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The use of laboratory health information exchanges led to Latinos who are HIV-positive being more likely than whites to use anti-retroviral therapy.

UCLA environmental researchers create comprehensive model to find out how Los Angeles County can reduce its reliance on imported water.

The two organizations intend to establish a broader collaboration to strengthen their ability to offer the highest-quality care.

The research also found that women who had gonorrhea when they gave birth were nearly 20 times more likely to pass on CMV to their babies.

Results of the UCLA study could lead to new types of drugs, targeting the intestinal cells, to reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes, or to treat other conditions linked to inflammation, including cancer.

An international team led by researchers from UCLA and Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead discovery of the first definitive genetic mutations.

The study, led by UCLA professor Jaana Juvonen, surveyed more than 4,300 sixth-graders in Southern and Northern California.

The UCLA International Medical Graduate Program offers education and certification to physicians who agree to provide services in underserved communities.

Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Baylor University neurologist, has helped uncover the molecular basis of neurological disorders including Rett syndrome.

By showing that stress levels can be quantified by a simple urine test, and that this test helps predict disease, this work could lead to strategies for prevention of coronary heart disease and heart attacks.

The gift, from Michael Jung, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his wife, Alice, establishes an endowed chair in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.

The latest report says GDP growth will exceed 2 percent in the near term but fall below 2 percent in 2019.

Findings help UCLA-led researchers better understand congenital Zika virus syndrome — a pattern of birth defects found among fetuses and babies infected with the virus.

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is one of a handful of hospitals and clinics nationwide that offer a treatment that works in a fundamentally different way than drugs.

UCLA researchers observed that mice with a form of autism had an inability to adapt to repeated whisker stimulation.

The initiative is “an excellent opportunity for UCLA Dentistry to further engage the Los Angeles community and improve oral health care for generations to come,” said the school’s dean, Dr. Paul Krebsbach.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a molecular compound that improves balance and coordination in mice with the early stage of the disorder.

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is launching today the Bill Klug Memorial Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students in mechanical and aerospace engineering.

UCLA research findings show changes in same genes that clipped the sea bird’s wings cause human bone disorders.

Program funded by the entertainment executive and philanthropist helps UCLA attract top medical school prospects.

Donation from longtime supporter Dr. David Sanders to fund research and scholarship into civil rights, LGBT rights, women’s rights and diversity.

Researchers from seven institutions are studying the well-being of adolescents and young adults with the virus or at risk for infection.

Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.

Study showed air, soil and water from city parks in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno and Bakersfield contained high quantities of the genes in bacteria cells.

Deletions or duplications of DNA along 22nd chromosome hint at biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric disorders.