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.@TheNCI has awarded @UCLAHealth $8.7 million to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. https://t.co/QI1u5VQdpB #UCLAFightsCancer #ProstateCancer

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Wondering about air quality during and after wildfires?
We have answers from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. https://t.co/wZk8AlQR8b

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As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with @UCLAHealth's @MaggieDinomeMD to answer some of the tough questions we all have.

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Using an antibody, UCLA researchers have discovered a way to eradicate leukemia stem cells. https://t.co/g8in7mHyHS

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What are the long-term effects of #vaping? How do e-cigarettes work? How do you talk to your kids about it?
Hear from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. https://t.co/EKECxsCR6s

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The results are in! @usnews has ranked UCLA Health #1 in Los Angeles, #1 in California, & #6 in the nation. Thank U to our physicians, nurses, employees & volunteers for providing the best in healthcare & the latest in medical technology. ➨ https://t.co/Rkx0Rrjrut #BestHospitals

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Thank U for highlighting the importance of research in policy-making.
@dgsomucla @voxdotcom
#thePowerofU

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“Anesthesia for children is risky business,” @KarenSibertMD said. “They have tiny mouths and a tiny airway behind it. It doesn’t take much to obstruct the airway, and their lungs are tiny so they don’t have a lot of oxygen reserves.” https://t.co/tAgZCpkE2z

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In a three-year study at @UCLAHealth, researchers found that combining biopsy strategies when testing for prostate cancer in men allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancers. #prostatecancer @JAMASurgery #prostatebiopsy https://t.co/vxBVtfktg4

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Peptides that mimic ‘good cholesterol’ reverse inflammatory bowel disease in mice. #IBD #inflammatoryboweldisease #HDL #cholesterol @dgsomUCLA https://t.co/OY3HeQa7AS

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UCLA-led research finds that combining immunotherapy with two target therapies extends the lives of people with advanced melanoma. @UCLAJCCC #skincancer #melanoma #immunotherapy
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New York Times columnist @LisaSandersmd urges @dgsomUCLA medical students to hold on to their values. #HippocraticOath #commencementaddress https://t.co/CavayvJ3tz

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Research explains how eyes see continuously in bright light. #vision #ophthalmology https://t.co/T2gLKaLctD

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Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine https://t.co/VEea2lbefL

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Learn how we are using @Microsoft @Azure cloud computing tools to advance the way that we prevent, diagnose and treat disease ➡️ https://t.co/XYtt0I0Lqa #precisionmedicine

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The findings help answer a longstanding question about mammalian vision: Why don’t our eyes become less sensitive when they’re bombarded with bright light? @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @NeuroCellPress https://t.co/T2gLKaLctD

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Researchers at @UCLA and @UCIrvine found that crash-related reports from @Waze users came an average of two minutes and 41 seconds earlier than reports received by California Highway Patrol emergency personnel. More here: https://t.co/68PRHkkSzH @JAMASurgery

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“We believe this represents the advent of an entirely new treatment for patients with [the most common type of] #stroke.”
- Dr. Jeffrey Saver of @dgsomUCLA.

Read about the new UCLA-led research, published in @TheLancet, here: https://t.co/0yRrD1V5Fi

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New UCLA-led study in @TheLancet: nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke. Read more: https://t.co/bYggX0ihqw @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @UCLAnewsroom #stroke

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Josh Sasine, PhD, of @UCLAJCCC speaks with @Healthline about iron deficiency anemia -- including diagnosis and treatment. #anemia @Brimastroianni https://t.co/ZmiDNmsMzT