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Two genes likely play key role in extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
The UCLA-led study will help scientists better understand the debilitating condition.
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Gift to UCLA Nursing will create endowed chair in disability studies
The $2 million gift augments the Shapiro Family Foundation’s previous giving to the school, which created a scholarship and established an endowment to fund programs in disability studies.
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Cardiovascular health disparities between whites and minorities narrow, study shows
The UCLA-led research suggests that the ‘unexpected’ reason is a jump in heart disease risk for whites.
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Metabolite therapy proves effective in treating C. difficile in mice
Compared with mice that did not receive an experimental drug called CSA13, mice treated with the drug were significantly more likely to survive the infection and had lower rates of weight loss.
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UCLA medical students face their futures at Match Day
Class of 2018 medical students across the country learned which hospital has accepted them for residency, or advanced training in their chosen specialty.
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UCLA School of Nursing is launching Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program
The focus of the program, which is designed for working professionals, is to translate research into advanced clinical practice.
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How California can break down barriers to breast cancer treatment
Three fact sheets recommend that legislators enact changes to help patients and survivors — particularly low-income women — who face serious obstacles to care.
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How Michael Jung’s team created a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer
UCLA chemistry professor helped develop Erleada, which was recently approved by the FDA for treating an especially lethal form of prostate cancer.
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‘Laker for a Day’ Facebook video inspires man to donate his kidney
Story of altruistic organ donor acts as tipping point for son’s decision to donate a kidney to his ailing father.
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Nanostructures created by UCLA scientists could make gene therapies safer, faster and more affordable
The new method uses 'nanospears' to deliver genes directly to patient cells. Gene therapy has shown great promise as a treatment for a host of diseases, including hemophilia and certain types of cancer.
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Costs for hip and knee replacements could be reduced, saving billions every year
Approximately 505,000 hip replacements and 723,000 knee replacements were performed in the U.S. in 2014.
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Great Recession heightened cardiovascular risk factors, study finds
Conditions such as higher blood pressure and glucose levels were especially pronounced among older homeowners and people still in the work force.
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Sleep apnea study finds male-female differences in cerebral cortex thickness, symptoms
The study appears to be the first to underscore significant clinical differences between men and women with the condition, and points to the need for different treatment approaches to address these varied symptoms.
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Boosting brain’s immune cell function improves Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice, study finds
The scientists have shown in their research on mice that increasing levels of a protein could make immune cells more effective at fighting disease.
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Multiple-treatment approach improves survival rates in aggressive prostate cancer, study finds
The research is the first of its kind to compare results between radiotherapy treatments that are higher than the standard dose and traditional treatments, such as radiation and prostatectomy.
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UCLA receives gift from Broad Foundation for digestive disease research
The gift will providing resources for early-career scientists pursuing discoveries in the understanding and treatment of irritable bowel disease.
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Study shows need for early support among people with uveal melanoma
UCLA researchers discovered that these patients had a number of unmet psychological and health information needs, particularly during the first three months after their diagnoses.
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Level of inflammation could help predict effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for major depression
If the findings are replicated, measuring levels of interleukin 6 could help doctors decide which patients with depression would be best suited for treatment with ECT.
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UCLA pediatrician inspires humanism in young doctors
Dr. Lee Miller shared the stories that shaped his professional life during a special lecture for the UCLA medical student chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
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From puberty to menopause, women’s hormones serve them well, UCLA professor shows in new book
The psychology professor says women can tap into their “uniquely female power” to make life decisions — decisions that will help them to choose mates, avoid danger, compete with female rivals and produce healthy children.
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Los Angeles Lakers visit patients at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Players, coaches and the Laker Girls put a little fun in the hospital experience by shooting hoops, playing games and working on arts and crafts projects with patients.
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Paid family medical leave in the United States: Good for families, good for the economy
UCLA study, which was based on an analysis of the most effective approaches to paid family and medical leave, shows how unpaid leave undermines economic growth.
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Physical and mental multitasking may boost memory, study suggests
If replicated in larger studies, the findings could lead to new types of programs to improve mental agility in older adults by combining mental training with physical fitness.
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UCLA scientists use color-coded tags to discover how heart cells develop
“Our ultimate goal is to be able to regenerate cardiomyocytes after an injury like a heart attack,” Dr. Reza Ardehali said. “But we’re first trying to learn from the embryonic heart.”
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Age matters behind the wheel – but not how you might expect
Researchers also explored the influence of gender and whether playing sports and video games is correlated with driving skills.
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UCLA study produces clearest images to date of HSV-1, the virus that causes cold sores
Researchers used cryo electron microscopy to obtain the first atomic model of the particle, which is made up of more than 3,000 protein molecules comprising tens of millions of atoms.
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Two UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Philippe Bourgouis and Rosa Matzkin join the organization of scholars, artists and innovators, which was founded in 1780.
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Researchers link sedentary behavior to thinning in brain region critical for memory
Such thinning can be a precursor to cognitive decline and dementia in middle-aged and older adults.
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‘Scaffolding’ method allows biochemists to see proteins in remarkable detail
The technique that uses cryo-electron microscopy should help scientists better understand disease-causing proteins.
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Scientists tweak CRISPR tool to accelerate genomic editing
The new method will improve the ability to identify genetic changes most likely to harm cells and contribute to disease.
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Lakers’ coach Luke Walton and UCLA Health team up to help students live healthy, balanced lives
El Sereno Middle School celebrates grand opening of UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind fitness center.
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Memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s reversed for first time
In a small-scale study, nine of 10 people with the disease displayed subjective or objective improvement in their memories beginning within three to six months.
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UCLA study reports nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily
Research confirms that one sugary drink a day can increase people’s risk for Type 2 diabetes, liver disease, tooth decay and obesity.
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UCLA scientists pioneer new method for watching brain cells interact in real time
“This new tool makes possible experiments that we have been wanting to perform for many years,” said UCLA professor Baljit Khakh.
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UCLA researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trends
The studies found a link between risk-related terms that Google and Twitter users researched or tweeted about and subsequent syphilis trends that were reported to the CDC.
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Crop choices: How price supports can contribute to healthier diets
Professor's model suggests well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices.
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UCLA volunteers provide free health care at downtown L.A. mega clinic
Nearly 200 doctors, nurses, dentists and students worked as part of a huge team at Care Harbor’s clinic offering screenings, eye exams, vaccinations and also referrals.
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Discovery of 4 subtypes of melanoma points to new treatment approaches
The cells that de-differentiated — meaning that they reverted back to a less-mature cell — showed sensitivity to a type of self-inflicted cell death called ferroptosis.
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Mice headed for space to test bone-building drug developed at UCLA
A team of UCLA scientists is testing an experimental drug that could one day result in a treatment for osteoporosis, which affects more than 200 million people worldwide.