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Child with a nurse
Healthy Lifestyle

Why are vaccines important for kids?

The availability of vaccines has freed Americans from the fear of many diseases that once routinely caused suffering and mortality.
April 12, 2024   |  
3 min read
workout for post menopause
Healthy Lifestyle

The best way to work out after menopause

To stay fit as you age, exercise is critical. Learn the best ways to work out after menopause and why exercise is so important as you get older.
April 11, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Matthew Rettig
Cancer,
Science & Research

Dr. Matthew Rettig recognized by VA for contributions to prostate cancer research

The award recognizes Rettig’s commitment to improving health care for veterans, as well as his scientific leadership. Along with the honor, Rettig will receive $150,000 over the next three years in research support.
April 11, 2024   |  
2 min read
nanoplastics in water blog
Healthy Lifestyle

The truth about nanoplastics in bottled water

Plastic water bottles contain thousands of tiny plastic particles (nanoplastics). Learn how they may affect your health — and how you can avoid them.
April 11, 2024   |  
3 min read
New UCLA app provides tips for coping with such natural disasters as wildfires.
Science & Research

When wildfire smoke affects air quality, even healthy adults should stay indoors, UCLA Health pulmonologist says

'A big part of the danger of wildfire pollution is the intensity of the exposure,' says UCLA Health pulmonologist Dr. May-Lin Wilgus.
April 11, 2024   |  
4 min read
Breast cancer exam
Cancer,
Science & Research

Black women with breast cancer are less likely than white women to undergo preventative removal of the unaffected breast

Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomies (CPM), a procedure to remove the unaffected breast, which women often choose for deeply personal reasons.
April 11, 2024   |  
3 min read
Dr. Antoni Ribas
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers receive $10.2 million from CIRM to advance CAR T-cell therapy for aggressive cancers

The award supports the team’s work investigating a new immunotherapy treatment using CAR T-cells to treat patients whose tumors express a protein called IL13Ra2.
April 10, 2024   |  
2 min read
person holding a phone
Science & Research

Patient portal vs. text message: Could text reminders help you stay current on your vaccines? 

A UCLA Health study aimed to determine whether receiving text reminders to receive routine influenza vaccination was more effective than patient portal reminders. However, researchers found neither text messages nor portal-based messages significantly increased influenza vaccination rates. 
April 9, 2024   |  
3 min read
High oleic acid soybean oil
Science & Research

A gene mutation associated with a rare neurological disorder and increased susceptibility to viral infections may be treatable with oleic acid

A mutation in a protein regulating natural killer (NK) cells’ function is at the root of immune deficiency in some people with a rare genetic condition characterized by cognitive and developmental delay, seizures, and other manifestations.
April 9, 2024   |  
3 min read
A man with allergies sneezes while at his work desk, covering his nose with a tissue.
Healthy Lifestyle
Tractor on farm
Science & Research

This common pesticide may have a link to Parkinson’s disease, study says

Researchers from UCLA looked at patients in California’s Center Valley.
April 8, 2024   |  
2 min read
pancreatic cancer
Cancer,
Science & Research

AACR: Preliminary study finds immunotherapy combination before surgery improves outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer

A pilot study led by UCLA investigators suggests that for people with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, administrating an immunotherapy drug in combination with chemotherapy before surgery is safe and may improve long-term outcomes.
April 5, 2024   |  
4 min read
Olivia Lopez celebrates on the Los Angeles Lakers basketball court during her Laker For a Day experience.
Community
Lonely woman
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research

Feeding the lonely brain

A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie foods such as sugary foods.
April 4, 2024   |  
3 min read
Pregnant woman in silhouette
Science & Research

Women with serious mental illness want pregnancy information, resources from mental health providers

Women with serious mental illness (SMI) who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy face gaps in information, support and resources in mental health services.
April 3, 2024   |  
3 min read
Man pointing at flat computer monitor screen
Cancer,
Science & Research

For genomic sequencing needs, researchers turn to UCLA Health

The Technology Center for Genetics and Bioinformatics provides comprehensive bulk, single-cell and spatial sequencing to help advance biological research.
April 1, 2024   |  
5 min read
John K. Lee
Cancer,
Science & Research

Cancer researcher elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Dr. John Lee, associate assistant professor in residence of hematology/oncology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been elected as a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
April 1, 2024   |  
2 min read