UCLA receives $6.4 million to fund cannabis research
The seven grants from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control will support research on health, policy and labor issues.
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UCLA model ID’s areas that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help
The new research pinpoints which racial and ethnic populations in which neighborhoods are most at risk of becoming infected.
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Researchers used a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells to understand the process on cellular level.
Report calls for easier access to data on American Indians’ and Alaska Natives’ health
The UCLA study is particularly timely because the groups have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Study identifies patients with lung cancer most likely to respond to immunotherapy
UCLA research paves the way for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
UCLA-led research proposes strategies to control pandemic with fewer restrictions on the economy
Researchers tested the approach by designing a computer model based on Sierra Madre, California, a suburb of Pasadena.
UCLA to join pilot program for California’s COVID-19 exposure notification tool
The completely voluntary CA COVID Notify program uses smartphone technology to help prevent the spread of the virus.
Study finds involuntary psychiatric detentions on the rise
In the nearly half of U.S. states for which data was available, detentions outpaced population growth by a rate of 3 to 1 on average in recent years.
Election stress can hurt your heart
Symptoms to look out for during and after the election include heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath and tremors.
UCLA researchers create millions of diverse T cells from a single blood stem cell
The advance will enable scientists to follow the precise path by which T cells are formed from blood stem cells inside the thymus.
UCLA Dentistry’s Philip Trask finds wealth in giving back
The longtime pediatric dentist, community volunteer and UCLA instructor has spent a half-century preparing budding dentists for the profession.
Whether Californians vote may hinge on race, ethnicity, UCLA health survey finds
New data from the California Health Interview Survey also covers health topics related to social media, sexual violence and veterans.
In memoriam: Helene Brown, 91, ‘political oncologist’ who campaigned for cancer research, prevention
Brown, a UCLA alumna and member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died Oct. 4 at her home in Los Angeles.
UCLA researchers study genetics’ role in COVID-19 susceptibility, severity
The scientists were brought together by their shared belief that genetics could be a key to finding better approaches to the pandemic.
How a Twitter hashtag provides insights for doctors and support for people with breast cancer
Since first appearing in 2011, #BCSM has been used on the social media platform more than 830,000 times.
Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict
The longer COVID-19 continues, the more entrenched these psychological, social and societal changes are likely to be, the study authors suggest.
Antiretroviral therapy can’t completely stop accelerated cell aging seen in HIV
Research brief: Even successfully treated HIV-infected adults are at increased of many diseases more commonly associated with aging.
Scientists identify compound that stimulates muscle cells in mice
UCLA testing found that AMBMP allowed mouse muscles to work and grow the way healthy muscle cells do.
Voting in person: Is it safe?
UCLA Health’s Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice tells us what the public needs to know about casting ballots during COVID-19.
UCLA physician-scientist elected to National Academy of Medicine
A pioneer in cancer immunology, Dr. Antoni Ribas has devoted his career to developing and refining new therapies for malignant melanoma.
Virus-mimicking drug helps immune system target cunning cancer cells
The research opens up the possibility of using drugs that simulate viruses to overcome immunotherapy resistance in melanoma.
Enhanced common blood test could predict adverse outcomes in pregnancy, study suggests
Research brief: The new screening method looks for particular bits of DNA that have been shed by the placenta and entered the mother's blood.
UCLA draws record $1.4 billion in research funding
Spanning medicine, math and nanomaterials, support for campus scientific studies has grown almost 40% in five years.
Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis
The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
UCLA Health scientists pioneer faster, cheaper COVID-19 testing
The new platform, called SwabSeq, can pool thousands of individual test samples and return accurate results in less than a day.