UCLA-led team creates first comprehensive map of human blood stem cell development
The study could eventually lead to more treatment options for leukemia, sickle cell disease and other conditions.
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Citizenship, policy barriers limit access to health care for some California Latino, Asian immigrants
A UCLA study finds those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions.
Drug overdose deaths among adolescents rose exponentially during COVID pandemic
The increase is attributable to drugs becoming more dangerous, rather than to drug use becoming more common, according to a UCLA study.
L.A.’s injury rate from e-scooters may exceed national rate for motorcycles
A UCLA study estimates that there are 115 injuries per 1 million rides on e-scooters.
Levels of a certain hormone could predict or detect bone loss in premenopausal women
The study focused on levels of anti-Mullerian hormone, or AMH.
UCLA Health earns top score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s measure of LGBTQ health care
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center also received a perfect score and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader.”
To fight diseases of aging, scientist makes aging itself the target
Dr. Ming Guo wants to help “create a higher quality of life over a healthy life span.”
Researchers show protein controls process that goes awry in Parkinson’s disease
The UCLA-led study, which used fruit flies, could also provide clues to a range of other diseases.
Hello, Match Day IRL! (And goodbye, Zoom.)
The medical school’s class of 2022 gathered — in person! — to learn where they would continue their training.
How dangerous is BA.2, the new COVID-19 variant?
“The vaccine that is effective against BA.1 should be equally effective against BA.2,” said UCLA’s Shangxin Yang.
UCLA receives $5 million to help translate promising research from lab to clinic
A gift from the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation will support research at the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and California NanoSystems Institute.
UCLA’s HIV prevention and treatment center receives $7.5 million grant from NIH
The new federal funding will support a research agenda aimed at reducing HIV transmission across Southern California, the nation and the world.
Potential glioblastoma treatment has roots in UCLA graduate research
The oral medication, ERAS-801, targets a rogue gene found in about 60% of people with the aggressive form of brain cancer.
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot
A UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl during the months the animals spend hibernating in their underground burrows.
Black overdose death rate exceeds white rate in U.S. for first time in 20 years
OD mortality rates increased during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis for all groups studied and were highest among Native Americans.
UCLA study spotlights gaps in health care access among California’s LGBT community
Difficulties in finding providers and getting timely care are particularly acute among bisexual women and transgender adults.
In study led by UCLA professor, woman with HIV is in remission
Dr. Yvonne Bryson, a pediatric infectious disease expert, led the multicenter study.
UCLA-led team gets $8.4 million NIH grant to probe mysteries of Valley fever
UCLA’s Dr. Manish Butte will head a group investigating immune responses to the disease, which is caused by fungal spores in soil.
Doctors in space: UCLA fellowship prepares new generation of flight surgeons
Dr. Haig Aintablian, who recently completed his residency in emergency medicine at UCLA, is the program’s inaugural fellow.
Betting on the Super Bowl: All in good fun?
Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, shares insight into how something “fun” can become a devastating addiction for some people.
Ebola vaccine being used in Congo produces lasting antibody response, study finds
Research brief: Six months after the shot, nearly 96% of study participants in North Kivu Province still had antibodies in their blood.
Former faculty member gives UCLA $10 million to advance ocular genetics research
A gift from Dr. Bronwyn Bateman will establish a new center at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
In memoriam: Dr. Mark De Antonio, 67, psychiatrist who cared for vulnerable youth
De Antonio, a clinical psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, died Dec. 31, after an extended illness.
Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone
The device assesses cortisol levels found in sweat accurately, noninvasively and in real time.
UCLA scientists identify biomarker signature that predicts side effects from some cancer treatments
The findings could improve doctors’ ability to offer truly personalized cancer therapy.