Imperial Valley News Center
Thingyan and New Year
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, please accept my warmest wishes and regards on the occasion of Thingyan and the New Year.
Scientists develop potential roadmap for personalized brain cancer treatments
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- Written by Reggie Kumar
Los Angeles, California - UCLA researchers have developed a promising method to assess how changes in the immune response can help predict the effectiveness of a new immunotherapy in people with glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and deadly type of brain cancer.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Cautious optimism for California and the nation
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- Written by Elise Anderson
Los Angeles, California - UCLA Anderson Forecast’s first quarterly report in 2016 for the United States calls for continued, though slightly slower, growth while expecting inflation to rise above the Federal Reserve Board’s 2.0 percent target. Growth in the national economy will be driven by increases in consumer spending and housing, as well as an end to the inventory correction currently underway.
For young people with schizophrenia, physical and mental exercises offer hope
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- Written by Meg Sullivan
Los Angeles, California - In as little as a few months, antipsychotic medications can tame the delusions and hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia. But the medications do little to reverse the less familiar brain-based problems that accompany the illness.
UCLA study concludes insurers should provide better coverage for cutting-edge genetic test
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- Written by Kim Irwin
Los Angeles, California - UCLA researchers have found that a state-of-the-art molecular genetic test greatly improves the speed and accuracy with which they can diagnose neurogenetic disorders in children and adults. The discovery could lead directly to better care for people with rare diseases like spinocerebellar ataxia, leukodsystrophy, spastic paraplegia and many other conditions.
These Machines Want to Make You a Deal
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- Written by Andrew Good
Los Angeles, California - At USC, researchers are studying how to train the next generation of negotiators – and doing so will require teaching machines how to convincingly lie. Using training programs called virtual humans, computer scientists want to help tomorrow’s leaders realize when the person sitting across from them is bluffing their way to a better deal. Virtual humans already exist to train users in leadership and communication skills; someday soon, they could be a normal part of a business education.
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