News Releases

Health and Behavior
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital plan strategic affiliation
06/22/2017
Two leading children’s hospitals — UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, part of UCLA Health, and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, part of MemorialCare Health System

Health and Behavior
High-fat diet leads to same intestinal inflammation as a virus
06/21/2017
Results of the UCLA study could lead to new types of drugs, targeting the intestinal cells, to reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes, or to treat other conditions linked to inflammation, including cancer.

Health and Behavior
HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus likelier to pass virus that causes AIDS to infant
06/21/2017
The research also found that women who had gonorrhea when they gave birth were nearly 20 times more likely to pass on CMV to their babies.

Health and Behavior
Rare genetic variants found to increase risk for Tourette syndrome
06/21/2017
An international team led by researchers from UCLA and Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead discovery of the first definitive genetic mutations.

Health and Behavior
UCLA neuroscientist offers game plan to better understand sports concussions
06/21/2017
Hospital emergency rooms treat more than 170,000 children each year for sports-related traumatic brain injuries. What do parents and coaches need to know to protect their kids and players?