More California children are drinking sugary beverages, according to a study released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Researchers in the center observed and compiled data on the nutrition of children aged 2 to 11 from the California Health Interview Survey from 2003 to 2014. According to a study published April 12, 30.9 […]
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LGBTQ center interim director forms group for transgender health care needs
Transgender students can benefit from an interdisciplinary effort to address their needs, a campus administrator said at an event Monday. Saeromi Kim, interim director of the LGBT Campus Resource Center and assistant clinical director of Counseling and Psychological Services, detailed her efforts to create the Trans Wellness Team, an interdisciplinary team designed to specifically address […]
Health policy professor named director of health policy research center
A professor in health policy and management will serve as the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for Health Policy Research’s next director. Ninez Ponce will begin her position on July 1, according to an email statement from the Fielding School. Ponce previously served as associate center director for CHPR, and is also director […]
Donation allows for facility to improve training for medical students
UCLA Health is building a new facility to provide computer simulation and virtual reality training for medical students following a $20 million gift. The Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld Hall will house the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, according to a university press release Wednesday. The center will allow medical students to train in […]
School of medicine receives $1.2M donation toward bowel disease research
A division in the David Geffen School of Medicine received a $1.2 million donation to research inflammatory bowel diseases. The Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases received a gift from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on education, research and the arts, according to a university press release. Charalabos […]
UCLA Center for AIDS Research receives $7.7 million grant
Researchers at the UCLA Center for AIDS Research received $7.7 million to search for a long-term treatment for HIV and AIDS patients. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases donated a five-year grant to fund three projects under the Center for AIDS Research to prevent the HIV from re-emerging and multiplying after a patient […]
UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression
UCLA researchers have found that activity in two regions in the brain, along with social support, may lessen symptoms of depression following a traumatic event. In a paper published Monday, researchers at the Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential […]