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Behavioral Health
Do psychedelics have a role in psychiatric treatment?
December 12, 2023
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5 min read
Behavioral Health
How to communicate with teens about suicide
December 8, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA scientists receive $9.1 million from the NCI to improve early detection methods for cancer
Researchers have received two grants totaling $9.1 million from the NCI to advance liquid biopsy technologies for the early detection of cancer, which can significantly improve treatment outcomes and reduce the number of deaths caused by the disease.
December 5, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
Community
Simms/Mann Center hosts bilingual workshop to support Mandarin speakers with metastatic breast cancer
The program illustrates the Simms/Mann mission to provide culturally congruent care.
December 4, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Studies help explain why some prostate cancers become resistant to hormone therapy
Two new studies led by UCLA researchers give insight into how cells use energy to influence the way prostate tumors survive and grow — advancements that can help explain why some prostate cancers become resistant to hormone therapy.
December 4, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Black men with advanced prostate cancer less likely to receive crucial treatment, study finds
A new study found Black men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed novel hormone therapy than other racial and ethnic groups despite the therapy being proven to extend the lives of men with the disease.
December 1, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer
From diagnosis through survivorship: Mindfulness can help people cope with cancer
Research has shown mindful meditation can reduce stress, relieve pain.
November 29, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA researchers detail how prostate cancers grow more aggressively to evade treatment
Researchers have recorded and detailed the molecular steps that transform a more common type of prostate cancer into an SCN cancer. A better understanding of this tumor evolution could lead to new therapies to prevent SCN prostate cancers from developing.
November 29, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Study reveals hidden immune defense against cancer
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found certain immune cells can still fight cancer even when the cancer cells lack an important protein that the immune system relies on to help track down cancer cells.
November 28, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Surgeon and thoracic surgical oncologist Dr. Bryan Burt named chief of thoracic surgery at UCLA Health
Burt also leads an NIH-funded research laboratory focused on understanding mechanisms of response and resistance to immunotherapy, and improving intraoperative margin assessment in thoracic malignancies.
November 28, 2023
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2 min read
Behavioral Health
Disrupted sleep? UCLA Health’s sleep medicine practice can help
Patients can access options not available at other centers.
November 27, 2023
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3 min read
Behavioral Health
Why do I hit things in my sleep?
UCLA researchers are shedding new light on a disorder in which sleepers act out their nightmares.
November 27, 2023
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14 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Cancer,
Science & Research
FDA approval of targeted therapy offers renewed hope for people with desmoid tumors
When Jon Fields, 33, was diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially debilitating soft-tissue tumor in December of 2018, he didn’t know there were no standard treatment options or approved therapies for the type of tumor he had.
November 27, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer
Interpreting the 5 stages of grief through fashion
UCLA Health patient Melissa Watkins is making sense of her cancer journey — and inspiring others — with her artistic take on emotions.
November 21, 2023
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7 min read
Cancer,
Community
UC launches lung cancer screening website to boost number of Californians testing early, when it can be most beneficial
November 20, 2023
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6 min read
Cancer
Experiences before and during med school guided John Horton’s path toward psychiatry and palliative care
November 17, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Hospitals serving large Black, Latino populations have fewer resources for cancer care
Among the nation’s hospitals, those that serve high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients are far less likely to have advanced medical equipment and critical services that have been shown to boost the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.
November 16, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
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