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Feb 16, 2012
Verbatim — cancer cells, throat surgery and smoking's effect on the brain
UCLA faculty members are quoted every day in the national media on a wide range of topical subjects. Here is a recent selection.
"If we can uncover the mechanism driving this transformation, we may be able to stop it and make the therapy even more powerful."
— Dr. Frank Pajonk, associate professor of radiation oncology and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, said in an ANI article on Feb. 14 about the recent discovery that radiation therapy transforms some cancer cells into treatment-resistant cancer stem cells.
"If we can uncover the mechanism driving this transformation, we may be able to stop it and make the therapy even more powerful."— Dr. Frank Pajonk, associate professor of radiation oncology and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, said in an ANI article on Feb. 14 about the recent discovery that radiation therapy transforms some cancer cells into treatment-resistant cancer stem cells.
"It is one small step in the direction of justice. It is an ounce of justice, but we need a pound of justice."— Ed Leamer, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, said in a Los Angeles Times article on Feb. 10 about a $25 billion settlement between banks and state and federal governments aimed at helping those who lost their homes through improper foreclosures.
"The peak of flu cases most commonly occurs in January or February, but the timing can vary significantly year to year."— Dr. Otto Yang, professor of infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine, said in an MSNBC report on Feb. 13 about the arrival of flu season.
"Almost anyone who uses their voice professionally is at risk. I see it often in teachers, in people who use the telephone a lot for work, as well as in lawyers, entertainers and actors." — Gerald Berke, professor and chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, said in a Feb. 13 CBS News story on Grammy winner Adele’s throat surgery.
"As this recession has so clearly shown us, linking health care to a volatile job market puts us all at risk.”— Shana Alex Lavarreda, director of health insurance studies for the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said in a San Bernardino Sun article on Feb. 6 about the center’s findings that 30% of San Bernardino County residents lacked health insurance in 2009.
"Live a healthy life, exercise, and eat a good diet. And a good diet means not inhaling cigarette smoke."— David Teplow, professor of neurology and interim director of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at UCLA, said in a CNN.com report on Feb. 6 about a new study finding that smoking appears to accelerate age-related cognitive decline in middle-aged men.
