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High School programs linked to lower substance use, better health behaviou
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students' social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors.
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Study finds virtual reality used to teach language, context
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Context and realism important when using virtual reality to teach language, according to a recent study by UCLA psychologists.
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New research unearths obscure heat transfer behaviours
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UCLA researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new physics principle governing how heat transfers through materials, and the finding contradicts the conventional wisdom that heat always moves faster as pressure increases.
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Study: HIV speeds up body's aging processes soon after infection
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.
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Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain': Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new pilot study from UCLA researchers.
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Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 3 (ANI): Certain gut bacteria, including one required for a healthy gut microbiome, differ between people who develop HIV infection and those who do not, according to new UCLA-led research.
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Study finds association between inflammation, cognitive problems in breast
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists are still attempting to figure out why many breast cancer survivors have serious cognitive issues years after treatment. One potential cause is inflammation. A new long-term study of older breast cancer survivors headed by UCLA researchers and pub
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HIV speeds up body's aging processes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): According to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues, HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection.
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Study discovers receptor that may reduce necessity for chemo and radiation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 19 (ANI): According to UCLA scientists working with Stanford and University of Pennsylvania experts, a synthetic IL-9 receptor permits cancer-fighting T cells to accomplish their job without the usage of chemo or radiation.
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Study identifies receptor may reduce the need for chemo and radiation pre-
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 17 (ANI): According to a team led by UCLA in collaboration with scientists from Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, has demonstrated that a synthetic IL-9 receptor allows cancer-fighting T cells to do their job without the use of chemo or radiation.
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Study finds mothers experiencing depression before pregnancy transmit symp
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): According to a new UCLA psychology study, children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the time of conception until shortly after delivery are more likely to develop emotional, social, and academic problems during their adolescence.
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Mothers experiencing depression before pregnancy transmit symptoms to thei
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): According to a new study by the UCLA psychology researchers, children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at greater risk of developing emotional, social and academic
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