Dylan Miceli-Nelson took his final steps when he was 14 years old. Doctors diagnosed him with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, when he was 3 years old. Read more...
Photo: UCLA professors Stanley Nelson and Carrie Miceli launched the Be Reasonable campaign to persuade the Food and Drug Administration to grant accelerated approval for drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
Each time a UCLA football player experiences a head-on-head collision during a practice or game, researchers can track the hit to detect the speed, angle, velocity and force imparted on the athlete’s head. Read more...
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After a year of severe stomach pains, doctors diagnosed Jessa Culver with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract, and finally gave her the proper treatment. Read more...
Species versus species aggression is never considered positive for a population. Any aggression is costly and can cause many to die in the battle, so animals of different species avoid fighting. Read more...
In one week, four UCLA students will pack their bags for a trip to Morocco, prepared to huddle around a single computer at one of the most prestigious computer programming competitions in the world. Read more...
Photo: A team of UCLA students will go to the World Finals of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Marrakech, Morocco. (Courtesy of Callie Smith)
A recent UCLA study found that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are more likely to avoid seeking medical help than heterosexual individuals due to fear and social stigma. Read more...
Organic chemistry lessons usually have little association with sports. But when Krishan Patel enrolled in professor Neil Garg’s chemistry class last year, he completed a series of online tutorials where organic molecules and pop culture fused in each lesson. Read more...
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