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The research could explain why people with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and also have a shorter lifespan.

UCLA and USC scientists found that mindfulness meditation promotes sleep quality in older adults who suffer from moderate sleep complaints.

Scientists found that removing a specific molecular switch from a mutant protein can trigger symptoms in mice that are similar to those found in people with the disease.

The Latino physician workforce per capita has declined by 22 percent since 1980, resulting in a shortage of doctors with the cultural familiarity necessary to serve a rapidly expanding population.

A Google Glass app paired with a handheld device will allow users to quickly analyze the health of living plants without damaging them.

Two of the nation’s top eye institutes have united to improve patients’ access to leading vision specialists.

Researchers developed a thermal imaging technique that can “see” how the temperature changes from point to point inside the smallest electronic circuits.

A new study by UCLA researchers found that meditation appeared to help preserve the brain’s gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons.

The Department of Education’s college rating system could hurt universities that enroll large numbers of students who plan to graduate from other institutions.

Study found that paramedics can give intravenous medications to stroke patients within the “golden hour,” the window during which treatments are most likely to help patients avoid long-term neurological damage.

Research at UCLA played key role in developing the treatment, which could signal a new strategy for arresting tumor growth and extending the time before cancer worsens.

Jim and Carol Collins, who met while they were UCLA students in the 1940s, will have part of the training facility named in their honor.

Darwin’s writings focused much more on species that had changed over time than on those that hadn’t. So how do scientists explain a species living for so long without evolving?

A team led by engineers from UCLA and Columbia University controlled light at tiny lengths around 500 nanometers — smaller than the light’s own wavelength — by using random crystal lattice structures.

The surgery offers hope to people who were resigned to dealing with the debilitating condition for life.

In recognition of American Heart Month here are 12 tips for a healthier heart.

The number of cities across the globe that experience heat waves has increased since the 1970s — as has the frequency of those heat waves — as the heat island effect amplifies global warming.

A team of life scientists has found part of the answer: The amount and intensity of striping in different zebra populations can be best predicted by temperature.

UCLA released the following statement from Chancellor Gene Block regarding the Department of Veteran Affairs settlement of a lawsuit concerning the agency's West LA property.

The facility's recruiting lounge and terrace will be named in honor of Marilyn Silva-Lund and David Lund.

Genes relating to immune function and histone methylation — molecular changes that alter DNA expression — are risk factors.

Job growth, increased consumer confidence will fuel construction demand for commercial office space, multifamily housing projects and additional industrial warehousing space through 2017 in six major California markets.

The gift will support students, professors and researchers working with the rare primary-source materials in UCLA Library Special Collections.

UCLA researchers found that giving oxytocin to mice with autism-like symptoms restored their normal social behavior.

The first survey of undocumented college students shows that worries about financial hardship and fears of deportation undermine students’ chances for success in college.