Tag Archive for: health

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Emerging field of evolutionary medicine could address range of health conditions

UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer,…
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New UCLA center promotes reproductive science and sexual health

Holly Ober | January 30, 2023 A new center at UCLA…

Black Americans’ COVID vaccine hesitancy stems more from today’s inequities than historical ones

UCLA study urges medical community to pursue changes that build…
Image of smartwatch developed at UCLA that assesses cortisol levels found in sweatYichao Zhao and Zhaoqing Wang/UCLA

Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone

Editor's note: This breakthrough by UCLA College researchers…
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UCLA-led team refines ‘kick and kill’ strategy aimed at eliminating HIV-infected cells

Study in mice could point toward method for clearing virus…
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UCLA College scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2021

  Editor’s note: Congratulations to the UCLA College…
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A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy

By Sarah C.P. Williams Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists…
Patricia J. Johnson

UCLA microbiologist Patricia J. Johnson elected to National Academy of Sciences

Patricia J. Johnson, UCLA professor of microbiology, immunology…
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Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness

  Life scientists from UCLA and the University of…