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"Policymakers should ensure that the impending shift in federal funding does not destabilize institutions that are the backbone of public health in California," UCLA researchers warn.

The transition of the MPTF outpatient health care system into the UCLA Health System gives entertainment industry members access to UCLA’s world-renowned specialty care and services.

In less than 40 years, the number of Asian Americans elected or appointed to public office has jumped from just over 100 to more than 4,000, according to a new political almanac published by UCLA.

The UCLA team's findings could lead to treatments for blood disorders associated with both iron deficiencies and overloads.

A new report by professors from UCLA and five other universities concludes that climate engineering won't suffice, and we have to cut down the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere.

A new book by UCLA sociologist Edward T. Walker pulls back the curtain on a lucrative industry of consultants who mobilize public activism as a marketable service.

"David Geffen exemplifies the spirit of optimism and innovation that is the hallmark of UCLA," said Chancellor Gene Block, who will present the UCLA Medal to the entertainment magnate and philanthropist on May 30.

Among the 65-plus age group, depression is linked with a far greater chance for early death possibly due to failure to follow their medication regime.

Tisch's funding will help UCLA create the world’s most sophisticated research, prevention and treatment program for athletics-related brain injuries.

The public is invited to join world-renowned culinary visionaries at UCLA's popular "Scientific Bake-off," part of life scientist Amy Rowat's "Science and Food" course.

UCLA researchers have discovered that the parasite that causes trichomoniasis, a common sexual infection, may enhance prostate cells' progression from normal cells to tumor cells.

The funds will be used to build a garden pavilion that will house a welcome center and classroom. The construction is part of a series of renovations to increase the garden's visibility, upgrade its infrastructure and improve its accessibility.

UCLA and other institutions that serve more than 5 million Southland patients issued joint guidelines aimed at helping doctors and patients confront complex questions about dying with dignity.

UCLA-led research at four Los Angeles public schools found that many students didn't eat even a bite of the new, healthier items that were added to menus when LAUSD refreshed its lunch offerings in 2011.

Using an MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsy developed at UCLA, researchers found that nearly a third of men in their study had much more aggressive cancers than originally thought.

Nobel Prize recipient Randy Schekman, Jane Fonda and Herbie Hancock are among the prominent figures delivering remarks at UCLA's 2014 commencement ceremonies.

The UCLA-led team's new approach could lead to new materials with significant improvements in performance, such as self-lubricating bearings for engines, and it may eventually have applications in medicine.

The campaign seeks to secure the institution's future as a center for higher education where innovative teaching, groundbreaking research and dedicated service advance the public good.

Working alongside physicians and handling a slew of administrative tasks, the partners help doctors save time and give more direct attention to those they treat, a UCLA study shows.

Those patients with additional major medical conditions are more likely to die from something other than cancer, so radiation or surgery represent "a poor gamble," UCLA researchers say.

"It's like your car's airbag, which won’t be deployed unless you really need it," UCLA's Alexander Hoffman said of the specialized immune cells, which use a built-in feedback system to determine which threats are real and which aren't.

Diabetes adds an extra $1.6 billion dollars every year to hospitalization costs in California, with hospital stays for patients with the disease costing nearly $2,200 more than stays for non-diabetic patients.

A team led by UCLA researchers found that the brain's response to viewing sexual images is related to the number of sex partners a person has had in the previous year.

A UCLA research team has developed a new class of materials that could lead to more energy-efficient and "greener" electronic devices.

Identifying enzyme catalysts that improve the speed and efficiency of the drug-production process can be a major boon. Figuring out exactly why a particular enzyme works so well, UCLA researchers say, is an altogether different quest.