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Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Cedars-Sinai Department of Medicine are expanding their ongoing evaluation of a novel cell-based therapeutic candidate into the area of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This work will be supported by a recently-awarded $7.3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

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Cedars-Sinai investigators in gastroenterology have been awarded $10 million by the National Institutes of Health to conclude a groundbreaking, decades-long investigation of the genetic and immunological causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This is the longest IBD study of its kind funded by the NIH and the first to explore the genetic makeup of the disease.

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Keck School of Medicine boasts seven faculty members on Thomson Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers list.

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UCLA scientists provides further evidence that the brains of people with autism, despite different causes, tend to have the same molecular “signature.”

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Marathon event highlights coding and biotech skills to develop solutions related to food, agriculture and healthcare technology

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USC Keck Medicine in Los Angeles seeks a full-time Editor/Writer in its PR & Marketing office to perform general media relations duties with an emphasis on writing and editing press releases.

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Investigators from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children’s Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined that sodium thiosulfate prevents cisplatin-induced hearing loss in children and adolescents with cancer. Results of this randomized, controlled, phase 3 study, called ACCL0431, have been published in the early online edition of Lancet Oncology.

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The WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health produced a far-reaching analysis of countries’ efforts, since adoption of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to enact and address global rights, laws and policies affecting persons with disabilities.

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UCLA study looks at theta burst stimulation as intervention in problem behaviors

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Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions in both adults and children who stutter.

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A multi-institutional group of researchers, led by investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Michigan, have identified a simple and inexpensive tool for assessing the prognosis of pediatric brain tumors called ependymomas.

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Human Factors Editor-in-Chief Patricia R. DeLucia has announced that the journal will invite replication studies and has appointed Judy Edworthy, PhD, a current member of the editorial board, to serve as Replications Associate Editor.

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Conference offers presentations and a panel highlighting inclusive policies and practices promoting a welcoming environment, strong patient-provider relationships, and a safe space for women to disclose their sexual orientation, improving the quality of care.

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UCLA Health experts are available to discuss a wide variety of topics of interest during this holiday season.

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Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs and obstructs breathing. The disease, which has no known cure, appears to result from the failure of special lung stem cells that help airways recover from injury, the investigators reported in the journal Nature Medicine.

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MiRA, which takes a systems view of the driver in the context of the environment, represents a step toward the detection and classification of inattention.

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A special edition of the International Journal for Equity in Health, co-edited by UCLA’s James Macinko, highlights the beneficial role of Brazil’s universal healthcare, which has improved access to care and health outcomes. Can the U.S. learn from this?

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• Breakthrough drug palbociclib (brand name IBRANCE) targets a key family of proteins to prevent cell growth in cancer • New UCLA-led study treated women with estrogen receptor positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer with a combination of palbociclib and standard anti-estrogen therapy letrozole • Study results found the drug combo increased progression-free survival from 14.5 months to over 25 months, compared to letrozole alone • The treatment was also found to be very well tolerated without the side effects of traditional chemotherapy, which can include infection, nausea and significant hair loss

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Cedars-Sinai health investigators will use a $1.2 million grant from a state precision medicine initiative to design a system using remote monitoring to predict heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. In this study, the research team will look for the earliest signs of cardiovascular disease by monitoring patients remotely with a specialized watch that measures activity, sleep, heart rate and stress levels.

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With Thanksgiving around the corner, now's a natural time for parents to promote gratitude in their kids. And while it can't hurt to participate in the tried-and-true practice of every family member and friend saying what they're thankful for around the Thanksgiving table, helping children truly understand gratitude takes a great deal more.

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California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2nd Annual South Bay Economic Forecast Conference reported that steady growth will continue in all the South Bay’s primary economic indicators—employment, wages, housing and taxable sales—through 2017.

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JTC’s alum Azariah Tan has become quite the accomplished pianist on the world stage. His story is a featured an article in Singapore’s The Straits Times.

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Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have developed a tissue-engineered model of lung and trachea which contains the diverse cell types present in the human respiratory tract. The study was published this week in the online version of the journal Tissue Engineering.

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Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded a 3 year translational research program grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to study a novel approach to eradicating minimal residual disease in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

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A rare neurological disease has recently taken center stage in the United States. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the cause of eight hospitalizations in the Seattle-area alone, all of which involved children with polio-like symptoms. As of September 2016, 89 people in 33 states were confirmed to have AFM, with the CDC expressing concern about the sharp spike in cases in recent months.

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click to view recent experts and research related to the 2016 Election

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As the world moves toward universal health coverage, the question arises: How can governments ensure equitable access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries? A section of The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies report, released today, finds that funding for a “basket” of these essential medicines may pose a challenge, but not necessarily an insurmountable one, for the global health community.

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Linda Sarna, an internationally recognized scholar in promoting the role of nursing in tobacco control and oncology research focused on patients with lung cancer, has been appointed dean of the UCLA School of Nursing.

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UCLA Health experts are available to discuss a wide variety of topics of interest for the month of November.

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A deep dive into the research on standardized handoff protocols reveals processes that result in the best outcomes for patients, caregivers, and health-care organizations.

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Incapacitating specific nerves to the kidneys improves the work of insulin on another organ, the liver, according to research from Cedars-Sinai recently published in the journal Diabetes.

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NASA has awarded Cal State LA two grants to conduct materials science experiments with the International Space Station. The grants are made through NASA’s Physical Sciences Research program and will provide a total of $840,000 in funding.

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If your monthly breast self-exam happens in the shower — sporadically — and involves a quick once-over of your breasts, you may be missing some important elements of an effective exam. In truth, the best and most thorough breast self-exam you can perform is a multistep process, involving more than just the breasts themselves

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A sudden breast cancer diagnosis will shake even the hardiest soul. But when Linh Quan received her news in the Spring of 2012, it was like being doubly kicked when she was already down.

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Queen Latifah and UCLA cardiologist Dr. Karol Watson discuss what patients and their caregivers need to know about living with heart failure.

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Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that was extensively evaluated by UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Edward Garon, has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The first-line designation means that some patients will have access to the drug without first having to receive other treatments such as chemotherapy.

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A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury surgical reconstruction of the nerve can lead to significant improvement in breathing and an increase in regular physical activities.

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Cedars-Sinai regenerative medicine investigators have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test a combination stem cell-gene therapy they developed to stall the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The approval allows 18 ALS patients to receive a new investigational drug in a few months when the study begins.

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A study by researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles reveals a promising therapeutic target for improving lung function in infants.

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An cost and live birth analysis of 6 conventional IVF treatment strategies against 6 similar, corresponding strategies using modified natural cycle IVF showed significant savings with the latter method. This lowers the barriers of access, particularly for young couples who tend to have fewer resources, that may not be able to afford conventional fertility treatment.

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Researchers may have found a clue to why some women experience hot flashes or night sweats and others don’t: gene variants affecting a brain receptor regulating estrogen release and is present across all ethnicities. It appears that women who have these variants are more likely to have hot flashes.

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A team of investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a major, three-year grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to study the effects of chemoimmunotherapy in children with neuroblastoma.

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A UCLA psychiatrist weighs in on steps we can take to keep our calm – and our friends and family – in this highly charged political climate.