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Dr. Deborah Wong (left) with Jimmy and Julie Sanders, founders of Jimmy Swims.
Cancer

Turning a Cancer Diagnosis into Life-Affirming Giving

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Dennis J. Slamon
Cancer

This revolutionary breast cancer drug has saved millions of lives in its 25-year history

UCLA Health oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon and his team brought forward Herceptin, the first FDA-approved gene-based drug to fight cancer, back in 1988.
February 16, 2024   |  
6 min read
“Ovaries,” says Dr. Beth Karlan (right), with colleague Dr. Amander Clark, “are fascinating organs. I always say they look like little brains.”
Science & Research

Decoding the Mysteries of Ovaries

February 16, 2024   |  
17 min read
CAR T cell therapy
Cancer,
Science & Research

Promising target for CAR T-cell therapy leads to potent antitumor responses against cutaneous and rare melanomas

Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have built and demonstrated the potential efficacy of a new CAR T-cell-based immunotherapy specifically designed to treat patients with cutaneous and rare subtypes of melanoma.
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Pancreatic cancer cells dividing
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA-led research results in FDA approval of 4-drug combination for frontline treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan liposome (Onivyde) in combination with oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
February 15, 2024   |  
3 min read
Trauma and dementia image
Behavioral Health,
Healthy Lifestyle

Do unresolved trauma and dementia have a link?

February 13, 2024   |  
3 min read
Sad girl looks down at her phone as a group of girls laughs at her in the background.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Women’s cancer research group
Cancer,
Science & Research

Antibody drug conjugates make strides in ovarian cancer with recent FDA approval

The UCLA Health women’s cancer research team in OBGYN played a pivotal role in a clinical trial that led to the FDA granting accelerated approval of the first antibody drug conjugate for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
February 12, 2024   |  
4 min read
A man looks at a sports betting website on his smartphone.
Behavioral Health

Super Bowl gambling: Does America have a problem?

February 7, 2024   |  
6 min read
A homeless encampment on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research

Study finds LA County pilot program to aid gravely disabled residents could improve housing, hospitalization rates

A UCLA Health-led evaluation of Los Angeles County’s pilot program aimed at bolstering aid to gravely disabled homeless residents found the initiative could offer a promising framework to improve housing and health outcomes and relieve overburdened psychiatric hospitals.
February 5, 2024   |  
4 min read
Man throwing ball outside
Science & Research

80-year-old man plays pickleball pain-free after non-invasive procedure for knee pain and tennis elbow

Genicular artery embolization is a non-invasive alternative to knee replacement.
February 1, 2024   |  
5 min read
COVID-19
Science & Research

BIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID health burdens, new research suggests

Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who were infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health and work loss than did similarly infected white participants.
January 31, 2024   |  
4 min read
The incidence of placenta accreta is estimated at 1 in 272 births in the U.S.
Science & Research

Study provides new explanation for why placenta may not properly separate at birth, putting mother and newborn at risk

A new study led by researchers at UCLA may change the way clinicians and scientists understand, diagnose and treat placenta accreta spectrum disorder, a serious condition in which the placenta fails to separate from the uterus at birth, jeopardizing the life and health of both mother and baby.
January 30, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova lab team photo
Cancer,
Science & Research

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

Investigators have identified a protein in highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas and neuroblastoma that could potentially be used as a molecular biomarker for diagnosing these cancers and predicting and monitoring responses to therapy.
January 29, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Steven Jonas
Cancer,
Science & Research

Physician-scientist honored by Society for Pediatric Research

Dr. Steven Jonas has been honored with the 2024 Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award. The recognition marks his contributions to unraveling mysteries of childhood development and disease.
January 26, 2024   |  
2 min read
surgery
Cancer,
Science & Research

#ASC2024: Ethnicity as survival predictor for gastric cancer, early liver retransplantation, risk factors for chemical restraint use among adult trauma patients and more

Surgeons and scientists at UCLA Health will present data on the latest basic science, translational and health services research that has the potential to improve patient care at the 19th annual Academic Surgical (ASC) Congress in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6 to 8.
January 25, 2024   |  
4 min read
Irene Rodriguez and baby Melanie
Science & Research