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Medicaid-insured heart transplant patients face higher risk of post-transplant complications
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.
Air quality after the fires: Understanding where and when the air is safe
Key takeaways - Particulate matter from burned structures has led to dangerous chemicals such as lead, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and asbestos in the air.
Stronger stress response in monkeys helps them survive
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.
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
Coping with the emotional toll of wildfires
Experts warn the deadly, destructive L.A. County fires could have lasting effects on mental health.
What to do if you miss a dose of GLP-1
Key takeaways - Side effects of two missed dosages can include gastrointestinal discomfort if you resume the prescription at the same dosage.
Betrayal doesn’t necessarily make someone less trustworthy if we benefit
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.
Revolutionizing microscopy: 25 years of computational imaging breakthroughs
UCLA physicist John Miao pioneered a new form of microscopy with unprecedented precision and field of view Key takeaways.
Next-gen electron microscope at UCLA opens new chapter in seeing the improbably small
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
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
After the fires: UCLA urban planner on disaster response and rebuilding
Thousands of Southern Californians were displaced after wildfires ripped through their neighborhoods, destroying their homes and entire communities.
Pregnancy and air quality: How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke and pollution
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.
A pulmonologist explains how to stay safe from wildfire pollution
Key takeaways - Wildfires produce fine particulate matter, which spreads over areas much larger than the fire itself and penetrates deeply into the lungs.
UCLA Health launching clinical dating program for autistic adults
Key takeaways - The new PEERS program aims to demystify the often complex social rules surrounding dating.
Multilingualism improves crucial cognitive functions in autistic children
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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