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Typhoon relief for the Philippines
UCLA's Pilipino community and many campus organizations have banded together this week to collect donations on Bruin Walk as well as in north and south campus for disaster relief for Typhoon...
View ArticleGenetic testing could improve warfarin dosing
Study Highlights: In a study conducted in Europe, genetic testing before beginning warfarin therapy helped patients increase their time in therapeutic range by 7 percent while reducing the need for...
View ArticleNew drug may be as effective as common blood thinner for stroke prevention
Study Highlights: The new drug edoxaban may be as safe and effective as warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. In a large, international, multicenter study, edoxaban was...
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High frequency source ablation effective in treating atrial fibrillation
Study Highlights: Targeted, high frequency source ablation was as safe and effective as standard treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. High frequency source ablation reduced major side effects...
View ArticleGenetics failed to take the guesswork out of warfarin dosing
Study Highlights: Genetic testing did not prove useful in improving blood thinning control in patients on warfarin. Both the group undergoing genetic testing and the standard dosing group were within...
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Kale or cronuts? Eating healthy in a city of amazing food choices
Los Angeles, is a city of two food worlds that collide at the Grand Central Market downtown. For not a lot of money, communities of color have shopped at the market for produce or quick meals.Now it’s...
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A meeting of two extraordinary minds: Ron and Anne Mellor
Ron and Anne Mellor.Two prominent faculty members in the College of Letters and Science cemented their combined 65-year legacy of distinction at UCLA by making a joint testamentary pledge of $1...
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Alumni cheerleader to lead his last eight-clap
After nearly four decades of bringing his own brand of positive "Bruin Family" cheerleading to the UCLA sideline, alumni cheerleader Geof Strand is hanging up his hat and retiring his bell following...
View ArticleUCLA student arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
UCLA police have arrested a student on suspicion of sexual assault. Torian White has been a student at UCLA since fall 2011. White was arrested early Sunday morning at an apartment complex on Glenrock...
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TUESDAY NEWS TIPS
(NewMediaWire) - November 19, 2013Tip Highlights: Disappearing stent continues protection for three years. Nano-particles successfully deliver medication to artery plaque. Older sedentary adults...
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UCLA-industry partnerships bring public benefit, boost innovation
Imagine a transparent, elastic, organic light-emitting device that could one day make an electronic display nearly as clear as a window, a curtain that illuminates a room or a smartphone screen that...
View ArticleYahoo to Offer Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018
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Sequestration takes toll on research, education
As Congress and the Obama administration try to reach agreement on a spending plan for 2014, University of California leaders are urging that the repeal of sequestration be a top budget priority. In a...
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Admirer of Coach Wooden receives fellowship in his name
UCLA Anderson M.B.A. student Jordanna MoraJordanna Mora, a UCLA Anderson MBA student, learned a valuable lesson straight out of Coach John Wooden’s playbook through her mom, a single mother who worked...
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Cookies, not cigarettes
Drop by Bruin Plaza from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 21 for UCLA’s Great American Smokeout activities, where Bruins can pick up a free cookie and learn more about the campus’ tobacco-free policy. UCLA’s...
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WEDNESDAY NEWS TIP
(NewMediaWire) - November 20, 2013Tip Highlight: New therapy helps patients with resistant high blood pressure. Embargo: 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET Abstract 17557 (Hall F, Core 7, Poster Board: 7077)...
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Coffee may help perk up your blood vessels
Study Highlights: A small study showed that a cup of coffee improved small blood vessel function. The study takes us one step closer to understanding how coffee might benefit cardiovascular health....
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Smokers who quit cut heart disease risk faster than previous estimates
Study Highlights: Certain smokers who quit can reduce their risk of heart disease to the level of never-smokers sooner than previously thought. Some former smokers may reduce their risk of heart...
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Knowledge flows from restored creek at UCLA Lab School
A two-year, labor-intensive project by UCLA Lab School students, parents and volunteers to clean up and restore Stone Canyon Creek is making headway. With the help of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration...
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