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Dec 14, 2018 | Artificial intelligence-based device detects moving parasites in bodily fluid for easier, earlier diagnosis
Scientists typically diagnose parasitic infections by scanning bodily fluid samples with optical microscopes. But that conventional approach sometimes doesn’t work — for example, if the concentration of parasites in the sample is too low, or if the microscope’s...
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Dec 11, 2018 | Professor elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Professor elected to the National Academy of Inventors Matthew Chin | December 11, 2018 Aydogan Ozcan (UCLA/Samueli) This...
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December 10, 2018 | Sprayable gel developed by UCLA-led team could help the body fight off cancer after surgery
Sprayable gel developed by UCLA-led team could help the body fight off cancer after surgery Sprayable gel developed by UCLA-led team could help the body fight off cancer after surgery Denise Heady | December 10, 2018 A scanning electron microscope image of a gel...
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November 27, 2018 | Six UCLA professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Six faculty members from UCLA have been selected as 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are to be honored by the association for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications....
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November 6, 2018 | Hypothermia Devices Raises $11M in Funding
Hypothermia Devices Inc., a Brentwood-based medical device company that develops patient cooling-and-heating machines for emergency vehicles and hospitals, has raised nearly $11 million in investor funding, according to a Nov. 6 securities filing. Hypothermia Devices...
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November 5, 2018 | New mobile device identifies airborne allergens using deep learning
UCLA researchers invented a portable device that uses holograms and machine learning to identify and measure airborne biological particles, or bioaerosols, that originate from living organisms such as plants or fungi. Trained to recognize five common allergens —...
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November 2, 2018 | Graduate students inspire young scientists at Feria de Educación 2018
Annually, the California State University Chancellor’s Office in partnership with Univision hosts thousands of Spanish-speaking students and their families to take part in Feria de Educación or “Education Fair,” a community-oriented education event that provides...
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November 2, 2018 | Civil and environmental engineering professor receives major international honor
Researchers led by a UCLA bioengineer have developed a therapy — based on two types of cells joined into a single unit — that could help strengthen existing treatments for acute myeloid leukemia. One of the cells is a blood platelet that carries a drug that attacks...
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October 29, 2018 | Two-cells-in-one combo could be platform to bolster leukemia treatment
Researchers led by a UCLA bioengineer have developed a therapy — based on two types of cells joined into a single unit — that could help strengthen existing treatments for acute myeloid leukemia. One of the cells is a blood platelet that carries a drug that attacks...
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