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Research brief: The findings suggest a need to change how records are kept because electronic medical records are used to inform decisions about patient care and to generate bills.

Innovative technology improves visualization of a patient’s anatomy.

UCLA Health researchers implanted a wireless device that enables people without sight to detect motion, distinguish light and dark.

Companies can improve hiring and retention by following five essential practices, including modernizing their views of the evolving American audience.

The study results have the potential to establish a new standard for using this method to actively monitor prostate cancer.

A version of the technology, set up on the roof of a home, could provide enough power overnight to charge a cell phone or to light a room with LED bulbs.

‘On Display in the Walled City’ runs until March 8, 2020 and features 38 objects from the British Empire Exhibition staged almost a century ago.

The publication ranked more than 1,300 of the world’s leading research-intensive universities in 92 countries.

UCLA-led analysis of U.S. Transgender Survey showed that 40% of respondents have attempted suicide at some point in their lives.

“We have never seen anything like this in the 24 years we have studied the supermassive black hole,” said UCLA professor Andrea Ghez.

Melioidosis claims an estimated 90,000 lives worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine, and the bacterium that causes it can usually resist even the strongest antibiotics.

Research brief: A new report recommends 26 strategies, including rent control, anti-eviction protections, renter-education workshops and property-tax freezes.

Featured among the 200-plus events: Lari Pittman, Lucinda Childs, Wendy Whelan and Ain Gordon.

Having led led successful teams at Amazon, Yahoo and Activision Blizzard, she will be the first person to hold the newly created post.

The prominent cancer researcher is honored for his invention of the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

Arginase deficiency, which is caused by a missing or mutated version of the arginase gene, ARG1, affects about one of every 1 million babies in the U.S.

UCLA engineering professor Ximin He said the design could be adapted to use other forms of energy — acoustic waves, or electronic or magnetic signals, for example.

The study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that “connectedness” and volunteerism varied by race and income.

At just 100 years old, UCLA is the youngest of any public or private institution in the ranking’s overall Top 33.

Research shows that certain gut bacteria can respond to serotonin and drugs that influence serotonin, like anti-depressants. The biologists call this a unique form of communication between bacteria and cells.

Research brief: Most prescriptions began appropriately but became unnecessary because they were prescribed far longer than needed, the study found.

This is the third consecutive year UCLA has held this distinction in these rankings, which focus on student success.

The software provides data to help doctors diagnose and treat back pain.

The new Biodesign Hub in Los Angeles will focus on developing medical technology and digital health tools.

Infrastructure improvements, along with policy-based incentives for rideshare services and drivers, could promote broader adoption of electric vehicles.