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Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health
What is trauma-informed care? The next step to health equity
‘I don't want responding to trauma to be a one-off.’
September 30, 2022
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8 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
News about UCLA Health
Gut bacteria may contribute to susceptibility to HIV infection, UCLA-led research suggests
New UCLA-led research suggests certain gut bacteria -- including one that is essential for a healthy gut microbiome – differ between people who go on to acquire HIV infection compared to those who have not become infected.
September 29, 2022
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Two early cancer detection programs boosted by renewed NCI grants
The National Cancer Institute has renewed funding for two collaborative programs through which UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers are developing new biomarkers for earlier detection and more effective treatment of cancers. The grants are part of the NCI's Early Detection Research Network.
September 26, 2022
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA Oncologist Receives 2022 Ellen Stovall Award
Dr. Patricia Ganz has been awarded the 2022 Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care.
September 26, 2022
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2 min read
News about UCLA Health
Study of targeted and sequentially timed cancer inhibitors and immunotherapies receives $13.3M National Cancer Institute grant
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $13.3 million grant to a collaborative study on sequential combinations of inhibitors and immunotherapies targeting cancer.
September 23, 2022
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3 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
News about UCLA Health
Vaccinating women infected with COVID during pregnancy prior to delivery provides antibodies to newborns
Women with COVID in pregnancy who are subsequently vaccinated after recovery, but prior to delivery, are more likely to pass antibodies on to the child than similarly infected but unvaccinated mothers are.
September 22, 2022
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4 min read
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
UCLA scientists awarded $10 million by NIH to study developing brain
The research projects, funded through the NIH's BRAIN Initiative, aim to shed light on the developing brain’s cellular infrastructure to better understand brain disorders.
September 22, 2022
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
News about UCLA Health
Artificial intelligence tools quickly detect signs of injection drug use in patients’ health records
An automated process that combines natural language processing and machine learning identified people who inject drugs (PWID) in electronic health records more quickly and accurately than current methods that rely on manual record reviews.
September 20, 2022
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3 min read
Ask the Doctors,
Behavioral Health
Does mom have dementia or depression?
September 19, 2022
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3 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
UCLA Health to test non-invasive brain stimulation treatment for chronic post-concussion symptoms
A $3 million Department of Defense grant will fund a four-year study.
September 19, 2022
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5 min read
News about UCLA Health
Researcher awarded National Academy of Medicine prize for work on genetics of autism
Dr. Daniel Geschwind was awarded the National Academy of Medicine’s 2022 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health in recognition of his pioneering research and leadership in autism genetics.
September 15, 2022
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3 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
News about UCLA Health
UCLA leads CDC-funded study on effectiveness of vaccines, boosters in ‘next phase’ of COVID
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has been awarded a $13.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue to study the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and the long-term impact of infection among U.S. health care workers.
September 13, 2022
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA takes leading role in NIH Bridge2AI initiative to generate ‘computable knowledge’ that propels biomedical research forward
UCLA is one of three sites chosen to oversee a new ‘computable knowledge’ program that will develop strategies, standards and tools to transform the way data is collected and prepared. The NIH Common Fund’s Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program will unlock the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and propel biomedical and behavioral research forward, addressing current and future challenges.
September 13, 2022
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4 min read
News about UCLA Health
Dr. Timothy Miller receives Congressional Medal of Honor Distinguished Citizen Award
Dr. Timothy Miller was honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Distinguished Citizen Award for his work reconstructing the faces of veterans severely disfigured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
September 12, 2022
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2 min read
Behavioral Health
Supporting LGBTQ+ youth as they head back to school
A Q&A with UCLA Health experts on mental health and well-being.
September 8, 2022
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8 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Antoni Ribas receives renewal of NCI Outstanding Investigator Award
Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, has received a renewal of an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. The $4.2 million grant over the next seven years will allow Ribas and his team to continue their innovative research on metastatic melanoma.
September 7, 2022
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2 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA Health notifying ophthalmology patients about lost storage device
UCLA Health is notifying 2,190 ophthalmology patients that an unencrypted, portable data-storage device containing patient information has been lost.
September 6, 2022
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1 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health
Back to school: As the school year begins, stress is leading to a nationwide teacher shortage
The pandemic was the straw that broke the camel's back, says Dr. April Thames, a clinical neuropsychologist.
September 1, 2022
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health
UCLA Health offers free yoga therapy sessions
Accessible for all, the breath-focused practice helps cultivate relaxation.
August 29, 2022
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3 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health
'Like motor vehicle deaths, gun deaths are also preventable,' says American Academy of Pediatrics president
Dr. Moira Szilagyi, also a pediatrician with UCLA Health, testified at a gun violence legislation hearing after the mass shooting in Uvalde
August 22, 2022
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4 min read