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The finding could explain the early onset of many age-related diseases, including liver cancer, in obese people.

The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health awards go to scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA for work in stem cells and neuroscience in medicine.

UCLA researchers demonstrated that, in pregnant mice, inflammation can trigger an excessive division of neural stem cells that can cause “overgrowth” in the offspring’s brain.

UCLA will create analytic tools to address the daunting challenges facing researchers in accessing, standardizing and sharing scientific data to foster new discoveries in medicine.

In a UCLA study more than twice as many people ended up with coverage. These findings could prove useful in finding ways to increase participation in plans and reduce disparities in health insurance coverage.

Study finds that AT2101, a drug developed to treat Gaucher disease, helped halt the progression of Parkinson’s in mice.

Developed by UCLA’s Dr. Leonard Rome and Dr. Steven Dubinett, the treatment combines an immunotherapy agent with a drug delivery nanotechnology using nanoparticles called vaults.

A researcher at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helped develop the combination drug therapy that also lowers the risk of secondary cancers.

Many white Americans are becoming less enthusiastic about diversity and multiculturalism as the U.S. moves toward becoming a minority-majority nation, UCLA psychologists report.

In a small-scale study, nine of 10 people with the disease displayed subjective or objective improvement in their memories beginning within three to six months.

Outreach around the study includes a Twitter campaign seeking thoughts on the importance of diversity on TV and in film.

Dr. X. William Yang and Dr. Daniel Geschwind are among more than 100 investigators who received funding for BRAIN Initiative research.

Combining resveratrol with benzoyl peroxide created a “two-pronged attack” on the bacteria that cause acne.

Research by UCLA biochemists may lead to a new treatment — or even a cure — for a rare kidney disease that afflicts children, and may provide insights into treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases.

The authors say medical school and four-year university recruitment, outreach and admissions practices should be more inclusive of community college students.

Study finds that that men who aren’t well educated about their disease have a much more difficult time making treatment decisions. This "decisional conflict" could negatively impact their long-term outcomes.

Report by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools suggests that used electric vehicle batteries may be a promising solution to California's search for cheap energy storage.

Solar cell film made from kesterite or perovskite absorbs energy more efficiently and is cheaper to manufacture.

UCLA study finds that a common form of psychotherapy is most effective at alleviating sleeplessness.

A new UCLA report underscores the need for immigration reform by countering the narrative that there's been a “surge” in unaccompanied minors driven by violence in Central America.

Drug-resistant diseases, pesticide-resistant bugs and animals threatened by climate change are signs of human-driven evolution getting out of control. A multi-university team calls for solutions.

“In short, if you think a pill is going to work, it probably will,” says UCLA professor who led the study, which evaluated patients who received therapy and either real medication or a sugar pill.

Researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing have found that people suffering from sleep apnea have weaker brain blood flow that can lead to brain damage.

High doses appear not to offer the same benefit, but the lower dosage may be a safe, low-cost way to help people with epilepsy, UCLA study suggests.

Researchers identified a gene called AMPK that can slow the aging process throughout the entire body when switched on in key organ systems. Activating the gene in fruit flies extended the animals’ lifespans by about 30 percent.