The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy announced that Greta Van Susteren will join the center as a non-resident senior fellow.
UCLA-led research finds that the way estrogen therapy for menopause is delivered doesn’t affect risk or benefit. What DOES make a difference with the commonly used conjugated equine estrogen, plus progestogen, is dosage.
The California State University (CSU) has partnered with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) to develop the next generation of clean energy entrepreneurs.
The UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind program, which fights childhood obesity by installing comprehensive fitness programs in middle and high schools, has formed an academic advisory council of leading experts in physical education, fitness and wellness.
Children with autism have a tell-tale difference on brain tests compared with other children
Using a game-based format, the conceptual app engages both children and caregivers to ensure compliance with medication regimens.
A report by the first Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention and Care identifies powerful tools to prevent dementia and touts the benefits of nonmedical interventions for people with dementia.
Fifty years ago, this summer, a social phenomenon emerged in California and swept the nation. Called the “Summer of Love,” it began with tens of thousands of “hippies” converging in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district during the summer of 1967. Many were against the Vietnam War and consumerism, and passionate about music and meditation. There was widespread use of illicit drugs such as LSD and cannabis, as well as legal substances including alcohol, tobacco and tranquilizers. Fast forward to 2017. The bohemian “flower children” of the 1960’s are now a formidable segment of the nation’s baby boomer generation. Not surprisingly, many in this age group, now largely in their 50s and 60s, have continued to struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. And it is changing the face of addiction in America.
Inspired by a family mantra and a longstanding relationship with Children's Hospital Los Angeles and USC, philanthropists Teresa and Byron Pollitt have pledged $3 million to help create an endowed chair position for the director of the CHLA Fetal and Neonatal Institute.
As the media industry copes with fake news, journalists still relish the chance to tell stories that matter.
Episodic memory is the way we remember life events, big and small. Poor episodic memory, a common feature of schizophrenia, limits the ability to form relationships with others.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives Health Care's Most Wired® 2017 designation from the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum for excellence in technology for improving digital healthcare access, security and care.
This San Diego State alumna was the first Hispanic woman to go to space and the first Hispanic to lead the NASA Johnson Space Center.
An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a novel therapy called emicizumab, decreases incidence of bleeding episodes by 87%.
Summer colds might seem rare, but you’re actually just as likely to catch one in the summer as in the winter. Why?
Thomas Cruz-Soto Jr. has been selected as Cal Poly Pomona’s next associate vice president and dean of students for the Division of Student Affairs.
Physician researchers at CHLA surveyed caregivers to understand their expectations and satisfaction of urgent care in a pediatric emergency department (ED). They found that expectations about care delivered in the ED are directly related to satisfaction of care at the end of the visit.
Dr. Zea Borok of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has received a $6.9 million, seven-year NIH grant that could lead to new therapies for common lung diseases
UCLA Health dietitians Erin Morse and Dana Hunnes share their tips for hosting a healthy but festive Fourth of July party.
Symptoms of PTSD can include irritability, isolation, agitation, jumpiness, nightmares, sleep disturbances and substance abuse. All of these can take a toll not just on the person with PTSD, but on their loved ones as well.
Two dietitians -- Erin Morse and Dana Hunnes -- share tips on how to have a festive Fourth of July party while keeping it healthy.
University President Soraya M. Coley signed on to We Are Still In, a nationwide grass-roots initiative that aims to abide by the Paris climate agreement despite the withdrawal by the United States from the pact.
Cal State LA hosted some of the region’s leading bioscience research institutions at the Los Angeles Venture Association’s (LAVA) First Look L.A. 2017
Researchers have identified gut microbiota that interact with brain regions associated with mood and behavior. This may be the first time that behavioral and neurobiological differences associated with microbial composition in healthy humans have been identified.
The impact of excessive smartphone use isn't permanent; used in bed, they may disrupt circadian clocks; researchers explore apps to improve ADHD treatment
The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, a sudden and usually deadly loss of heart function, declined significantly among previously uninsured adults who acquired health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Patients can engage with the Ambient Activity Technology device any time to view family photos, hear their favorite music, and play games.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is the top-ranked pediatric hospital in California again, based on the latest rankings announced by U.S. News & World Report. CHLA was also named to the publication’s Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals, a designation bestowed on elite pediatric academic medical centers that excel in multiple specialties.
A streamlined and integrated method of tracking medical records called a laboratory health information exchange narrowed the gap in anti-retroviral therapy and viral suppression between HIV-positive blacks and whites.
A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigator and his team have developed a new risk assessment tool that brings physicians closer to predicting who is most likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, a condition that is fatal in more than 90 percent of patients.
Gone are the days of the silent, musty stacks. In recent years, university libraries have had to do more to adapt to today’s students and faculty. And yes, that includes allowing coffee on the premises.
Accounting for age-related cognitive and physical challenges can increase adoption rates for older users who need help managing their health.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) opposes any changes to Medicaid funding that harm children and their families. The Senate's version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), called the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), risks the health care coverage of millions of American children and families.
Women and their physicians are largely uneducated when it comes to females and heart disease, putting women’s health and lives at greater risk, a new study out today shows. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, shows that 45 percent of U.S. women are not aware that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.
For college students, summer can be the time for a new lesson: how to take charge of their health.
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma even when standard evaluations yield negative results for the disease.
USC will lead a consortium of universities and private companies to build quantum computers that are at least 10,000 times faster than the best state-of-the-art classical computers.Such high-powered machines could help facilitate the solution of some of the most difficult optimization problems such as machine learning for image recognition, resolving scheduling conflicts in events with many participants, as well as sampling for improved prediction of random events.
HIV-positive women with CMV in their urine at the time of labor and delivery are more than five times likelier than HIV-positive women without CMV to transmit HIV to their infants. The research also found that they are nearly 30 times likelier to transmit CMV to their infants.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is actively recruiting for a clinical trial that seeks to eliminate unnecessary testing for breast cancer with a simple breath test.
A pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and a pathologist and medical microbiologist at the Keck School of Medicine of USC published a perspective paper in Pediatrics, about an age-old practice now known as elimination communication (EC).
Today, a team of investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles launched OncoKidsSM, a next-generation sequencing-based panel specifically designed for pediatric cancers.
Ben Rivers, a graduate student in music at California State University, East Bay, isn’t letting Parkinson’s disease get in the way of his dream to become a composer.
In a new video posted today, Cedars-Sinai heart expert Evan Zahn, MD, explains a new treatment for babies born with patent ductus arteriosus, a “hole in the heart,” the most common structural heart defect in newborns. The video is available for streaming and downloading.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA awards 2017 Swtizer Prize to Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a neurologist who revealed the molecular basis of neurological disorders.
High ozone levels and a quickly growing population are making it tough to implement regulations to reduce pollution, says a Cal State Los Angeles professor.
Physician shares advice on how families can talk to dad and encourage him to take care of himself.
The UC Blum Federation has released a compendium of research working toward reducing poverty and improving health for all populations.
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