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18-Feb-2021 6:05 PM EST
Brain organoids grown in lab mature much like infant brains
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study from UCLA and Stanford University researchers finds that three-dimensional human stem cell-derived brain organoids can mature in a manner that is strikingly similar to human brain development.

Released: 18-Feb-2021 1:20 PM EST
UCLA study finds combination therapy suppresses pancreatic tumor growth in mice
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a potential new way to target pancreatic tumors that express high intratumoral interferon signaling (IFN).

Released: 16-Feb-2021 2:25 PM EST
Model helps predict which patients will benefit most from PSMA PET scan
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps identify which patients with prostate cancer will benefit most from the use of prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging, PSMA PET, a novel imaging technique that recently was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Released: 12-Feb-2021 10:00 AM EST
ACTG Adds Four Promising New Therapies to ACTIV-2 Outpatient Treatment Study
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group has added rapid infusion, intramuscular injection, an inhalant, and an oral agent to its ACTIV-2 phase 2 and 3 evaluations of multiple investigational agents for treating early, symptomatic COVID-19 in a single trial for outpatient treatment.

Released: 11-Feb-2021 7:05 PM EST
Mexico’s poor have little luck obtaining opioids intended for palliative care
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Despite a Mexican government initiative launched in 2015 to improve access to prescription opioids among palliative care patients, the country has seen only a marginal increase in dispensing levels, and inequities in dispensing have left many of the nation’s poorest residents without comfort in their final days

Released: 11-Feb-2021 11:00 AM EST
UCLA Health receives $29 million gift to establish center in precision genomic medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The center will build on UCLA’s efforts in precision health to leverage large data sets and genomic technologies such as CRISPR engineering and develop individually targeted treatments for genetic disorders such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and autism.

   
Released: 9-Feb-2021 12:05 PM EST
Combination therapy with radiation shows promise in treating glioblastoma
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

In a study of mice, researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new approach that combines an anti-psychotic drug, a statin used to lower high cholesterol levels, and radiation to improve the overall survival in mice with glioblastoma.

Released: 3-Feb-2021 3:25 PM EST
UCLA seeks volunteers for study of COVID-19’s impact on health to support “longhaul” survivors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers are seeking participants for an innovative study examining the impact of COVID-19 on survivors who continue battling health issues long after they were infected and thought to have recovered, known informally as “long COVID” and “longhaulers.”

Released: 25-Jan-2021 12:35 PM EST
Study finds shorter radiation regimen safe, effective for men with advanced prostate cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found shortening a traditional 45-day course of radiation to a five-day course delivered in larger doses is safe and as effective as conventional radiation for men with high-risk forms of prostate cancer.

Released: 11-Jan-2021 5:10 PM EST
UCLA scientists develop method to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a technique that will enable researchers to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells that are capable of targeting viruses, cancer and other diseases.

Released: 7-Jan-2021 12:50 PM EST
MRI Frequently Underestimates Tumor Size in Prostate Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Improving imaging processes will lead to more successful treatments and help reduce morbidity in men with the disease.

Released: 5-Jan-2021 1:45 PM EST
ACTG Adds New Agent to ACTIV-2 Trial Investigating Early COVID-19 Treatments
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) has added a new agent to the ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies Trial. This phase 2 study, which is being led by the ACTG, will evaluate the combination of the two monoclonal antibodies BRII-196 and BRII-198 to treat early COVID-19.

Released: 4-Jan-2021 2:05 PM EST
More women embracing ‘going flat’ after mastectomy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A growing number of women forgoing reconstruction after a mastectomy say they’re satisfied with their choice, even as some did not feel supported by their physician, according to a study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Released: 29-Dec-2020 11:40 AM EST
UCLA scientists develop high-throughput mitochondria transfer device
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated mitochondria and their associated mitochondrial DNA into mammalian cells. This approach enables researchers to tailor a key genetic component of cells, to study and potentially treat debilitating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and metabolic disorders.

21-Dec-2020 5:45 PM EST
Neuroscientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

As COVID cases rise, physically distancing yourself from other people has never been more important. Now a Nature study reveals how your brain navigates places and monitors someone else in the same location.

Released: 18-Dec-2020 4:40 PM EST
A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA-led study may help explain how COVID-19 increases the risk for stroke. Scientists made the finding by running fluid spiked with a COVID-19–like protein through a 3D-printed model of the arteries of a patient who had suffered a stroke.

Released: 14-Dec-2020 11:40 AM EST
New combination therapy could help fight difficult-to treat cancers with common mutations
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA scientists describe a new combination therapy that suppresses the MAPK pathway by holding cancer-driving proteins in a death grip. This combination of two small molecules has the potential to treat not only BRAF mutated melanoma but also additional aggressive subtypes of cancers, including melanoma, lung, pancreatic and colon cancers that harbor common mutations in cancer genes called RAS or NF1.

Released: 11-Dec-2020 12:15 PM EST
Gene could help predict response to cervical cancer treatment
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how likely someone with cervical cancer is to respond to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation.

Released: 10-Dec-2020 7:05 PM EST
A surgeon’s birthday may be a dicey day for older patients
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Older people who undergo emergency surgeries on their operating surgeon’s birthday may be more likely to die within a month than patients who go through similar procedures on other days, a new UCLA-led study suggests.

2-Dec-2020 12:25 PM EST
Mindfulness meditation, survivorship classes reduce symptoms of depression in younger breast cancer survivors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New UCLA-led research shows that behavioral interventions — mindfulness meditation and survivorship education classes — are effective in reducing depressive symptoms in younger breast cancer survivors, who often experience the highest levels of depression, stress and fatigue that can persist for as long as a decade after their diagnosis.



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