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Medicaid-insured heart transplant patients face higher risk of post-transplant complications

Health - Jan 27
Health

Key takeaways - Socioeconomic disadvantage influences the risk of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in the months and years following surgery. The risk of developing cardiac allograft vasculopathy was mitigated with treatment at high-volume transplant centers. Patients treated at high-volume transplant centers often benefit from specialized expertise, comprehensive care and robust patient support systems.

Environment - Jan 24

Air quality after the fires: Understanding where and when the air is safe

Environment

Key takeaways - Particulate matter from burned structures has led to dangerous chemicals such as lead, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and asbestos in the air.

Environment - Jan 22

Stronger stress response in monkeys helps them survive

Environment

Key takeaways - The team used the environmental circumstances and fecal samples collected from the six years prior to the El Niño drought to study the relationship between the endocrinologic stress response and survival in the white-faced capuchins.

Life Sciences - Jan 21

Skin-penetrating nematodes have a love-hate relationship with carbon dioxide

Science + Technology UCLA neurobiologists' discovery may lead to new treatments for millions of parasitic infections around the world Key takeaways - Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating th

Psychology - Jan 14

Coping with the emotional toll of wildfires

Psychology

Experts warn the deadly, destructive L.A. County fires could have lasting effects on mental health.

Pharmacology - Jan 10

What to do if you miss a dose of GLP-1

Pharmacology

Key takeaways - Side effects of two missed dosages can include gastrointestinal discomfort if you resume the prescription at the same dosage.

Psychology - Jan 9

Betrayal doesn’t necessarily make someone less trustworthy if we benefit

Psychology

Key takeaways - Both intuition and past research suggest that whether people deem someone trustworthy depends on that person's past behavior and reputation for betrayal.

Physics - Jan 8

Revolutionizing microscopy: 25 years of computational imaging breakthroughs

Physics

UCLA physicist John Miao pioneered a new form of microscopy with unprecedented precision and field of view Key takeaways.

Life Sciences - Jan 23

Next-gen electron microscope at UCLA opens new chapter in seeing the improbably small

Life Sciences

Key takeaways - UCLA has one of the first Krios G4 cryo-electron microscope s at a university in the U.S. The Krios G4, which reveals atomic details smaller than the wavelength of visib

Plastic supercapacitors could solve energy storage problems

Materials Science

New process grows PEDOT nanofibers with superior electrical conductivity and more surface area to store charge Key takeaways - A type of plastic called PEDOT that can conduct electricity is currently

Economics - Jan 18

After the fires: UCLA urban planner on disaster response and rebuilding

Economics

Thousands of Southern Californians were displaced after wildfires ripped through their neighborhoods, destroying their homes and entire communities.

Health - Jan 14

Pregnancy and air quality: How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke and pollution

Health

The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to impact air quality across the Los Angeles region. Wildfires can be concerning as they can contain particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, heavy metals and other pollution.

Health - Jan 9

A pulmonologist explains how to stay safe from wildfire pollution

Health

Key takeaways - Wildfires produce fine particulate matter, which spreads over areas much larger than the fire itself and penetrates deeply into the lungs.

Health - Jan 8

UCLA Health launching clinical dating program for autistic adults

Health

Key takeaways - The new PEERS program aims to demystify the often complex social rules surrounding dating.

Psychology - Jan 6

Multilingualism improves crucial cognitive functions in autistic children

Psychology

UCLA Health researchers say improvements extend to non-autistic children in multilingual households A new study from UCLA Health adds to the growing body of evidence on the cognitive benefits of speak



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