Success Stories

UCLA Health earns federal innovation grant

UCLA has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to create a regional hub for the development of medical technology and digital health tools.Learn more >

AI allows pathologists to accurately diagnose breast cancer

UCLA researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that could help pathologists read biopsies more accurately and to better detect and diagnose breast cancer.Learn more >

Nanocapsule reaches cancer that is difficult to treat

Cancer that has spread to the central nervous system is notoriously difficult to treat. Now, UCLA researchers have developed a drug delivery system that breaks through the blood-brain barrier in order to reach and treat cancer that has spread to the central nervous system.
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Virtual Reality beats traditional methods for surgical training

A randomized study conducted at UCLA to test the difference between VR and traditional surgical training found that medical students trained in VR scored significantly better than traditional methods.
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New device allows for brain-computer communication

For nearly a decade, Dejan Markovic, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and leader of the Parallel Data Architectures Laboratory, has been leading the development of a device that would be implanted in the brain to help people with a range of neurological conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Visual Prothesis helps restore sight to the blind

Baylor College of Medicine recently published a progress report on its work with UCLA. In the Second Sight Study, neurosurgeons and neurosurgery academicians are working with patients who have the 60-electrode Orion arrays implanted in their brains.
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Electrical stimulation changes lives of patients with paralysis

Rob Summers was flat on his back at a rehabilitation institute in Kentucky when he realized he could wiggle his big toe. Up, down, up, down. This was new — something he hadn’t been able to do since a hit-and-run driver left him paralysed from the chest down.
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Virtual reality shows promise for depression

UCLA psychiatry researcher Michelle Craske is asking patients to dive into coral reefs, ride on bullet trains rushing past pine trees, and cheer on soccer teams from the stands – at least virtually – in a bid to tackle a symptom long sidelined in depression treatment.
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Scientist discovers roadmap to understanding dementia

A UCLA-led research team has identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementia — an important step on the path toward developing therapies that could slow or halt the course of the disease. The findings appear in the journal Nature Medicine.
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Developing novel cures to save patient lives

For the last several decades, scientists worldwide have been seeking to harness the power of stem cells to develop therapies for human diseases and conditions. At UCLA’s Broad Stem Cell Research Center, the potential to bring stem cell therapies to patients is now a reality.
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Investing in technology to improve patient experience

UCLA Health’s hospitals and clinics have placed among the nation’s leaders in utilizing technology to improve the quality of patient care. UCLA Health earned a “Most Wired” designation for the 6th consecutive year and ranked in the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
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Continuous clinical education via simulation training

A $20 million commitment from Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld will enable UCLA Health Sciences to enhance its ability to provide simulation training to future health care professionals.
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