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Crowdsourcing tool tapped to spot malaria

Designed at UCLA with the non-scientist in mind, a game allows players to separate healthy from infected blood cells to diagnose malaria.

UCLA develops compact rapid diagnostic compatible with cellphones

UCLA researchers have developed a "compact and cost-effective" rapid diagnostic test designed to work with standard cellphones, R&D Magazine is reporting.

UCLA morphs stem cells into T-cell missiles that seek and destroy HIV

UCLA scientists engineered human blood stem cells into mature T cells that sought out and attacked the virus in tissues where it lives and grows.

Synthetic cells could be the future of drug delivery

Researchers are working to develop synthetic cells that could target disease and disorder, and release drugs to treat them.

UPDATED: UCLA's 'molecular tweezers' dismantles Parkinson's in zebra fish

A new compound dubbed a "molecular tweezers" halted Parkinson's disease in its tracks, in a promising clinical trial testing the drug on zebra fish.  

UCLA doc didn't report industry payments

The Grassley spotlight is roving... roving... and locks in on a University of California at Los Angeles spine surgeon. Congratulations, Dr. Jeffrey Wang, you're the next target in Sen. Charles