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- UCLA Researchers Discover Second Brain Region Decay Responsible for Severe Narcolepsy and Sudden Muscle Loss
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Medical News
A landmark study from UCLA Health reveals that Type 1 narcolepsy is caused by the degeneration of neurons in two distinct brain regions, not just the hypothalamus as previously bel...
- New FIT-DNA Mail-In Tests Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion Rates in Under-Resourced US Health Centers
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
A randomized trial involving 5,000 participants found that newer FIT-DNA mail-in kits achieved higher screening uptake compared to traditional fecal immunochemical tests. Despite t...
- UCLA Study Links State Policies and Bullying to Escalating Psychological Distress in Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Mental Health
New research from UCLA Health indicates that the mental health challenges faced by gender-diverse teens are heavily influenced by social and political environments rather than gend...
- UCLA Researchers Map Tumor Cellular Neighborhoods to Predict Success of Combination Immunotherapy in Advanced Melanoma
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Medical News
A new study from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals that the spatial organization of immune cells, rather than genetics alone, determines how melanoma pati...
- UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Study Reveals Stark Racial and Gender Gaps in U.S. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diagnoses
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Medical News
A massive national survey of over 88,000 adults has uncovered significant disparities in the formal diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with Black patients and men far les...
- UCLA Researchers Identify Critical 'Body Gap' as Primary Obstacle to Developing Safe and Human-Aligned Artificial Intelligence
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A new study from UCLA Health argues that current AI models lack "internal embodiment," a fundamental human trait that monitors internal states like fatigue and uncertainty. Researc...
- FDA Approves Landmark Gene Therapy for Severe LAD-I After Successful UCLA-Led Clinical Trials
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kresladi, the first-ever gene therapy for leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I (LAD-I), a rare and often fatal pediatric immune disord...
- Neurologists Urged to Integrate Spiritual Assessment to Support Patients Facing Identity-Eroding Chronic Diseases
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Health
A collaborative paper by researchers from UCLA and Harvard argues that spiritual care is a central, rather than peripheral, component of managing progressive neurological condition...
- UCLA and UCSF researchers identify genetic pathway that protects brain cells from toxic tau accumulation
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Health
Scientists from UCLA Health and UC San Francisco have discovered a natural cellular cleanup system that enables certain neurons to resist the protein buildup associated with Alzhei...
- UCLA Study: Accelerated 5-Day Brain Stimulation Matches Efficacy of 6-Week Depression Treatment
Published: Feb 25, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at UCLA Health have demonstrated that compressing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) into a high-intensity, five-day "5x5" protocol can provide symptom relief comp...