News Releases

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Taming chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives
12/05/2019
Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

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UCLA launches new master's degree in genetic counseling in fall 2020
12/03/2019
Degree program will help meet the rising demand for specialists trained to guide patients facing complex genetic disorders.

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Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
12/03/2019
The UCLA-led team found that chronic opioid use increased the susceptibility to developing anxiety disorders.

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Automated technique helps identify cancer cell metabolism inhibitors
12/02/2019
Research brief: The new method, using robotics, will speed up how researchers test for therapies that block the metabolism of non-small-cell lung cancer tumors.

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Many pregnancies are shorter as climate change causes more 90-degree days
12/02/2019
From 1969 to 1988, researchers estimated, about 25,000 births per year were affected.

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David Geffen adds $46 million to landmark medical scholarships program
12/02/2019

UCLA has received an additional $46 million gift from longtime supporter and legendary entertainment visionary David Geffen, a reinvestment that brings the amount of the David Geffen Medical Scholarship Fund to $146 million.

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Six professors named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
11/27/2019

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Researchers identify protein that governs human blood stem cell self-renewal
11/27/2019
The finding could lead to better treatments for leukemia and other blood diseases.

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A wealth of wellness knowledge, now delivered to your earbuds
11/27/2019
A new UCLA-produced podcast is giving listeners new ways to think about the sometimes unexpected ways that health and wellness influence and affect everyday life.

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Q&A: How to have a guilt-free holiday dinner
11/26/2019
UCLA dietitian Erin Morse shares how to remove the guilt from eating delicious meals, and how holiday partygoers can honor their bodies, feelings and traditions through a practice called intuitive eating.