UCLA Health Tip Sheet: Visual loss and mask-wearing practices; Influenza vaccination rates are low; Mixed ancestry study provides clues to genetic traits
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22-Mar-2023 12:10 PM EDT
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Researchers develop a universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevents severe illness in hamsters
A UCLA-led team has developed an inexpensive, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevented severe respiratory illness and weight loss when tested in hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. It proved as effective as vaccines...
21-Mar-2023 5:15 PM EDT
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An extra X chromosome-linked gene may explain decreased viral infection severity in females
Researchers may have found why viral infections hit males more severely than females. They found that female mouse and human NK cells have an extra copy of an X chromosome-linked gene called UTX. UTX acts as an epigenetic regulator to boost NK cell...
16-Mar-2023 7:25 PM EDT
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Scientists Discover Key Information about the Function of Mitochondria in Cancer Cells
A new study represents a first step towards generating highly detailed 3-dimensional maps of lung tumors using genetically engineered mouse models.
14-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
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Too little sleep could make vaccination less effective
Sleeping fewer than six hours per night around the time of vaccination was associated with a robust decrease in antibody response, researchers found.
9-Mar-2023 5:25 PM EST
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New details on how immune cells ‘see’ and respond to mutations in cancer cells may lead to more targeted and effective immunotherapy
For the first time, a research team has identified and analyzed the steps by which immune cells “see” and respond to cancer cells, providing insights into reasons some treatments may be effective for certain patients but not others.
6-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EST
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Older Black men are likelier to die after surgery than others, particularly following elective procedures
Older Black men have a higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery than do Black women and white men and women – with their odds of death 50% higher after elective surgery compared with white men.
27-Feb-2023 6:00 AM EST
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UCLA Health receives $25.3 million for street medicine program caring for homeless
The UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative has received a $25.3 million, two-year state grant to expand access and enhance coordination of medical and behavioral health care provided to people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.
1-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EST
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UCLA Health expert available to discuss colorectal cancer screening, the increase in colorectal cancer in young adults, and more during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
27-Feb-2023 8:05 PM EST
Should parents be concerned about their kids in sports in the wake of Damar Hamlin’s injury?
5-Jan-2023 7:20 PM EST
Head of UCLA's Alzheimer’s research center available to discuss new drug results
28-Sep-2022 1:35 PM EDT
UCLA psychiatrist is available to comment on challenges that lie ahead of veterans after a historical year
1-Nov-2021 12:00 AM EDT
Expert available to comment on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids
26-Oct-2021 7:05 PM EDT
Scientist Honored for Pioneering Work in Hematology Research
Dr. Elizabeta Nemeth, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Iron Disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been awarded the 2021 William Dameshek Prize by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for her...
2-Jul-2021 3:05 PM EDT
UCLA expert available to discuss colorectal cancer screening prevention, more during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
24-Feb-2021 1:55 PM EST
UCLA pancreatic cancer surgeon/expert to speak on the death of Alex Trebek
9-Nov-2020 8:05 AM EST
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