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UCLA shares COVID-19 vaccine information with faculty and staff
01/15/2021
Members of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force updated faculty and staff on the progress of UCLA Health's vaccination program and to take questions.

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In lab study, nanoparticle shows promising results for treating severe allergies
01/14/2021
A UCLA research team developed a possible way to impart long-term relief by inducing an active state of immune tolerance.

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Cancer researchers awarded grant to study genomic alterations in prostate cancer
01/12/2021
Paul Boutros, PhD, Robert Reiter, MD, and Huihui Ye, MD, MS, of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received the 2020 Prostate Cancer Foundation Special Challenge Award to help improve the understanding of prostate cancer biology and identify new ways to help prevent, diagnose, prognose and treat lethal prostate cancer.

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UCLA scientists develop method to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells
01/11/2021
Scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a technique that will enable researchers to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells that are capable of targeting viruses, cancer and other diseases.

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Study reveals new details about how bacterial toxins cause life-threatening colitis
01/07/2021
Research brief: Scientists have discovered how one of the toxins released by the C. difficile bacterium spurs excessive inflammation in the gut.

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MRI frequently underestimates tumor size in prostate cancer
01/07/2021
Research brief: Improving imaging processes will lead to more successful treatments and help reduce morbidity in men with the disease.

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More women embracing 'going flat' after mastectomy
01/04/2021

LOS ANGELES — A growing number of women forgoing reconstruction after a mastectomy say they're satisfied with their choice, even as some did not feel supported by their physician, according to a study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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UCLA scientists develop high-throughput mitochondria transfer device
12/29/2020
Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated mitochondria and their associated mitochondrial DNA into mammalian cells.

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How our brains track where we and others go
12/23/2020
As COVID cases rise, physically distancing yourself from other people has never been more important. Now a new UCLA study reveals how your brain navigates places and monitors someone else in the same location.

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A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk
12/18/2020
A UCLA-led study used 3D-printed 'blood vessels' to identify a possible link between coronavirus and stroke.