News Releases

Health and Behavior
Air quality app influences behavior by linking health to environment
07/15/2019
Making air quality information accessible by mobile app educates and promotes behavioral change, a UCLA study finds.

Health and Behavior
UCLA scientists honored with Presidential Early Career Awards
07/12/2019
Adriana Galván and Dr. Shafali Jeste have been honored for their “exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.”

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New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
07/11/2019
The researchers' study builds on their discovery last year of a gene called mEAK-7, which is important for cell proliferation and migration.

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A near-fatal Valley Fever case opens doors to new treatment method
07/10/2019
Mystery case solved at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital could be life-saving for severe Valley Fever infections.

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UCLA dental clinic shines as beacon of health and dignity
07/09/2019
For 50 years, faculty and students have provided affordable oral health care for tens of thousands in Venice and beyond.

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Pew Latin American Fellow joins UCLA Brain Research Institute
07/08/2019
Daniel Almeida-Filho, a post-doctoral fellow, has joined the UCLA Brain Research Institute, as part of the 2019 Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

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Medical students learn about practicing medicine with limited resources in Peru
07/08/2019
NBC News shadowed five UCLA medical students as they trained at an urban hospital near the Amazon jungle.

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Similarities of small cell cancers to blood cancers could lead to better treatments
07/08/2019
The discoveries by an interdisciplinary team of UCLA scientists could improve the diagnoses of these aggressive cancers.

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A third of children up to age 3 exposed to Zika in-utero have neurological problems
07/07/2019
The UCLA-led study noted that proper long-term follow-up of children whose mothers had Zika infection in pregnancy is necessary.

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More HPV vaccinations could prevent cancer in 1,300 Californians
07/01/2019
Research Brief: An increase in the state's HPV vaccination rate would reduce the number of preventable cancers and the financial burden that treatment for these cases would create, the study found.