News Releases
November 18, 2009
UCLA study shows brain's ability to reorganize
Scientists found that blindness causes structural changes in the brain, indicating the brain may reorganize itself in order to adapt to sensory loss.
November 18, 2009
UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells
November 16, 2009
UCLA Stroke Center to help launch new system of stroke-certified hospitals in Los Angeles
The center will be part of a program that has the potential to improve response times, treatments and overall outcomes for those who suffer a stroke in Los Angeles County.
November 12, 2009
People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations
Researchers found that over a 16-year time-span, disability among those in their 60s increased between 40 and 70 percent in several areas.
November 11, 2009
Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language
November 04, 2009
Astellas, Medivation to develop, commercialize MDV3100 for treatment of prostate cancer
Michael Jung, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his research group designed and synthesized the molecule that has become Medivation's investigational prostate-cancer drug.
October 29, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives $5.2 million to endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA
The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated...
October 21, 2009
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care, study finds
The feeling of stigmatization patients often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll — it may also lead to negative health outcomes.
October 21, 2009
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center receives award for excellence in heart care
The hospital has been honored by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for its success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.
October 19, 2009
Nearly all Californians would potentially be insured under national health care reform
If national health care reform is enacted, 93 percent of California's non-elderly population would have access to health insurance, according to new UCLA research.