UCLA researchers recently conducted a study showing that Down syndrome can accelerate aging throughout the body. Using an epigenetic clock that tracks chemical reactions to measure the ages of different tissues in the body, the researchers found that the biological ages of the brain tissue and blood tissue in people with Down syndrome are much older than the patient’s true chronological age. Read more...
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February 27, 12:34 pm
UCLA study finds link between Down syndrome and premature aging
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February 27, 12:30 pm
Bruins make dental procedures affordable for student veterans, foster youth
Brian Lehigh shadowed dentists at a local veteran’s hospital several years ago to explore his future specialties. While volunteering, he met patients who inspired him to mesh his career with veteran’s affairs. Read more...
Photo: Brian Lehigh, a third-year graduate student in dentistry, co-created Operation Bruin Smiles, a program that subsidizes dental care for student veterans and students who are former or current foster youths, poses with third-year dental student Lance Peery. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 9:19 pm
Family files wrongful death lawsuit against medical scope manufacturer
The family of a patient who died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a health care device manufacturer for wrongful death, alleged negligence and fraud. Read more...
Photo: The family of Antonia Cerda, one of two patients who have died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the manufacturer of scopes known to have transmitted the bacterial infections. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 25, 12:20 pm
Patient sues scope manufacturer amid UCLA superbug outbreak
An 18-year-old hospital patient at UCLA is suing a health care device maker over alleged negligence and fraud after its medical scopes were tied to UCLA’s superbug outbreak, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more...
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February 23, 5:27 pm
Lawmaker calls for congressional investigation into superbug outbreak
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) called Monday for Congress to investigate sterilization problems with a widely used medical scope linked to the superbug outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) represents the district that includes UCLA and Westwood in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Courtesy of Ted Lieu)
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February 23, 2:18 pm
David Feinberg to step down as UCLA Health System CEO, president
The president and CEO of the UCLA Health System, Dr. David Feinberg, will step down May 1, Chancellor Gene Block announced Monday. Feinberg is leaving to take a position as the president and CEO of the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., the email said. Read more...
Photo: The president and CEO of the UCLA Health System, Dr. David Feinberg, will take a position at the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa. (Courtesy of Morgan Glier)
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February 23, 2:00 am
UCLA lab develops Google Glass app for rapid diagnosis of plant health
Bingen Cortazar takes a leaf, slides it into a small plastic box and holds it in front of his face. He looks at it a moment, then presses a button on the side of the red eyeglass frame-turned-computer. Read more...
Photo: Bingen Cortazar, a graduate student in electrical engineering, uses a Google Glass mobile system he helped develop to measure chlorophyll concentrations in plants. (Eu Ran Kwak/Daily Bruin)