UCLA researchers conducted the largest most comprehensive study comparing the cost-effectiveness of current modern drugs for treating hepatitis B -- a disease affecting 350 million worldwide.
Study shows that brain receptor changes can affect seizures and anxiety during the menstrual cycle--findings that could lead to novel therapies for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (formerly known as PMS) and other central nervous system symptoms associated with menstruation.
New data demonstrates that non-growth hormone deficient primary insulin-like growth factor-1 deficiency is a frequent cause of short stature among patients currently classified as having idiopathic short stature, or short stature with no known cause.
As of May 10, Medicare allows patients to pay privately for artificial presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses. Drs. Rex Hamilton and Kevin M. Miller of the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA are available for comment.
Using a common chemotherapy agent, researchers found a way to move an important biomarker expressed in prostate cancer, shaking it loose from one location in a cell -- where it could not be accessed by blood -- to another, easier to target area.
A new study finds that an innovative diagnostic tool can help identify a life threatening condition that affects the long-term outcome of heart transplant recipients.
Ophthalmologists typically recommend that diabetics have their eyes checked once per year. UCLA researchers found large numbers of diabetic seniors who need eye check ups more frequently.
The study may offer new insight in defending against pathogen invasion. UCLA researchers discovered that activation of the body's immune system through specific receptors on the surface of blood cells leads to their rapid cell change into two distinct immune cell populations.
A UCLA expert discusses the health impact of air pollution, especially the very tiny particles that may be most damaging and are a major component in vehicle emissions.
A magnetic resonance imaging study finds that the protein hormone leptin promotes development of gray matter in the part of the brain that regulates cravings and the ability to monitor personal behavior.
A new study led by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health shows that parents and filmgoers who use the Motion Picture Association of America ratings system to gauge movie content receive little meaningful guidance related to violent content.
A UCLA AIDS Institute study has discovered that teens of HIV-infected parents are at highest risk for depression and self-destructive behavior before their parent's death, not after.
In a finding that opens new doors to determining susceptibility to antidepressant side effects, researchers at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute report that changes in brain activity prior to treatment with antidepressants can flag patient vulnerability.
UCLA officials will announce the formation of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine to conduct embryonic and adult stem cell research that may lead to better treatments for HIV, cancer and neurological disorders.
UCLA Medical Center has announced initial clinical tests of the RP-6 mobile robot system in its neurosurgery intensive care unit. The RP-6 robot allows doctors to "virtually" consult with patients, family members and health care staff at a moment's notice, even if miles away from the hospital.
A randomized, controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of four behavioral drug abuse treatments in reducing methamphetamine use and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among 162 gay and bisexual methamphetamine addicts in Los Angeles County.
Sleep loss increases the heart rate and sympathetic catecholamine levels in alcoholics, compared with non-alcoholics, disrupting cardiovascular health. Increases persist after nights of partial and recovery sleep.
A new UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age"”but drinking among those who were born in earlier years showed a faster decline than among people born more recently.
A study featuring functional magnetic resonance imaging and a well-stocked tea service suggests for the first time that mirror neurons help people understand the intentions of others -- a key component to social interaction.
A study on bladder cancer cells lines showed that green tea extract has potential as an anti-cancer agent, proving for the first time that it is able to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
UCLA researchers reviewed drug ads in American medical journals to determine what materials are cited in support of medical claims and if those references are available to physicians. Researchers found that nearly a third of the ads contained no references for medical claims.
UCLA experts are available for interviews about the impact of diesel fuel particles in air pollution that may contribute to an increase in asthma, allergies and other respiratory problems.
Scientists have pinpointed a naturally occurring gene mutation in rats' brains that may lead to better treatments for alcohol poisoning and addiction in humans.
For the first time, researchers have developed a new tool "“ used right at the bedside upon hospital admission "“ to quickly predict the mortality risk in patients hospitalized with heart failure. The new tool will help clinicians decide which patients may require higher monitoring and earlier, more intensive intervention.
Dr. Christine Gonzales, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, is an expert on age-related macular degeneration. She is available to speak with the media about AMD causes and treatment.
Smoking by nurses can create workplace problems that must be addressed by health care systems to promote better interactions between nurses and their patients and reduce dissension among staff, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
Research led by Joan Asarnow at UCLA shows how a collaborative approach to depression care for adolescents (ages 13-21) and introduction of cognitive-behavior therapy as a treatment option improves outcomes in a primary care setting.
A study of children's patient records at California's public mental health clinics identifies strengths and gaps in quality of care. For example, nearly three-quarters of patient records of children receiving psychoactive medication did not document adequate safety monitoring through vital signs or laboratory studies.
The evolution over the last two decades of quantum dots has seen the growth of this revolutionary new tool from electronic materials science to far-reaching biological applications that will allow researchers to study cell processes at the level of a single molecule.
UCLA researchers for the first time showed that advanced heart failure patients with diabetes who are treated with insulin faced a mortality rate four times higher than heart failure patients with diabetes treated with oral medications.
A dietary staple of India holds potential as a weapon in the fight against Alzheimer's. The study involving genetically altered mice suggests that curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry spice, inhibits the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and also breaks up existing plaques.
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have identified for the first time a way to predict which prostate cancer patients will benefit from an experimental therapy that blocks a cell signaling pathway responsible for driving the growth of the cancer.
Findings suggest that individuals with high overall cardiovascular risk in midlife can be identified by relatively higher risk factors when they are younger and that young people from families with a lower SES experienced greatest increases in those risk factors.
Researchers find that depressed and highly anxious Mexican-Americans with a variant of the CRH gene had a 70 percent greater reduction in anxiety and a 30 percent greater reduction in depression in response to two anti-depressants.
In one of the first studies using the RNA in saliva to detect cancer, researchers were able to differentiate head and neck cancer patients from a group of healthy subjects based on biomarkers found in their spittle.
Using animal models and human tissue, a UCLA/VA research team 1) identified a shortfall of IDE protein in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients; 2) found a cause-effect relationship between insulin signaling and increased production of IDE, and 3) demonstrated that a low-fat diet high in fish and soy can increase production of IDE.
A new study reports higher arrest rates among drug offenders diverted to treatment during the first six months of California's Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, commonly known as Proposition 36.
A new UCLA study shows that African-American HIV patients treated by white doctors receive life-saving HIV medication less than those who have an African-American doctor.
A new UCLA and University of Utah study found how a hormone called hepcidin regulates the iron uptake from the diet and its distribution in the body. The study may help develop future treatments for chronic anemia and for diseases of iron overload, such as hemochromatosis.
UCLA Medical Center nurse Lance Patak has cared for many critically ill patients who couldn't communicate their needs due to endotracheal tubes. So he developed an easy-to-use communication board for them.
New projections showing the impact of Alzheimer's disease locally and nationally, as well as how simple lifestyle changes could lower disease incidence will be presented at the first Annual Aging Forecast at UCLA. Featuring national Alzheimer's disease experts.
New UCLA research suggests that a diet rich in the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may lower one's risk of Alzheimer's disease and help slow progression of the disorder in its later stages.
While nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that the public health system would respond fairly in a bioterrorist event, African-Americans and Asians adhere to this view in smaller proportions, perhaps because of past discriminatory policies put in place by health officials.
Seniors who use up their yearly drug benefits before the end of the year often resort to reducing their recommended dosages, or even stop taking their medications altogether"”a situation that could endanger their health, according to a UCLA study.
Researchers for the first time identified and then stopped a type of adult stem cell from migrating to the lung and contributing to pulmonary fibrosis in an animal model. Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating terminal disorder that causes an overabundance of scar tissue in the lung.
An experimental therapy that may battle resistance to the drug Gleevec in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia has shown promising results in a study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer center, increasing survival in animal models and perhaps paving the way for a second generation targeted therapy.
For the first time, researchers have recreated the ability of mammalian cells to self-organize, forming evenly spaced patterns in a test tube. The findings may help improve methods for regenerating tissue, controlling birth defects and developing new treatments for specific diseases.
Detailed results of the National Survey of Early Childhood Health finds that while many parents are generally satisfied with the quality and content of care provided by physicians caring for young children during well visits, critical areas of health care and development are not being addressed for some children.
A drug designed to cut off a tumor's blood supply, when paired with a chemotherapy combination, resulted in significant improvement in survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, the first time in decades that survival times have been extended in patients with this devastating form of advanced cancer.
Moderate exercise and common dietary supplements significantly reduce the risk of atherosclerosis because, combined, they boost the body's production of nitric oxide, which protects against a variety of cardio-vascular disorders.
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