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Cancer,
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AI model can help predict survival outcomes for patients with cancer
Investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on epigenetic factors that is able to predict patient outcomes successfully across multiple cancer types.
November 16, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer
Palliative care provides additional aid when facing serious illness
We work alongside your doctors as extra support, extra expertise, says Dr. Katelyn Stepanyan, a palliative care provider at UCLA Health.
November 15, 2023
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4 min read
Science & Research
Clinical researcher’s studies offer hope to a medically underserved community
November 14, 2023
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6 min read
Cancer,
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Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
LaPierre, a successful real estate broker who has been married to his wife, Judy, for 43 years and is the father of three and grandfather to eight, decided to look for a second opinion and found himself going nearly 3,000 miles west to UCLA Health.
November 14, 2023
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4 min read
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Strengthening the health care and school connection
Dr. Rebecca Dudovitz's research focuses on Los Angeles public school students.
November 13, 2023
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2 min read
Science & Research
Researchers identify previously unknown step in cholesterol absorption in the gut
UCLA researchers have described a previously unknown step in the complex process by which dietary cholesterol is processed in the intestines before being released into the bloodstream – potentially revealing a new pathway to target in cholesterol treatment.
November 9, 2023
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4 min read
Science & Research
Conversational artificial intelligence/large language model can accurately diagnose and triage health conditions, without introducing racial and ethnic biases
GPT-4 conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to diagnose and triage health conditions comparable to that provided by board certified physicians, and its performance does not vary by patient race and ethnicity.
November 8, 2023
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2 min read
Cancer
Low-dose CT screening can catch lung cancer early - but most people overlook it
November 8, 2023
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8 min read
Cancer,
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Scientists engineer potent immune cells for ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer immunotherapy
UCLA scientists have developed a new method to engineer more powerful immune cells that can potentially be used for “off-the-shelf” cell therapy to treat challenging cancers.
November 8, 2023
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3 min read
Science & Research
Working toward better therapies for acute lung injury
New compounds appear promising in search for effective drugs against lung injury.
November 7, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer
Alone and going through cancer treatment – one woman’s advice from personal experience
November 7, 2023
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6 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
New strategy may halt tumors' aggressive response to glucose deprivation
UCLA-led study could potentially lead to new combination treatments for early-stage lung cancers
November 7, 2023
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3 min read
Science & Research
Shaping the future of medical education and advanced training
November 3, 2023
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3 min read
Science & Research
NIH grants support UCLA and Charles Drew University researchers' efforts to end HIV epidemic
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted $2.1 million to UCLA’s Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) to support four research projects and an implementation science consultation hub.
November 1, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Meet Dr. Ann Raldow: The role of radiation therapy in oncology and beyond
In this interview, Dr. Raldow discusses what interested her about the field and the role of radiation therapy in oncology and beyond.
November 1, 2023
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5 min read
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Rosenfeld Hall is new hub for cutting-edge training, technology and collaboration
UCLA medical education, clinical and other campus leaders celebrated the opening of a newly expanded facility that consolidates the latest technology under one roof to enhance continuous training for future and practicing physicians and other health care professionals.
October 31, 2023
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4 min read
Science & Research
Sets of neurons work in sync to track ‘time’ and ‘place,’ giving humans context for past, present and future
Two studies led by UCLA researchers offer new insights into the way neurons in the human brain represent time and space – the most basic ingredients of consciousness of human existence and the primary dimensions of experience that allow us to reconstruct the past and envision the future.
October 31, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer
The teacher and the surgeon - and the friendly bet
October 30, 2023
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1 min read
Science & Research
Biomarkers may hold key to better brain injury treatments
Objective measures will guide more accurate outcome predictions.
October 30, 2023
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
UCLA scientists receive $16.1 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem-cell based treatments
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received more than $16 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency, to advance new stem cell-based treatments for a metabolic disorder and two rare genetic immune disorders.
October 26, 2023
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4 min read