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Decades later, man meets the UCLA doctor who saved his life
09/18/2018
Maurice Elias reunited with Dr. Richard Stiehm, who 48 years ago used a then-experimental treatment, to cure him of “bubble baby” syndrome.

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Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
09/18/2018
Counties such as San Bernardino, Riverside and Fresno could see public health care take a bigger bite of their budgets, the study reports.

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Researchers find adult stem cell characteristics in aggressive cancers from different tissues
09/18/2018
The study could lead to new treatments for a range of advanced epithelial cancers such as lung, prostate and bladder cancers.

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UCLA researchers develop mechanism for characterizing function of rare tumor cells
09/17/2018
“With this type of measurement tool, you could potentially figure out which drugs would work best for each person before even starting treatment,” said UCLA professor Dino Di Carlo.

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First CDC guidelines for treating children’s concussions offer valuable tools for doctors, UCLA researchers report
09/17/2018
The recommendations are based on a comprehensive review of the science related to pediatric concussions.

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UCLA-led team develops new system for tracking chemicals in the brain
09/13/2018
The idea for the project began 20 years ago, when UCLA professor Anne Andrews was researching serotonin and realized that the then-state-of-the-art methods for monitoring neurochemicals couldn’t provide data with sufficient quality.

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UCLA scientist gives couple hope while searching for a cure for paralysis
09/13/2018
Mark Pollock and his partner, Simone George, met UCLA’s Reggie Edgerton and discarded advice from doctors whom had discouraged their pursuit of a cure.

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UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins 2018 Lasker Award for medical research
09/11/2018
The distinguished professor of biological chemistry, who shares the honor with C. David Allis of Rockefeller University, was recognized for his groundbreaking research on gene expression.

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When the theme is collaboration, labs get moving
09/10/2018
Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine moved 33 labs into the renovated South Tower of the Center for Health Sciences.

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Brains of people with schizophrenia are less reactive to social rewards like smiling faces, study shows
09/10/2018
The findings provide additional evidence that the processing of social rewards by people with schizophrenia is disrupted, researchers say.