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Grant advances Dentistry School's work on psychosocial stress

Every day, trauma centers throughout the country provide acute care to patients with intentional injuries. The focus is on treating the physical injury of the patients; there is precious little time for attending to the underlying risky behaviors that gave rise to the injury or to what its psychosocial aftereffects may be.
November 5, 2007   |  
5 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Over-the-counter pain meds may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease

Over-the-counter pain medications known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs including aspirin and ibuprofen may sharply reduce a person's risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a new UCLA study.
November 5, 2007   |  
2 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

$1.1 million grant to fund research in advanced light microscopy

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million Major Research Instrumentation grant for the Advanced Light Microscopy core laboratory at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
November 2, 2007   |  
4 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Report shows less than half of kids in California are being read to daily

A report released today reveals that California ranks in the bottom half of the nation 42nd out of 50 states and the District of Columbia in the percentage of children who are read to daily by their parents.
November 1, 2007   |  
5 min read
lungs
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers find way to predict lung cancer survival for women

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a novel mechanism to predict survival in older women with early stage lung cancer.
November 1, 2007   |  
5 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

'Some' difference in bedside manner reduces patients' unmet needs

A new study suggests that a single word can go a long way toward ensuring that patients discuss their medical concerns during a doctor visit. UCLA sociologist and conversation analyst John Heritage led a team that followed 224 patients as they sought medical treatment from doctors for a host of ailments they described in advance.
October 31, 2007   |  
2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA nurse stitches American quilt to honor burned soldier

a red-white-and-blue "quilt of valor"
October 30, 2007   |  
2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle

Researchers identify the brain circuits that control hunger

esearchers at UCLA have identified the brain circuits involved in hunger that are influenced by the hormone leptin, the signaling molecule produced by fat cells.
October 30, 2007   |  
1 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA, Tokyo University nanobiotechnology symposium at UCLA to highlight advances in nanomedicine

UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) and the University of Tokyo's Center for NanoBio Integration (CNBI) will jointly sponsor an international symposium on nanobiotechnology at UCLA Nov. 1&2.
October 30, 2007   |  
4 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Statement of Chancellor Gene Block regarding animal rights extremists

In a press release today, an animal-rights extremist group claimed responsibility for the recent vandalism at the home of a UCLA professor who conducts research involving the use of laboratory animals.
October 29, 2007   |  
2 min read
Dr. Patricia Ganz
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health

Scientist Receives Prestigious National Award for Her Contributions to Cancer Research

The American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Service Award was given to Dr. Patricia Ganz, director of cancer prevention and control research at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center, in recognition of her major contributions and commitment in the field of cancer research.
October 25, 2007   |  
4 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA Medical Group ranked one of state's top physician organizations

For the third year in a row, UCLA Medical Group has been rated one of California's top-performing physician organizations by the Integrated Healthcare Association.
October 24, 2007   |  
3 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Watching funny shows helps children tolerate pain longer

Watching comedy shows helps children tolerate pain for longer periods of time, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the nonprofit organization Rx Laughter.
October 23, 2007   |  
3 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA offers 'South Bay Peel' to treat and rejuvenate damaged skin

Patty Hollis, 43, was tired of putting on a lot of face makeup to cover brown spots that sun damage and aging had made more visible.
October 23, 2007   |  
3 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA doctor develops new technique to treat varicose veins - Vascular surgeon crafts unique instruments for vein-removal process

Dr. Peter Lawrence, UCLA's chief of vascular surgery, picks up size 7 crochet hooks from a fabric store - not to make sweaters or scarves but to use in a new technique he has developed to treat varicose veins.
October 22, 2007   |  
4 min read
Woman drawing a geometric shape
Cancer,
Behavioral Health,
News about UCLA Health

Psychologist honored for work helping cancer patients cope

Anne Coscarelli, the psychologist who directs the Simms-Mann/UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, has been honored by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) for her ongoing contributions in helping patients and their families cope with cancer.
October 22, 2007   |  
3 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Elderly Medicare and Medicaid patients are not receiving high-quality care - Study of Medicare and Medicaid billing data represents advance in health care quality measurement

If the care received by vulnerable older people concurrently enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid was evaluated on a grading scale, it would squeak by with a barely passing mark, a new UCLA study has found.
October 16, 2007   |  
3 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

Reunion spurs follow-up study on treatment for DiGeorge syndrome - Findings show efficacy of bone marrow transplantation

More than 20 years ago, doctors at Mattel Children';s Hospital UCLA performed a successful bone marrow transplant on a baby girl who was born without a thymus gland and was suffering from severe immune deficiency.
October 16, 2007   |  
4 min read
UCLA Health article
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA School of Public Health to host summit on climate change Oct. 17

Even the most optimistic scenarios suggest that global warming will significantly alter the world we live in over the coming decades.
October 11, 2007   |  
2 min read