News Releases
May 23, 2013
Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are still not ideal
"We are doing a good job of ensuring that patients receive the latest therapies for heart failure, but we still have a lot more work to do," said UCLA's Dr. Tamara Horwich.
May 20, 2013
UCLA Health System takes steps in anticipation of strike
The UCLA Health System postponed twenty-five percent of the surgeries scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday and lowered the patient census to about 80 percent. Approximately 550 replacement workers and redeployed administration staff will fill in for striking workers.
May 20, 2013
No-treatment approach may be best choice for older prostate cancer patients
Because many seniors with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer ultimately die of other causes, forgoing treatment may help preserve quailty of life.
May 15, 2013
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'
May 15, 2013
Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover
May 10, 2013
UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Studying human neural cells — as opposed to laboratory mice — was a key advance because the disease affects people and animals differently.
May 09, 2013
Chancellor Block comments on Laboratory of Neuro Imaging
UCLA is among the world’s great research enterprises, testing boundaries and producing new knowledge on a daily basis, and the departure of one lab will not diminish our impact.
May 09, 2013
Two UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Edward De Robertis and Ernest Wright are the 42nd and 43rd current members of UCLA's faculty to receive the prestigious honor.
May 09, 2013
Mobile app developed at UCLA helps women choose birth control method
Now available for iPad, 'Plan ABC' lists birth control methods in order of effectiveness and is designed to provide women with current, medically accurate information.
May 09, 2013
Study finds that bacteria organize according to 'rich-get-richer' principle
