UCLA |

State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents

Rate for undocumented adults' emergency department visits is significantly lower.
UC San Francisco |

Young blood reverses brain aging

Study shows cognitive improvements in old mice when connected to the circulatory system of younger rodents.
UC Newsroom |

New patient care model reduces hospital re-admission rates

Demonstration project to improve care for people with HIV/AIDS has reduced hospital re-admissions by 44 percent.

UCLA |

Today's statin users consume more calories and fat, and weigh more, than their predecessors

People who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs appear to have developed a false sense of security that could lead to heart disease and other obesity-related illnesses.
UCLA |

Treating stroke improves during golden hour

Patients who receive clot-busting drug within first hour of symptoms are more likely to survive, preserve brain function and reduce disability.
UC San Francisco |

Children’s hospitals launch global initiative on preterm birth

$100 million from Lynne and Marc Benioff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund 10-year program to reduce childhood death from prematurity.

UC Berkeley |

Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury

Study in rats shows that a common hypertension drug can nearly eliminate the epilepsy that often follows severe head injury. Nearly one in five cases of epilepsy is the result of head trauma.
UC Newsroom |

UC's history in vaccine development

UC has played a significant role in the development of vaccines that have saved countless lives.
UC San Francisco |

Codeine still prescribed for children

Despite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms.
UC Newsroom |

Pet care for the needy

Veterinary clinic provides free services — and holiday gift baskets — for animals whose humans are down on their luck.
UC San Francisco |

Benioffs give hospitals $100M

Gift to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Oakland will help strengthen children's health care across the San Francisco Bay Area.
UCLA |

Spinal cord therapy helps paraplegics move their legs

Four young men who have been paralyzed for years achieved groundbreaking progress — moving their legs — as a result of epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.