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Study unravels antibiotic resistance in MRSA ‘superbug’ infections

March 5, 2021 by Kathleen Wong

predicting treatable MRSA infections

By Elaine Schmidt, UC Los Angeles | March 3, 2021 Researchers applied a new approach pioneered at UCLA to predict which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, infections will fail to respond to antibiotic treatment. By focusing on epigenetics — changes to gene expression that can't be detected by standard DNA sequencing — the study examined how the immune ... Continue Reading »

Genetic tool could improve monitoring of marine protected areas

February 24, 2021 by Kathleen Wong

eDNA identifies fish

Sonia Aronson, UC Los Angeles | February 24, 2021 Researchers used to need to scuba dive to find out which fish live in any given area of the ocean. Now, a new UCLA study has found that environmental DNA, or eDNA, can be used to identify marine organisms living in a certain space. Environmental DNA is the term for the DNA from cells that are constantly released ... Continue Reading »

Turtles face grim future from rising sea levels

February 12, 2021 by Kathleen Wong

climate change threatens turtles

David Colgan, UC Los Angeles | February 8, 2021 About 60% of the world’s turtle species are considered threatened or endangered, making them one of the most vulnerable groups of animals on the planet. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals new findings about turtles’ evolution so far and the tough prospects they face for ... Continue Reading »

Evidence mounts that eco-friendly wine tastes better

February 12, 2021 by Kathleen Wong

organic wine

David Colgan, UC Los Angeles | February 8, 2021 Consumers have shown that they are willing to pay extra for organic produce grown without pesticides, even if it doesn’t taste better. That has not been the case for organic wine. Organic-labeled wines generally sell at prices similar to those of non-organic wines. And that’s despite growing evidence that they actually do ... Continue Reading »

Study: E-Cigarettes Trigger Inflammation in the Gut

January 8, 2021 by lwangdu

Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concerns January 07, 2021  |  Jeanna Vazquez Touted by makers as a “healthy” alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut ... Continue Reading »

UCLA, where Korean is the hot language, goes beyond ‘dead white men’ in European studies

January 8, 2021 by lwangdu

By TERESA WATANABE STAFF WRITER FEB. 8, 2021 5 AM PT UCLA senior Yumeng Zhuang fell in love with physics and philosophy as a high school student in her native China. That passion led her to Albert Einstein and Immanuel Kant — and then to a desire to study German so she could read their works as originally written. But her parents weren’t thrilled, pushing her to perfect ... Continue Reading »

UC plans $11.5 million conversion of coroner’s office

April 1, 2020 by lwangdu

By Tom Demeropolis  – Senior Staff Reporter, Cincinnati Business CourierJan 8, 2021 The University of Cincinnati is planning a more than $11 million renovation of the building that currently houses the Hamilton County Coroner’s office as it moves its operations to a new facility in Blue Ash this year. UC is in the process of receiving back the ... Continue Reading »

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