Stroke Center receives research grant
The UCLA Stroke Center has received a $5 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health for research in therapies and
treatments of stroke.
The money will be used for programs focusing on magnetic
resonance imaging for accurate diagnosis of stroke patients and
less invasive surgery for treatment.
The number of individuals expected to suffer from a stroke will
double in the next 50 years.
The UCLA Stroke Center is one of four centers nationwide
participating in the NIH program.
For more information, visit www.stroke.ucla.edu.
Study seeks teens with depression
The Teen Depression Program at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric
Institute is conducting a study for teenagers with depression who
have tried prescription treatments and remain depressed.
The researchers seek teens ages 12 through 18 who have
unsuccessfully taken medications such as Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa,
Lexapro or Luvox.
Participants will be treated with medication and talk therapy in
groups with physicians and psychiatrists.
For more information, call (866) 302-5632, or e-mail
teens@ucla.edu.
Reports from Bruin wire services.