A $22.5 million grant to UCLA will establish the Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics (CNP), an effort to discern the underlying biology of mental disorders.
A new joint UCLA/Rand study shows that more than half of children with an HIV-infected parent are not consistently in that parent's custody.
The new study finds that up to one-fourth of patients surveyed in the Los Angeles area reported feeling stigmatized by their health care providers. This perception was also linked to low access to care among these patients, a large proportion of whom are low-income and minorities.
A $10-million gift from the Annenberg Foundation has been awarded to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which will feature the most advanced medical technology in the world. To acknowledge the grant, the hospital's main concourse connecting the Reagan Hospital, the neuropsychiatric hospital and the Mattel Children's Hospital will be named the Wallis Annenberg Concourse.
UCLA scientists discovered that a specific form of estrogen can protect the brain from degeneration yet not increase the risk for hormone-induced cancers of the breast and uterus.
Angiogenesis inhibitors that block a tumor's development of an independent blood supply have been touted as effective cancer fighters that result in fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy. However, a new study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center showed that one method of blocking blood supply development could result in serious and potentially deadly side effects.
Jennie Ching-I Tsao, associate professor of pediatrics in the Pediatric Pain Program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, has been selected as one of six winners of the 2007"“08 Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship.
Researchers at UCLA have developed a model that mimics a nasty and ongoing outbreak occurring in the Los Angeles County Jail, among others, of a flesh eating bacteria.
In a large scale, multiethnic study, researchers at UCLA have confirmed the role played by three molecules known as cytokines as a cause of Type 2 diabetes, and further, have identified these molecules as early biological markers that may be used to more accurately predict future incidences of diabetes among apparently healthy individuals.
New and innovative programs to obtain donor organs have the potential to revolutionize kidney transplantation. At UCLA, for example, transplant experts are studying a program they call "living donor swap." This program enables the relative or friend of a kidney-transplant patient who is not compatible as a donor to "swap" organs with another potential donor who also may be an incompatible match for his or her relative or friend. This greatly broadens the pool of organs available from living donors.
Scientists with the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to produce from human embryonic stem cells a highly pure, large quantity of functioning neurons that will allow them to create models of and study diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, prefrontal dementia and schizophrenia.
Researchers found that 23 percent of 3,552 hospital-based physicians surveyed were smokers, substantially higher than in the United States (3.3 percent), where the smoking prevalence in the general population is 20.9 percent, and the United Kingdom (6.8 percent), with 25 percent prevalence in the general population.
New research suggests that women have a faster trigger than men for activating waves of brain activity thought to underlie migraines. If correct, this triggering mechanism may be a new target for migraine treatment. In a separate report, the researchers report preliminary success in preventing migraines using a drug that blocks these waves.
An endowed chair in cardiothoracic transplantation surgery at UCLA was established by the University of California Foundation Limited and a generous donation from businessman William E. (Chip) Connor.
A new UCLA study shows that at least 100 of the 599 documented cigarette additives have "pharmacological" actions, many of which enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine and may increase the addictiveness of cigarettes.
A new UCLA study links diesel exhaust to hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one's risk for heart attack and stroke. Published in the July 26 edition of the online journal Genome Biology, the findings are the first to explain how fine particles in air pollution conspire with artery-clogging fats to switch on the genes that cause blood vessel inflammation and lead to cardiovascular disease.
A national initiative designed to improve heart-failure patient care in hospitals proved effective at increasing hospital adherence to key quality-of-care performance measures and reducing the length of hospital stays for patients. It also resulted in favorable trends for in-hospital and post-discharge mortality rates.
The brain's mirror neuron network responds differently depending on whether we are looking at someone who shares our culture, or someone who doesn't.
UCLA scientists, along with collaborators from Purdue University, have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors "” crucial drugs for HIV treatment "” block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus. The findings may offer insight into the side effects of HIV protease inhibitors.
Researchers isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids "“ a natural substance found in turmeric root "“ that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a peptide that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer's disease.
The latest developments in in-vitro fertilization will be covered at this four-day conference.
In a new study, UCLA/VA researchers measured the effect of hepatitis B on patients' quality of life "” beyond just the physical symptoms of the disease "” and created a new tool to better assess patients' overall well-being, which may help clinicians guide treatment.
There are many effective, albeit expensive, intervention programs aimed at encouraging HIV-positive people to practice less risky behavior. But a new UCLA study has found that self-monitoring by these patients is not only an effective strategy but is inexpensive and easy to implement as well.
Providing autistic children with explicit instructions to pay more attention to facial expressions and tone of voice elicited an increased response in the medial prefrontal cortex, part of the brain's network for understanding the intentions of others. The findings may have implications for future therapeutic interventions.
New research suggests that a breakdown of the myelin that develops early in the formation of the brain may lead to the symptoms of Huntington's disease, a rare, inherited neurological disorder.
PG-13 films have lots of "happy violence," say UCLA researchers. Borrowing from the late communications theorist George Gerbner, happy violence is that which is "cool, swift and painless." PG-13 films don't consider the consequences of violent acts, such as injury, death and the shattered lives of the people involved.
June is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and with Father's Day approaching, it's a great time think about the ways men can keep their prostates healthy and be proactive about cancer prevention.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which will feature the most advanced medical technology in the world and 520 large, private rooms for patients, was officially dedicated today at a ceremony attended by former first lady Nancy Reagan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Gov. Gray Davis, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, UCLA Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams, architect and UCLA Medal recipient C.C. Pei, and other dignitaries.
Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, the cells that are able to give rise to every cell type found in the body.
Dr. E. Richard Stiehm, professor of pediatrics in the division of allergy, immunology and rheumatology at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, was presented with the 2007 Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
Many patients with chronic hepatitis B are deficient in their understanding of the lifelong disease and often do not comply with the drug regimens necessary to control it, according to a new UCLA survey that suggests improved patient involvement in disease management decisions could be the key to fixing this problem.
Summer has arrived and UCLA emergency physicians would like to remind parents how to prevent drownings and water-immersion injuries involving children.
A new UCLA imaging study reveals how inhaling straight oxygen can harm the brain. Published in the May 22 edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine, the findings fly in the face of national guidelines for resuscitation and recommend a new approach adding carbon dioxide to the gas mix to preserve brain function in patients.
The UCLA Stroke Center recently received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines"“Stroke Initial Performance Achievement Award.
A pilot study at UCLA has found that a testosterone gel for men with MS reduced symptoms, slowed brain degeneration and increased muscle mass.
UCLA researchers have found that Parkinson's disease patients have severe damage to the same small group of neurons whose loss causes narcolepsy. The findings suggest a different clinical course of treatment for people suffering with Parkinson's that may ameliorate their sleep symptoms.
New research suggests that it is the breakdown of so-called late-stage myelin that promotes the buildup of toxic amyloid-beta fibrils that eventually deposit in the brain and become the plaques which have long been associated with Alzheimer's disease.
UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structure in monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders is reversed, the peptide actually encourages infection with HIV. The findings could pave the way for the use of such peptides in gene therapy using HIV-based vectors as the delivery method.
Dr. Martin F. Shapiro, professor of medicine and chief of the division of general internal medicine and health services research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has received the Herbert W. Nickens Award, recognizing his commitment to cultural diversity in medicine.
Dr. Ronald W. Busuttil, professor and executive chairman of the UCLA Department of Surgery, has received the American Surgical Association's Medallion for Scientific Achievement, joining a list that includes the nation's most distinguished surgeons.
Dr. Gerald D. Buckberg, distinguished professor of surgery in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was awarded the 2007 Scientific Achievement Award by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in Washington D.C. on May 8.
A simple blood test "” beyond standard lab tests "” taken at hospital admission strongly predicted in-hospital mortality risk for heart failure patients and may be useful in helping doctors decide which patients need higher-level monitoring and more intensive treatment.
A new study shows that more than half of children with an HIV-infected parent are not consistently in that parent's custody.
A recent UCLA study demonstrates that in autistic children, areas of the brain that play a role in processing facial expressions and evaluating emotions show little or no activity.
New imaging research at UCLA shows that impairments in autistic children's ability to imitate and empathize can be linked to dysfunction in the brain's mirror-neuron system.
Public health officials say a major concern is an outright flu pandemic, such as a human strain of avian flu. It's not a question of if such a health crisis will come but when. Are we prepared? In a word, say three UCLA researchers, no.
Dr. Hillel Laks, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was honored with a distinguished UCLA Chancellor's Professorship.
While investigating the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans evacuees, a group of UCLA researchers stumbled across something they had not been looking for "” the deep level of distrust the largely minority victims felt toward public health authorities. This distrust likely played a role in residents' response to evacuation warnings and advice.
The researchers found that the Hurricane Katrina evacuees' strong family ties had a profound influence on factors affecting evacuation, including transportation decisions, access to shelter and how they perceived evacuation messages. These ties both facilitated and hindered their evacuation.
A rigorous, long-term study of quality of life in patients who underwent one of the three most common treatments for prostate cancer found that each affected men's lives in different ways. The findings provide invaluable information for men with prostate cancer who are facing vital treatment decisions.
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