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Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Curry Spice Repair Tissue Damage, Preserve Walking Ability in Rats with Spinal-Cord Injury

By Elaine Schmidt | University of California, Health Sciences, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Jun 27, 2012 Health

UCLA researchers have discovered that a diet enriched with a popular omega-3 fatty acid and an ingredient in curry spice helps to preserve walking ability in rats that have experienced damage to their spinal cords.

Stem Cells Seek Out and Kill HIV in Living Organisms

By Health Sciences, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California on Apr 13, 2012 Health

Expanding on previous research providing proof-of-principal that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into HIV-fighting cells, a team of UCLA researchers have now demonstrated that these cells can actually attack HIV-infected cells in a living organism. The study, published April 12 in the journal PLoS Pathogens, demonstrates for the first time that engineering stem […]