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Printing a “Metabot”

3D printed Metabot
“A breakthrough development enabled the entire mechanical and electronic systems needed to operate a robot to be manufactured [MORE]

Inhibiting Hospital Acquired Infections without Antibiotics

 
Coating on catheter (left) inhibits bacterial growth
UCLA engineers have created a material that inhibits bacterial growth on catheters, stents, heart [MORE]

UCLA and Collaborators Create a Road Map for Blood Stem Cell Maturation

Human blood stem cells emerging from specialized endothelial cells in the wall of an embryonic aorta
“The data make it possible [MORE]

New Class of Bioelectronics

Bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics
“The researchers [at UCLA] discovered that the magnetoelastic effect, which is the change of [MORE]

Rapid Decay of Anti-COVID Antibodies

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Comparing SARS-CoV-1 to SARS-CoV-2, investigators at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine found a more rapid decay in SARS-CoV-2 IgG [MORE]

Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery

TORS
The Da Vinci surgical robot is most often seen in prostate cancer operations, but in this piece a Head & [MORE]

G. I. Tract Acoustical Monitoring after Surgery

Acoustical GI Biosensor
Gastrointestinal tract sounds may be a new vital sign.  Rumbling in the intestines may indicate post-operative ileus, irritable [MORE]

“Liquid Biopsy” for Prostate Cancer

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As pathologists know, all cancers are “written in blood”—with the cells and proteins tumors release into the bloodstream.  [MORE]

High Speed Camera Sees Cancer in Blood Sample

Breast Tumor Cell
Scientists at UCLA have developed an imaging system that consists of a microscope camera with a shutter [MORE]

Detecting E. coli with a Smart Phone

Cell Phone Detection of E. coli
By designing a miniature florescent microscope that can affix to a smart phone, over [MORE]

Predicting Suicide Risk

Brain Waves Display Suicide Ideation
As more people take antidepressant drugs, the known risk of suicide increases. The trick is [MORE]