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Researchers create framework to help determine timing of cancer mutations
12/08/2020
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studying cancer evolution have created a framework to help determine which tool combinations are best for pinpointing the exact timing of DNA mutations in cancer genomes. There are currently many different algorithms that researchers have developed to help determine the timing of mutations, but until now, it has been unclear which algorithm will work best for which cancer, and what common biases influence their results.

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UCLA receives $7.3 million grant to build state-of-the-art facility for developing gene, cell therapies
12/04/2020
UCLA has received a $7.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to build a state-of-the-art facility in which to produce gene and cell therapies aimed at treating a host of illnesses and conditions. The new 13,000-square-foot facility, to be constructed in UCLA's Center for the Health Sciences, will provide a highly regulated environment with features such as systems to manage air flow and filtering, laboratory spaces and bioreactors. The new facility is expected to be ready for use in 2023.

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Cold plasma can kill coronavirus on common surfaces in seconds
11/30/2020
UCLA engineers and scientists have demonstrated that treatments with near-room-temperature, cold atmospheric plasma can kill the coronavirus present on a variety of surfaces in as little as 30 seconds.

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38 UCLA scientists among world's most influential researchers
11/27/2020
Thirty-eight UCLA scholars have been named among the world's most influential scientific researchers. Clarivate released its annual list of the most highly cited researchers, which includes dozens of UCLA scientists across various disciplines.

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New wound-healing gel helps regenerate skin, prevent scarring
11/26/2020
UCLA researchers and colleagues have developed a wound-healing biomaterial for cuts, burns and other injuries that could significantly reduce scar formation and result in healthier, stronger skin.

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Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
11/20/2020
UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the airways of the lungs.

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Study identifies patients with lung cancer most likely to respond to immunotherapy
11/19/2020
Research paves way for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches: Scientists are beginning to unravel one of the biggest challenges with immunotherapy: why some people with cancer respond to the treatment, while others may not respond at all.

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UCLA Health recognized with 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Award for its high-quality, affordable, patient-centered care
11/12/2020
UCLA Health received the 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for top performance on clinical quality, patient experience and cost measures for the second year.

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Superhero window washers fighting grime make hospitalized kids cheer
11/05/2020
It's a bird, it's a plane! It's a superhero descending from the hospital roof fighting window grime! UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital pediatric patients watched in awe from their hospital beds as their favorite crusaders – including Batman, Captain America, the Hulk, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman – washed windows and waved hello from the outside.

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UCLA researchers create millions of diverse T cells from a single blood stem cell
11/02/2020
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a way to make mouse thymus organoids that can be grown in the lab, each one about 2 millimeters in size. The advance will enable them to follow the precise path by which T cells — critical players in the immune system — are formed from blood stem cells inside the thymus, a small gland in the middle of the chest.