medicine

Linguistics professor Jessica Rett is studying how different words related to ‘cancer’ can influence patients’ treatment decisions.

In the U.S. alone, 2.5 million people get bedsores each year, and some 60,000 die from complications.

Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the UCLA community providing an update on research grant suspensions and highlighting stories that illustrate UCLA’s impact.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy offers a noninvasive option for treating early-stage EGFR-positive lung cancer.

The study found pembrolizumab shrank or eliminated tumors in nearly 90% of participants with desmoplastic melanoma that cannot be surgically removed.

Francis Saputra is likely the youngest patient to receive lifesaving treatment for the rare genetic disorder.

The biomedical researcher addresses the federal government’s suspension of $584 million in research grant funding to UCLA.

The clinical trial demonstrates that combining genetically engineered T cells and stem cells can produce cancer-fighting immune cells in humans.

How an experimental therapy could transform life for children with creatine transporter deficiency.

Experts say a newer strain of the virus is rapidly evolving in ways that could eventually make it more dangerous and widespread.

The prize is awarded to an early-career researcher “whose work reflects the highest caliber of excellence, diligence and creative thinking.”

Six of UCLA’s leading scholars and artists from across disciplines showcased the incredible depth, breadth and impact of Bruin scholarship and innovation. 

She was honored with the 2025 Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research.

Patients’ own cells could offer interventions for spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophies and more.

Sohan Talluri’s impact at UCLA goes beyond the lab, to creating opportunity and building a legacy of inclusion.

The gift was inspired by the family’s personal experiences with UCLA.

The donation allows UCLA Health to add a second mobile stroke unit, which will serve the San Fernando Valley.

The Bruin, whose gifts have enhanced many areas across UCLA’s campus, enjoyed a long, successful career in the restaurant industry.

UCLA epidemiologist Annette Regan explains why this flu season is different from last year’s and how to help reduce the spread.

Lab studies find UCLA-developed nanoparticle triggers killer cells and memory cells to fight often-lethal migration.

UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of cystic fibrosis.

The Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has been making strides toward better treatments for the disease.

With a song in her heart, combat medic Triniti Gistand pursues a medical degree at UCLA. 

A pulmonologist explains how to protect yourself with so much fire pollution in Los Angeles.

The researchers have published studies that are cited most often by other scholars in their fields.