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November 19, 2009
Harley bikers celebrate 20th annual toy run at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
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For the 20th consecutive year, approximately 100 motorcyclists and friends from the Southern California Anaheim-Fullerton H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) chapter will caravan on their bikes to deliver hundreds of holiday gifts for pediatric patients at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA. Hospital staff and young patients will greet the bikers and get a chance to see and even sit on the Harleys.
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November 18, 2009
UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells
Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.
These cells, known as circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, can provide critical information for examining and diagnosing cancer metastasis, determining patient prognosis, and monitoring
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November 18, 2009
UCLA study shows brain's ability to reorganize
Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, researchers suggest, is that in at least some circumstances, blindness can heighten other senses, helping individuals adapt.
Now scientists from the UCLA Department of Neurology have confirmed that blindness
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November 16, 2009
UCLA Stroke Center to help launch new system of stroke-certified hospitals in Los Angeles
The UCLA Stroke Center at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be part of a new stroke-certified hospital system that has the potential to greatly improve response times, treatments and overall outcomes for those who suffer a stroke in Los Angeles County.
The new Primary Stroke Center system, announced by the American Heart Association's American Stroke
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November 13, 2009
NanoSystems Institute at UCLA to host global symposium on nanobiotechnology
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Nanotechnology has shown great promise for applications in the areas of energy, information technology and the environment. In the health and medicine fields, however, its promise has progressed beyond possibility to become reality. Nanoscale research has led to techniques and devices with the potential to revolutionize health care, including imaging tools that detect cancers at the atomic level,
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November 12, 2009
People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations
In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics.
In the
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November 11, 2009
Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language
If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not?
Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies in a gene called FOXP2. When mutated, FOXP2 can disrupt speech and language in humans. Now, a UCLA–Emory University study reveals major differences between how the human and
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November 04, 2009
A. Eugene Washington appointed as dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences at UCLA
Message to UCLA administrative officers, deans, department chairs, directors, vice chancellors and faculty of the medical echool and medical sciences from Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost:
Dear Colleagues:
I am very pleased to inform you that Chancellor Block and I have proposed for UC Regents’ approval the appointment of A. Eugene Washington as dean
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November 04, 2009
Astellas, Medivation to develop, commercialize MDV3100 for treatment of prostate cancer
Astellas Pharma Inc. of Japan and California's Medivation Inc. have announced a global agreement to develop and commercialize MDV3100, a chemical compound developed in UCLA science laboratories that is now Medivation's investigational drug for the treatment of prostate cancer.
MDV3100 is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 AFFIRM clinical trial in men with castration-resistant prostate
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November 04, 2009
Statement by Gerald Levey
Statement from Gerald S. Levey, vice chancellor of medical sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, on the naming of his successor:
I believe the selection of A. Eugene Washington to serve as the next dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and vice chancellor of health sciences at UCLA is an inspired choice and signals a strong commitment to the issues
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November 02, 2009
Statement on UCLA's organ transplantation program
CBS's "60 Minutes" ran a story Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Japanese Yakuza that included numerous inaccuracies relating to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and organ transplants in general. Unfortunately, the program failed to air the complete statement provided by UCLA, which directly refuted a number of the segment's allegations.
The U.S. organ allocation system is completely transparent.
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October 30, 2009
Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare
The Latino population is the nation's largest minority group at an estimated 47 million in 2008 and is predicted to make up 30% of the US population by 2050. At the same time, chronic diseases among Latinos are on the rise and require long-range strategies to prevent and clinically manage. Understanding the healthcare of this fastest growing population is critical to the healthcare debate and reform
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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 to improving the health of underserved populations through research, community collaboration and leadership development.
"This generous
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October 27, 2009
Pediatric patients experience Halloween fun at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
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Despite being in the hospital, pediatric patients at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA will still get to celebrate Halloween by dressing up in costumes, face-painting and watching a magic show. In addition, five canine teams from UCLA's People-Animal Connection (PAC), an animal-assisted therapy program, will don costumes and accompany the kids while they trick-or-treat through the hospital
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October 21, 2009
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care, study finds
The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll — new UCLA research suggests it can also lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes.
In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the division of general internal medicine and health services research at the
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October 21, 2009
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center receives award for excellence in heart care
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been honored by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for its commitment to and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.
The medical center was one of only 121 hospitals nationwide to be recognized for achieving the aggressive goal of treating acute myocardial infarction patients with high
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October 19, 2009
First-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just one week
You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web.
The findings, presented Oct. 19 at the 2009 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, suggest that Internet training can
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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 — a nearly 13 percentage-point increase in statewide coverage — according to a new fact sheet released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
About 4 million of California's 6.4 million non-elderly adults and children who were uninsured
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October 13, 2009
Higher resource use at hospitals means reduced mortality among heart patients
Variations in how hospital resources are used across the United States have been a central component of the current discussion on health care reform. A new study by the University of California's five medical centers and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles that examined variations in medical treatment, cost and patient outcomes between hospitals has some surprising
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October 13, 2009
UCLA gets $4.8M to create Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
The UCLA School of Public Health has received a major grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a center that will facilitate research to strengthen the ability of federal, state and local public health agencies to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural and human-induced disasters, including terrorism.
The award, which totals $4.8
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