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Features

• Relief For Ukraine
• We Can Do More To Protect Children From Gun Violence
• Can Algorithms Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions?
• Eating For A Healthy Planet
• Solving Sickle Cell
• House Calls Without Walls

The Cutting Edge

• The Tale of The Little Marias
• Examining Racial Differences in Children’s Chronic Kidney Disease
• How Sex Chromosomes May Have Emerged in Evolution
• Scarless Surgery to Reduce Adam’s Apple
• How the Brain Links Memories
• Off-the-Shelf Immune Cells to Combat COVID-19
• Quick-Screening Tool Facilitates Faster Dementia Diagnosis
• An Electrical Pulse Can Jump-Start Breathing following Opioid Use
• Understanding and Preventing Blindness in Premature Babies
• Gene on Y Chromosome may Explain Men’s Lower Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension

Features:

• The Financial Gut-Punch of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• What The Yeast Can Tell Us
• COVID-19 Tested U.S. Health Systems — And News Habits

The Cutting Edge:

• Ticket to a Longer-Lasting COVID Vaccine?
• Study Spotlights Gaps in Access to Health Care Among State’s LGBTQ+ Community
• Super-Resolution Microscopy Sheds New Light on Process of Embryonic Development
• VR Experiment Offers New Insights into How Neurons Enable Learning
• Gene Therapy Gives New Life to Girl Born with Fatal Immune Disorder
• Researchers Discover an Unexpected Regulator of Heart Repair
• Removing Some Chemical Messengers in the Brain May Ease Opioid Withdrawl
• Stem-Cell Transplantation for Leukemia Puts HIV-1-Positive Woman in Remission

Features:

• Never Afraid to Do the Right Thing
• UCLA In The Time of AIDS: In The Beginning
• The Lingering Aftermath of 9/11

The Cutting Edge:

• UCLA Scientists Decode the ‘Language’ of Immune Cells
• Dr. Kelsey C. Martin Steps Down as Dean
• Opera Gives Voice — And Breath — To Patients Recovering From Covid
• Gene Therapy Offers Potential Cure to Children Born without Immune System
• Proportion of Black Physicians in U.S. Increased Minimally in 120 Years
• CAR T Gene Therapy Proves Powerful Weapon against HIV
• Breaking Down Barriers to Care for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Is Treatment for Pain Race-based?
• Molecular Analysis Identifies Key Differences in Lungs of Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
• Any Fracture Increases Risk for Future Breaks in Postmenopausal Women
• Vaping Just Once Increases Disease Risk in Nonsmokers

Features:

• Do We Really Want to Return to Normal?
• High Percentage of California Youth Struggle with Mental Health Issues
• Safe Harbor
• A Tale of Two COVIDs
• A Pioneer, a President and a Legacy
• More Women Embrace “Going Flat” after Mastectomy

Friends:

• A Special Connection Leads to $29 Million Gift to Advance Genomic Medicine
• Medical Student Commits to Increasing Opportunities for Minority Students
• Max Gray Salon Offers Timely Mental Health Tips
• UCLA Donors Join Together to Honor Esteemed Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Establishes Fund to Support Neurological Research at UCLA
• Mother and Daughter Send Health Care Workers Virtual Hugs
• New Endowed Chair Advances Pediatric Orthopaedics

Features:

• The Day After
• COVID-19 Diaries
• It Took a Pandemic
• The Doctor Will (Remotely) See You Now
• Is the Fault in Our Genes?
• The Cost of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• COVID-19: A Time for Creative Compassion
• Science Will Lead Us Out of This Pandemic

Friends:

• Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
• Philanthropic Giving Supports UCLA COVID-19 Relief Efforts
• UCLA Health Offers Special Thanks to Lead Donors to Our, COVID-19 Funds
• Gifts

The Cutting Edge:

• Preexisting Conditions, Poverty, Discrimination Raise COVID-19 Risk for LGBTQ+ Community
• UCLA Health Adopts Approach for At-home Physical Education
• Relaxed Too Soon, Physical-distancing Measures May Be for Naught
• Statin Usage Linked to Lower Death Rate in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• Coronavirus Antibodies Fall Dramatically in First 3 Months after Mild Cases of COVID-19
• From My Heart to Yours: Letters from the Chemo Chair
• WALL-E’s Little Brother Lands at UCLA Mattel

Friends:

• A Garden of Memories
• UCLA Health Receives $18 Million Gift to Expand Whole-person Care for Patients and Families Facing Cancer
• UCLA Health Operation Mend Receives a Customized Patient Shuttle
• UCLA Kidney Cancer Program Receives Gift for Research on Genetic Forms of Kidney Cancer
• Philanthropic Giving Aids UCLA Clinicians Combating Covid-19
• Lab Party Raises Money for UCLA Neurosurgery
• The Fifth Annual Max Gray Fellows in Mood Disorders Salon

The Cutting Edge:

• Blood Test Identifies Risk of Disease Linked to Stroke and Dementia
• A Step toward Treating Infertility with Lab-grown Eggs and Sperm
• Voice-analysis App Effectively Monitors Patients with Mental Illness
• Cold Plasma Patch Could Enhance Immunotherapy Treatment of Melanoma
• Low-cost Ventilator Prototype Could Provide Support in COVID-19 Pandemic
• Blood-donor “Angels” Save a Child’s Life

The Cutting Edge:

• Students Travel to a Remote Peruvian City to Learn about Medicine with Limited Resources
• The Brains of Pairs of Animals Synchronize during Social Interaction
• More HPV Vaccinations could Prevent Cancer in 1,300 Californians
• Antibiotics before Liver Transplants Leads to Better Results
• Immunotherapy Improves Five-year Survival Rate of People with Advanced Lung Cancer
• Research Explains How Eyes See Continuously in Bright Light
• Three-drug Combination Helps Curb the Growth of Deadly Type of a Cancer
• Peptides that Mimic ‘Good Cholesterol’ Reverse Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice

Friends:

• Sold-out Wonder of Women Summit Celebrates Whole Health
• UCLA Receives $10 million from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to Support Stem Cell Research
• Taste for a Cure Raises Money for Cancer Research
• Cyclists Help Tour de Pier Surpass Fundraising Target
• UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Names New Research Suite
• Semel Institute Introduces 2018-19 Max Gray Fellows
• UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Center Hosts a Community Update on Women’s Heart Health
• Vision Specialists Establish Smotrich Family Optometric Clinician-Scientist Chair
• UCLA Stein Eye Institute Celebrates the Bert O. Levy Chair
• Innovations in Nutrition and Mindfulness on the Road to Health and Wellness
• Two Young Friends Launch Toy Drive to Benefit Mattel Patients

The Cutting Edge:

• The NICU’s Alive with the Sound of Music
• Scientists Create a Renewable Source of Cancer-fighting T Cells
• Fractures, Head Injuries Common in E-scooter Collisions
• Critical New Clues about What Goes Awry in Brains of People with Autism
• Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy Effective in Treating Men with Prostate Cancer
• Study Overturns Dogma of Cancer Metabolism Theory 8 U
• Electrical Activity Early in Fruit Flies’ Brain Development Could Shed Light on How Neurons Wire the Brain

Friends:

• UCLA Celebrates the Philanthropy of Laurie and Steven Gordon
• A Fitting Tribute: The Garry Shandling Learning Studio
• Project to Improve the End-of-Life Experience Marks Its First Anniversary
• UCLA Center for East-West Medicine Celebrates 25 Years
• Philanthropy Advances Stroke Care and Honors Dr. Wally Ghurabi
• Grey Matters Event Sheds Light on Memories
• UCLA Celebrates Lasker Award-recipient Dr. Michael Grunstein
• Epilepsy Foundation Endows Fellowship Program in UCLA Pediatrics
• TEDxUCLA Salon Tackles Depression
• UCLA Cardiovascular Theme Hosts Innovations in Heart and Lung Transplantation Event
• Lunch with the Scientists Celebrates Research Accomplishments
• UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Celebrates Calcaterra Family’s Philanthropy and the Inaugural Calcaterra Chair Holder

The Cutting Edge:

• After Two Years in Darkness and Pain, a Young Woman Sees Again
• How Colon Cancer Mutates to Escape Immune System
• Men at Risk for Breast Cancer but Often Forego Genetic Tests
• Good Cholesterol Compound Inhibits Growth of Lung Tumors
• Public Mental Health Care for Older Californians Lags as Need Grows
• Gel Material May Help to Regrow Brain Tissue Following Stroke

Friends:

• Focusing on Whole Health at The Wonder of Women Summit
• UCLA Medical Center Boards Pass the Gavel
• Taste for a Cure Raises Money for Cancer Research
• Using Metabolism to Drive Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
• Giving Back to Change Lives
• UCLA Semel Institute Introduces the New Max Gray Fellows in Mood Disorders
• UCLA Takes on Depression
• Music and Philanthropy Advance Autism Care
• Building Connections between Art and Neuroscience at Hammer Museum
• Tour de Pier Continues to Exceed its Fundraising Goals
• Bringing Awareness to Food Allergies
• A Breath of Lung Health
• Altering the Course of Cardiovascular Research at UCLA

The Cutting Edge:

• Rare Surgery Helps to Get LAPD Motorcycle Officer Back on His Bike
• Mirror Neuron Activity Predicts People’s Decision-making in Moral Dilemmas
• Deep Brain Waves Occur More Often during Navigation and Memory Formation
• Stem Cells Offer Hope for Hair Growth
• Genomic Blood Test Predicts Post-surgery Survival Rates for Advanced Heart Failure
• Scientists Create Cells that Enable Sense of Touch
• How Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Baby’s Heart
• Cancer Defense Mechanism Could Be Turned Back to Attack Tumors
• Studying Development of Embryonic Heart Cells in Mice, Scientists Hope to Regenerate Damaged Tissue

Friends:

• The Indelible Mark of the Rosenfeld Family
• An Evening Remembering Leonard Nimoy
• Inaugural C.G. Jung Symposium Explores Trauma and Healing
• UCLA Promotes Empowered Aging with TEDxUCLA Salon
• UCLA Department of Neurosurgery Welcomes New Chair
• Grey Matters: Unveiling Mysteries of Brain Disease
• Golden Portal Fundraiser Recognizes Tenacity

The Cutting Edge:

• Minimally Invasive Procedure Puts End to Boy’s Rare Form of Seizures
• Implantable Medical Device Draws Energy Directly from Human Body
• Study Illustrates Axon Growth in Developing Nervous System
• Harnessing the Immune System to Control Disease
• Gut-Brain Association in People with IBS
• Conscious Sedation a Safe Alternative for Heart-valve Procedure
• How Advanced Melanoma Resists Immunotherapy
• Scientists Identify Brain Cells Involved in Pavlovian Response
• Promising Finding for Children after Brain Injury
• Combination Therapy Could Provide New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

Friends:

• David Geffen, UCLA Leaders Dedicate Geffen Hall
• Mattel, Inc. Commits $50 million to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
• UCLA Stein Eye Institute Celebrates 50th Anniversary and Reopening of Jules Stein Building
• Kaleidoscope 5 Sheds Light on Pediatric Research
• Tour De Pier Breaks Its Fundraising Record for Cancer Research
• Longtime UCLA Supporter Honors Wife’s Memory
• Friends Gather to Support Mental Health
• Generations Join Together to Defeat Cancer
• A Life Dedicated to Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Semel Institute Introduces the 2016-2017 Max Gray Fellows
• Stars Step Out for Cancer Research at Taste for a Cure
• Lunch with the Scientists Highlights Women’s Research and Philanthropy
• UCLA Women & Philanthropy Hosts Heart Health Seminar
• Heart Heroes
• Cam and Peter Starrett Establish a Term Chair in Urology
• Community Conversations Open the Dialogue about Mental Health

The Cutting Edge:

• Experimental Implant Returns Hand Movement to Quadriplegic
• An Alternative Theory of Tumor Metastasis
• Different Types of Autism-spectrum Disorders Share Abnormal Pattern of Brain Cells
• Combating the Cellular Damage of Aging
• Researchers Uncover How to Prevent Calcification of Heart Tissue
• Giving a Jump-start to the Brain
• UCLA Researchers Develop Open-source Program for Analyzing Thyroid Health
• Cutting-edge Model of Heart Helps Scientists Study New Therapies
• Affordability, Eligibility Biggest Barriers for Californians without Insurance
• Genetic Factors Control Regenerative Properties of Blood-forming Stem Cells
• Brain-wave Measurements Predict Response to Antidepressants

Friends:

• Honoring the Philanthropy of the Manoukians
• UCLA Neurology Celebrates the Silton Family’s Philanthropy and the Inaugural Silton Chair Holder
• Cardiovascular Leadership Sponsors Symposium, Educates the Community
• Honoring Hope and Courage
• Party on the Pier Benefits Children
• UCLA Cancer Researcher Recognized for Exceptional Advancements
• UCLA Health System Board Meeting Delves into Precision Health
• Chairs of Distinction: UCLA Neurologists Named as Wilstein Chairs
• UCLA Launches UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program
• Celebrating UCLA’s Leaders of Tomorrow Scholars
• Class of ’76 Alumni Celebrate 40th Reunion, Raise Money for Medical Scholarships
• Running for Research
• Switzer Prize Will Recognize Excellence in Research
• High School Seniors Honor Loved Ones with Cakes for Cancer