Released: 28-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
UCLA Develops New Technique to Regrow Bone
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA orthopedic surgeon has developed a new technique to treat bone death in human hips that early results suggest may prevent the need for a total hip replacement. Called osteoregeneration, the procedure implants a capsule filled with bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP) that induces the body to grow new bone. Only UCLA offers BMP and the attendant procedure.

Released: 27-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Experimental Treatment at UCLA Attempts to Combat Recurrent Benign Brain Tumors with Chemotherapy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Benign, non-cancerous brain tumors, called meningiomas, can impair brain function and even kill. So UCLA medical researchers have begun testing a new form of chemotherapy to treat them.

Released: 27-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
UCLA Medical Center Saves Patient with Revolutionary Heart-Assist Device
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A temporary heart device used by cardiac doctors at UCLA Medical Center saved a 24-year-old patient dying from heart failure. The cardiac-assist device avoided the need for an emergency heart transplant.

15-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Immune Mechanism Found in Female Urinary/Reproductive Tract; Holds Promise in Treating Chronic Infections
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers have isolated a unique naturally-occurring antibiotic from the femalse urinary and reproductive systems, which could lead to novel treatments for a variety of common infections including pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary tract and vaginal infections.

21-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Doctors May Lack Training to Interpret CTScans, Ensure Safe Use of "Clot-Busting" Stroke Drugs Study Says
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA study has revealed that many physicians may lack the training necessary to interpret CT scans and safely identify stroke patients who may benefit from "clot-busting" drug therapies.

28-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Chemical Associated with Tuberculosis Shows Promise in Reducing Damage from Heart Attacks
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A chemical associated with tuberculosis may substantially reduce the amount of damage sustained from a heart attack, a finding that could lead to new treatment for heart attack victims, according to a new study. The finding was made by two physician brothers in different disciplines who happened to discuss their individual research at a family gathering. Serendipity at its best.

Released: 12-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
UCLA Heart Transplant Program Announces Agreement
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Medical Center's Heart Transplant Program announced on May 5 that it has reached a collaborative agreement to begin training its surgeons and staff to install a battery-powered artificial heart replacement device developed and manufactured by ABIOMED, Inc.

Released: 18-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
UCLA Doctors Perform First-Ever U.S. Prosthetic Implant
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The first custom sacrum prosthetic implant operation of its kind in the United States has been successfully performed by three UCLA doctors. The doctors have successfully rejoined a patient's pelvis to her lumbar spine with an innovative prosthetic device produced by Howmedica, Inc., of Rutherford, New Jersey. The doctors implanted a prosthesis in the patient, a 49-year-old woman (Tulare, Calif.) whose sacrum -- known as the tailbone -- had been destroyed by a giant cell tumor.

Released: 5-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
FDA Committee Approves New Breast Cancer Drug
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

An advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today recommended approval of the breast cancer drug Herceptin, the first cancer drug to successfully treat a specific genetic alteration. The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee recommended Herceptin for approval as a single agent and in combination with Taxol.

Released: 24-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Hope to Brain Tumor Patients, New Weapons
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Calling it the most significant advance in radiosurgery technology in a decade, physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center today opened the first facility in the US offering BrainLAB's Novalis -- a shaped beam surgery system designed to treat brain tumors.

Released: 29-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The breakthrough breast cancer drug Herceptin was approved late Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the first in an expected wave of new therapies that will attempt to beat back cancer by attacking the disease at its genetic roots. Herceptin was developed in a joint effort of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and the biotechnology company Genentech, Inc., of South San Francisco.

Released: 14-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Common Cold Virus Used to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center today launched a new experimental treatment for inoperable pancreatic cancer using a form of a virus that causes the common cold.

Released: 22-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
UCLA Doctors, Nurses Trained on Fatigue Simulator
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Oncology physicians and nurses at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center will experience the extreme fatigue their patients feel during a unique training session Monday, Oct. 26, using a virtual reality simulator that lets health care workers walk in a cancer patient's shoes.

Released: 22-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Discovery May Lead to New Prostate Cancer Treatment
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New treatments for men with metastatic prostate cancer could develop from a discovery made by a research team at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. The treatments would involve shutting down a pathway that can carry excessive growth signals to prostate cells, thereby causing prostate cancer.

Released: 5-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
Cancer Care Center for Dogs and Cats
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA becomes a new friend for man's best friends as the university's Department of Radiation Oncology and local veterinarians join forces to provide radiation therapy exclusively for dogs and cats with cancer.

Released: 15-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
Ethnicity Not a Factor in Determining Quality of Life
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Ethnicity plays no role in determining quality of life for long-term breast cancer survivors, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. Sociological factors such as life stress, relationship status, education and income, however, do affect how well women cope after having the disease, the study found.

Released: 23-Feb-1999 12:00 AM EST
Experimental Treatment Targets Genetic Mutation
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center today (Feb. 22) began a new experimental treatment that targets a genetic mutation found in about 90 percent of pancreatic cancer cases. UCLA is the only site in Southern California to offer the new therapy.

Released: 24-Mar-1999 12:00 AM EST
Experimental Treatment for Advanced Colon Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center today are launching a new experimental treatment for advanced colon cancer, using a drug thought to attack tumors by cutting off their blood supply. UCLA is the only site worldwide offering this experimental treatment for colon cancer, researchers said.

Released: 4-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Catastrophic Events Speed Children's Moral Development
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Children who live through catastrophic events develop an advanced understanding of right and wrong, but they may not act morally because the trauma disrupts their view of the world, according to researchers from the UCLA School of Medicine.

Released: 6-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
AIDS Patients with Pets, Less Depression
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Owning a pet may reduce the likelihood that men with AIDS will suffer from depression, according to a study by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health.

Released: 6-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Diabetes, Stroke
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Adults who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are three times more likely to also have diabetes, according to a new UCLA School of Dentistry/Department of Veterans Affairs study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

25-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Five LA Health Centers to Join STAR Trial
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Five Los Angeles-area health centers will be among 400 sites to offer a drug that may reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, is one of the largest breast cancer prevention studies ever conducted, and will involve 22,000 women at sites in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

28-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Aged Thymus, Potential to Regrow HIV-Ravaged T Cells
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The human thymus -- the organ that produces the immune system's infection-fighting T cells -- remains functional until at least age 56, UCLA AIDS Institute investigators have proved for the first time.

Released: 28-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Vaccine to Treat Brain Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Promising results for a vaccine to treat brain cancer in preliminary studies at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center was reported in the cover-story published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Released: 25-Jun-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Study of Genetic Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

An experimental genetic treatment has yielded promising results for some women whose disease failed to respond to conventional treatments, according to a preliminary study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center.

Released: 20-Jul-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Extending Lives of Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Aggressive surgery coupled with strong immunotherapy resulted in significantly increased survival times for a group of advanced kidney cancer patients for whom few other treatment options existed, according to researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center.

3-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
HIV-Infected Women Don't Receive Diagnosis, Treatment Due to Cultural Stereotypes
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

HIV-infected women often fail to receive diagnosis or medical care because they do not fit clinicians' cultural stereotypes regarding who is at risk.

   
Released: 7-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Researcher Discovers Two New Angiogenesis Inhibitors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A team of UCLA scientists has discovered two human proteins that inhibit the formation of new blood vessels and have potential for treating cancer through suppression of tumor growth.

Released: 28-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Gene May be Linked to AIDS-Related Lymphomas
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Scientists at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, working to define the genetic profile of AIDS-related lymphomas, have identified a gene they believe may be linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in AIDS patients.

Released: 13-Oct-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Long-Term Cancer Survivors for Quality of Life Study
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center are seeking long-term adult cancer survivors for a first-of-its-kind study to gather information on the physical and psychological effects of cancer long after diagnosis and treatment.

Released: 11-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
Breakthroughs in HIV Vaccine, World AIDS Fight
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The nation's leaders in the effort to develop an HIV vaccine and put at end to the worldwide AIDS epidemic will share the latest breakthroughs at the UCLA AIDS Institute's Scientific Symposium on Nov. 19.

19-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
Portion of Brain that Controls Breathing Identified
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the very small section of the brain thought to control breathing in mammals, they report in the Nov. 19 edition of Science.

19-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
Public Supports Regulating Handguns as Consumer Product
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Regulating automobiles as a consumer product has reduced injuries and deaths from vehicle collisions. Now there is increasing evidence that the public supports the same sort of regulatory approach to firearms as a means to cut injuries and death from guns, UCLA researchers report in the Nov. 19 edition of Science.

4-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
New Leukemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center are seeking patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia to participate in a study of a new experimental drug that has resulted in dramatic responses in some patients in early testing.

14-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
HIV Patients Delay or Forgo Medical Care
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

One-third of the nation's HIV patients say they have either gone without or postponed medical care because they needed to attend to life necessities, according to researchers from UCLA, RAND and other institutions.

18-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Smoking Marijuana May Increase Head and Neck Cancers
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers report, for the first time, that smoking marijuana may increase the risk of head and neck cancers. Results of an epidemiological study of more than 340 people are outlined in an article published in the Dec. 17 edition of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarker and Prevention.

Released: 1-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Laughter's Effects on Immune Systems of Ill Children
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

In a study focusing on ill children and adolescents with depressed immune systems, UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center researchers will try to determine if laughter can help reduce pain and prevent and treat diseases.

2-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Children Born with Chest Wall Deformities
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For children born with chest wall deformities, a new UCLA study shows that surgical intervention can improve their long-term health, with excellent physical and cosmetic results and a low complication rate.

Released: 4-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Stroke Experts Urge Use of New Stroke Screening Tool
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new tool designed to help emergency medical services personnel accurately detect potential stroke patients in the field has proved 91 percent accurate, reports a UCLA Stroke Center study; other U.S. cities are encouraged to use this new stroke survey to help save more lives (Stroke, 1-00).

7-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Prescription Drug Advertising Has Negative Implications
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A study in the March 6 Health Affairs raises questions about possible adverse impacts of slick ads for prescription medications on clinical care; do the ads serve the promotional interests of drug companies at the expense of public health needs.

Released: 10-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
UCLA Heart Transplant Program: 1,000 Transplants
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA's Heart Transplant Program, the largest in the U.S., reached a landmark 1,000 heart transplants performed, on March 8, 2000.

Released: 21-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Cancer Researcher Wins Medicine Award from UCSD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dennis Slamon, whose research led to the development of the drug Herceptin, will be honored Tuesday (March 21) in San Diego for his work leading to the breakthrough breast cancer treatment.

30-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Injury Due to Stroke Can Be Reversed
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

That early injury to the human brain due to a stroke can be reversed by rapidly reopening blocked blood vessels with clot-busting drugs has been demonstrated by UCLA researchers; all patients in their study showed dramatic improvement (Annals of Neurology, 4-00).

1-Apr-2000 12:00 AM EST
Boosting Immune System in Human Body
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A way to increase the number and function of rare and powerful immune system cells inside the human body has been discovered by Jonsson Cancer Center researchers (Cancer Research, 4-1-00).

Released: 27-Apr-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Microsurgical Approach to Arm and Neck Pain
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For the 500,000 Americans suffering from arm and neck pain caused by a herniated disc or bone spur in the neck, an improved microsurgical technique developed by UCLA neurosurgeons may bring them the relief they seek (Spine, 4-00).

2-May-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Child Heart Repairs, Health Insurance and Ethnicity
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA study on children born with heart disease showed that when comparing the child's age at surgical repair, children with private insurance underwent surgery at a younger age than children with managed care health plans (Pediatrics, 5-00).

18-May-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Coronary Artery Calcification Treated with Dialysis
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

An article published in today's New England Journal of Medicine from researchers at UCLA reports that nearly 90 percent of young adults undergoing dialysis had signs of coronary artery calcification and that in most patients, the amount of calcification doubled within two years.

Released: 6-Jun-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Non-Invasive Gene Therapy, Blood-Brain Barrier
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The first non-invasive method to deliver therapeutic genes to the brain -- an innovation that could help millions of people suffering from Parkinson's disease, brain cancer and AIDS, as well as genetic disorders like Tay-Sachs and Gaucher's disease -- has been created by UCLA researchers (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 6-5-00).

Released: 15-Jun-2000 12:00 AM EDT
UCLA Cancer Center Forms Prostate Cancer Network
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Without leaving their own neighborhoods, prostate cancer patients in five Southern California counties can get experimental treatments they otherwise could not receive. Urologists in this area now offer leading-edge clinical trials, many of which are only available through UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center.

Released: 7-Jul-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Breast Cancer Survivors and Menopause
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Breast cancer survivors with severe menopausal symptoms can find significant relief through a comprehensive program that emphasizes supportive care in addition to medication, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center researchers (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 7-5-00).


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