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March 4, 12:30 am

Fruit fly brain cells offer potential insight on human synapse formation

UCLA researchers discovered a pattern in fruit fly brain cells that might help explain how human brains make connections between their brain cells. Orkun Akin, an assistant professor of neurobiology, and Bryce Bajar, a graduate student and first author on the paper, found developing fruit flies exhibited activity in their innermost eye cells before they were able to open their eyes. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers found developing fruit flies exhibited activity in their innermost eye cells before they were able to open their eyes. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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March 4, 12:26 am

Study affirms new cancer treatment as effective, favorable to long-term therapy

UCLA physicians confirmed the efficacy of an unconventional therapy for prostate cancer that significantly reduces the number of required radiotherapy treatments. In a study published in early February, researchers revealed shorter radiotherapy treatment was just as effective as traditional long-course therapy and created no additional side effects. Read more...

Photo: Researchers revealed shorter radiotherapy treatment was just as effective as traditional long-course therapy and created no additional side effects. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

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February 28, 3:06 pm

UC decides not to renew Elsevier subscription after months of negotiations

The University of California will not renew its subscription with the world’s largest scientific publisher, a University press release announced Thursday. The UC and Elsevier, which owns over 2,500 journals such as Cell and The Lancet, were unable to come to an agreement regarding publishing fees and subscription costs after months of negotiations. Read more...

Photo: The UC and Elsevier, which owns over 2,500 journals including Cell and The Lancet, were unable to come to an agreement regarding publishing fees and subscription costs after months of negotiations. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 26, 12:47 am

Immunotherapy drugs seem effective in UCLA trials treating recurrent cancers

UCLA researchers found administering a drug that harnesses the body’s immune system to brain cancer patients both before and after surgery could effectively treat recurrent cancer. Read more...

Photo: Patients who received an immunotherapy drug before and after surgery lived almost twice as long as patients who only received the drug after surgery. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 26, 12:47 am

School of law panel discusses racial, economic discrimination in health care access

A resident physician, a nonprofit founder and a lawyer debated national health care accessibility with prospective law and medical students at an event Monday. The panelists offered perspectives on the roles of race, poverty and justice in health care access from their respective areas of expertise at the UCLA School of Law event. Read more...

Photo: A resident physician, a nonprofit founder and a litigator analyzed the effects of race, poverty and justice in health care access in their respective areas of expertise at a panel Monday. (Metztli Garcia/Daily Bruin)

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February 26, 12:45 am

UCLA professors conduct research on effects of Woolsey fire on local ecosystems

UCLA professors are conducting a field research study to examine how wildfire severity affects species native to the Santa Monica Mountains. Brad Shaffer, a distinguished professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Jon Keeley, an adjunct professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, are researching the effect of the Woolsey fire on plant and animal species in the federal parkland of the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more...

Photo: Last November, the Woolsey fire burned over 80 percent of the federal parkland of the Santa Monica Mountains. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


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