minute of it.
Golfweek.com – Jul 13, 2008 12:05 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Love signs deal with Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves signed first-round draft pick Kevin Love on Friday.The UCLA power forward from Lake Oswego signed the contract just in time to participate on Minnesota’s Las Vegas summer league team.It was merely a formality tha...
The Register-Guard – Jul 12, 2008 4:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Oregon: Eugene
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves signed first-round draft pick Kevin Love on Friday.The UCLA power forward from Lake Oswego signed the contract just in time to participate on Minnesota’s Las Vegas summer league team.It was merely a formality tha...
The Register-Guard – Jul 12, 2008 4:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Oregon: Eugene
UCLA hospital tops in West
UCLA Medical Center was named the best hospital in the Western U.S. for the 19th consecutive year and Cedars-Sinai and USC hospitals also garnered recognition in an annual survey of the nation's medical facilities conducted by U.
Long Beach Press Telegram – Jul 12, 2008 07:05 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles
UCLA Medical Center was named the best hospital in the Western U.S. for the 19th consecutive year and Cedars-Sinai and USC hospitals also garnered recognition in an annual survey of the nation's medical facilities conducted by U.
Long Beach Press Telegram – Jul 12, 2008 07:05 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles