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Roger Lo
Cancer,
Science & Research

Cancer researchers awarded $3.2 million grant to find better ways to treat advanced melanoma

A team of investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
March 11, 2024   |  
3 min read
Domesticated cats
Ask the Doctors

Toxoplasmosis a small risk in owning a cat

My fiance and I adopted a cat, and his mother is insisting that we must give it back. She says you can get toxoplasmosis from having a cat in the house, and if I get pregnant, I'll give it to the baby. Is that really true? What is toxoplasmosis?
March 8, 2024   |  
3 min read
Doctors in ER
Science & Research
Dr. Liz Barnert
Science & Research

Dr. Liz Barnert honored by Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Dr. Liz Barnert, a pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been honored by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine with the 2024 Southern California Regional Chapter Recognition Award.
March 7, 2024   |  
2 min read
grid of brain scans
Science & Research

Non-invasive epilepsy therapy offers personalized treatment for each ‘seizure fingerprint’

Responsive neurostimulation is allowing UCLA specialists to treat — and study — drug-resistant epilepsy
March 6, 2024   |  
4 min read
Itchy scalp
Ask the Doctors

Scalp psoriasis can be treated in many ways

I recently developed very bad psoriasis, but only on my scalp. The itch is awful. I'm not interested in the medications advertised on TV because of the side effects. Can you recommend anything?
March 6, 2024   |  
3 min read
Digital stain
Science & Research

UCLA Unveils AI-Powered Autopsy Tissue-Staining Method Using Deep Learning

A UCLA research team has developed a new technique to digitally process and stain autopsy tissue using artificial intelligence.
March 4, 2024   |  
3 min read
Image
Ask the Doctors

Decaffeination process can use solvents

I love decaffeinated black tea and drink a lot of it. Since I don't add sugar or milk, I have always felt it was healthy. Now I'm questioning that assumption because I've heard that the decaffeination process can make the tea unhealthy. Should I be cutting back?
March 4, 2024   |  
3 min read
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Healthy Lifestyle
Hillary  Witbrodt
Cancer

Competitive athlete Hilary Witbrodt's greatest victory? Her win over colorectal cancer

Competitive athlete Hilary Witbrodt's greatest victory? Her win over colorectal cancer
March 4, 2024   |  
7 min read
Group of high school students
Science & Research

High school students can experience scientific discovery in UCLA labs

For nearly 15 years, the UCLA Physiology Outreach Program has brought high school students into the laboratories of UCLA researchers to experience scientific discovery for themselves. 
March 4, 2024   |  
5 min read
Dr. Anne Moscicki
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA professor honored by Society of Pediatric Research

Dr. Anna-Barbara Moscicki, professor of pediatrics at UCLA, has been honored with the Society for Pediatric Research’s 2024 Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research. 
March 4, 2024   |  
2 min read
Travel
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Research suggests jet lag can be managed with food schedules

I've noticed that as I get older, jet lag hits me harder. I recently read that timing your meals on the day you fly can make a difference. Do you know if that's true? I'm also curious about apps like Timeshifter, which my son swears by. Can they help?
March 1, 2024   |  
3 min read
throat tumor illustration
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers uncover a potential genetic marker associated with better survival outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer

Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered a gene usually linked to giant axonal neuropathy, a rare neurological condition, also plays a role in inhibiting aggressive tumor cell growth in head and neck cancers.
February 29, 2024   |  
3 min read
Lung Illustration
Ask the Doctors

COPD can develop due to environmental hazards

I work in a big shop where we make custom furniture. My wife thinks it puts me at risk of COPD and insists I should use a mask. Is she right? I thought COPD was something that happens to smokers. Plus, wearing a mask isn't very comfortable.
February 28, 2024   |  
3 min read