Officials from a California medical institute unanimously voted Thursday to award $7.4 million to a UCLA center to fund therapy clinical trials for a cure to X-linked chronic granulomatous disease. Read more...
Science & Health
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July 28, 5:59 pm
UCLA research center receives $7.4M for gene therapy clinical trials
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July 24, 9:43 pm
UCLA researchers discover experimental therapy to treat colon cancer
UCLA scientists discovered an experimental form of therapy with the ability to suppress the development of colon cancer, officials announced Friday. Scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that patients with ulcerative colitis, who have a higher chance of developing a colon cancer, have high levels of microRNA-214. Read more...
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July 23, 11:59 am
UCLA hospital to test new cleaning system after superbug outbreak
Doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be the first to test a new cleaning system for a medical device in the wake of a superbug outbreak late 2014, officials announced on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be the first to test a new cleaning system for a medical device in the wake of a superbug outbreak late 2014, officials announced on Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News, Science & Health, UC
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July 22, 9:11 pm
UCLA Health patient files lawsuit after cyber attack
A UCLA Health patient filed a class action suit against the health care provider Monday for inadequately storing personal and medical information. The patient, Michael Allen, was a potential victim in a recent cyber attack against UCLA Health’s computer network. Read more...
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July 21, 5:58 pm
UCLA hospitals ranked No. 3 in nation by U.S. News and World Report
The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation, according to ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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July 17, 11:30 pm
Research seeks to explain varying recovery time for youth brain injury
The amount of damage to the insulated layer on brain nerves, rather than the severity of the injury itself, may be the reason some young victims recover from brain trauma more quickly than others, according to new research by UCLA and USC scientists. Read more...
Campus, News, Science & Health
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July 17, 11:35 am
Cyber attack on UCLA Health may affect up to 4.5M
A cyber attack on UCLA Health’s computer network may have exposed the personal and medical information of as many as 4.5 million people, officials announced Friday. Read more...
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