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The five-year award is intended to fund a research project that addresses the needs of both patients and caregivers.

The statistical analysis software the researchers have designed is more precise and reliable than previous methods.

UCLA research could help scientists unravel the reasons that low-birthweight babies face a higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease as adults.

Half of those admitted to juvenile justice facilities before their teenage years reported suicidal thoughts as adults, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

A $2 million gift left by the late actor will support students in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Eugene & Maxine Rosenfeld Hall will be one of the few facilities in the nation to unite mock clinical experiences, surgical and procedural simulation, and interprofessional emergency and hospital team training.

All four UCLA hospitals and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center were lauded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for equitable, inclusive care.

The findings of this study could lead to the creation of new treatments for speech problems in people, including children with autism.

The effort helps people continue getting good treatment after they get out of jail — and helps make sure they stay on their anti-HIV medications.

The UCLA-led study will help scientists better understand the debilitating condition.

The $2 million gift augments the Shapiro Family Foundation’s previous giving to the school, which created a scholarship and established an endowment to fund programs in disability studies.

The UCLA-led research suggests that the ‘unexpected’ reason is a jump in heart disease risk for whites.

The magazine has listed six UCLA professional schools and graduate programs among the top five in the country, and another seven are listed in the top 10.

Compared with mice that did not receive an experimental drug called CSA13, mice treated with the drug were significantly more likely to survive the infection and had lower rates of weight loss.

Three fact sheets recommend that legislators enact changes to help patients and survivors — particularly low-income women — who face serious obstacles to care.

Featured among the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 100-plus events: Kyle Abraham, Angélique Kidjo, Kenya HARA and Brett Steele.

The new method uses 'nanospears' to deliver genes directly to patient cells. Gene therapy has shown great promise as a treatment for a host of diseases, including hemophilia and certain types of cancer.

Approximately 505,000 hip replacements and 723,000 knee replacements were performed in the U.S. in 2014.

Conditions such as higher blood pressure and glucose levels were especially pronounced among older homeowners and people still in the work force.

The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families will address the complex needs of youth in foster care by bringing together resources and expertise from numerous units on campus.

UCLA-led research shows more than 550 payments for ecosystem services programs are active worldwide with more than $36 billion in annual transactions.

The study appears to be the first to underscore significant clinical differences between men and women with the condition, and points to the need for different treatment approaches to address these varied symptoms.

These “superlattices” could lead to improved and new classes of electronics, from transistors to LEDs.

The scientists have shown in their research on mice that increasing levels of a protein could make immune cells more effective at fighting disease.

The research is the first of its kind to compare results between radiotherapy treatments that are higher than the standard dose and traditional treatments, such as radiation and prostatectomy.