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Cancer vaccines face delays due to cuts | U.S. News & World Report
While the technology has proven successful in other areas, it has recently attracted attention from oncologists, who say it could be more effective than chemotherapy. Dr. Zev Wainberg, co-director of the University of California, Los Angeles, gastrointestinal oncology program, who co-led the Phase 1 clinical trial for a one-size-fits-all pancreatic cancer vaccine, says the vaccines are being studied on patients who have already had cancer and now have a high risk of it returning.
The ‘Mozart of Math’ is speaking out on cuts to science funding | NBC News
Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.” But after the July suspension of $584 million in federal grants at UCLA, which he joined as a faculty member at age 20, Tao said he feels forced to speak out against what he views as “indiscriminate” cuts to science that could drive scientists away from the U.S., including himself, if trends continue.
L.A. area unemployment claims surged following January wildfire | The Hill
Unemployment claims in the Los Angeles metropolitan area climbed by 12 percent to 17 percent due to the devastating effects of the Palisades and Eaton blazes, which ripped through the region this past January, a new report has found. The jobless claims soared not only within the fire zones but also in neighborhoods farther from the blazes, such as south and central Los Angeles, according to the report, released by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab at the University of California, Los Angeles. (UCLA’s Till von Wachter and Peter Mannino were quoted. Also: LAist.)
In the scars of L.A.’s wildfires, ecological lessons bloom | New York Times
“Well, we know where we’re going to park,” deadpanned Morgan Tingley, an ornithologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, whose lab focuses on birds and global change. Accompanying Tingley was Kendall Calhoun, a postdoctoral researcher, who began rummaging in the trunk for the audio recorders he was using to study bird behavior in the wake of fire.
The ordeal is not over for the victims of the Eaton fire | La Opinión
(Translated from Spanish) Dely’s fear about the consequences of exposure to the remnants of the smoke and ash cloud is shared by Dr. David Eisenman, director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, who studies the impact of global climate change on human health: “We’re finding that the ash and soot on the ground have high levels of heavy metals and other toxic and even carcinogenic substances.”
Republicans file second redistricting challenge | San Francisco Chronicle
But Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor and author of numerous studies of legal issues related to elections, said the new suit “appears to be a longshot.” While California courts have rejected ballot measures that address multiple subjects, he said, the courts “allow things somewhat related to one another to go on the ballot,” a standard that Newsom’s measure appears to satisfy. (Hasen was also quoted by Reason and interviewed on MSNBC about President Trump and voting systems – approx. 2:00 mark).
Scientists uncover ‘secret weapon’ in fight against pathogens | Scienmag
In a groundbreaking study that could redefine our understanding of cellular defenses, researchers at UCLA have uncovered a novel role for mitochondria extending far beyond their traditional identity as the cell’s energy generators. Published recently in the prestigious journal Science, this research reveals that mitochondria act as active participants in immune defense by directly competing with invading pathogens for essential nutrients, particularly vitamin B9, also known as folate.
Many cancer patients say treatment desires not honored | HealthDay News
“This disconnect between what patients want and what they feel they’re getting is an important issue,” lead researcher Dr. Manan Shah said in a news release. “Doctors need to have open conversations with patients about their goals, clearly explain the intent of the treatment they are providing, and try to reconcile any real or perceived discordance between goals and treatment,” said Shah, a medical oncologist at UCLA. (Also: Scienmag.)
