News From Around the System

Hearing Loss and High Blood Sugar Linked to Poorer Learning and Memory among Older Latinos

Researchers report that hearing loss and high blood sugar are associated with poor cognitive performance among middle-aged and older Latinos.

Hearing Loss and High Blood Sugar Linked to Poorer Learning and Memory among Older Latinos

New UCLA center to focus on health, safety and well-being of LGBTQ community

The Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research & Health will conduct interdisciplinary research and collaborate with partners in Los Angeles and beyond.

Researcher receives Young Investigator Award to investigate new stromal biomarker for prostate cancer

Dr. Jeremie Calais, assistant professor of nuclear medicine and theranostics in the department of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is one of 26 researchers to be named a 2020 Young Investigator by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

UCI Health receives COVID-19 vaccine

Orange, Calif. — UCI Health today received an initial shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine at UCI Medical Center and will begin providing the first round of injections to its front-line healthcare workers. UCI Health was allotted some 3,000 units of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations will be offered to frontline…

Hope, relief envelop UCLA Health as first COVID-19 vaccines are administered

In a burst of jubilance at UCLA Health – an emotional release after months of pandemic trauma – frontline health care workers began receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health introduces master of healthcare administration degree

The two-year online program will be the first of its kind in the University of California system.

School of Medicine to serve as lead site for clinical trial on stuttering

Phase 2 study investigates efficacy of the drug ecopipam developed by Emalex Biosciences Inc.

The Un-appeal of Banana: Liquid E-Cigarette Flavorings Measurably Injure Lungs

UC San Diego researchers report chemicals used for flavor in e-cigarette liquid negatively affect specialized proteins that support immune system.

Researchers Discover Clue to How to Protect Neurons and Encourage Their Growth

Researchers have identified a family of enzymes whose inhibition both protects neurons and encourages their growth, a pathway to potential new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases from Alzheimer’s to glaucoma.