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Nearly 4 in 10 Los Angeles County residents live in environmentally vulnerable communities burdened by air pollution and other risk factors, according to a study by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and The Environmental Defense Fund.

The largest-ever genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, and it could lead to new approaches to treatment.

The NSF and semiconductor giant Intel Corp. have partnered to support UCLA research that could reduce radiation from CT scans and lead to the development of new cancer treatments.

Taking advantage of the recent dramatic advances in neuroscience, the authors write, could lead to new and improved psychological treatments.

Unlike many of today's other imaging technologies that use light waves and radio waves, the device uses terahertz waves, which provide high efficiency and signal clarity.

The three-year study found that language skills among children with autism greatly improved when spoken- and social-communication therapy was tailored based on their individual progress and delivered using computer tablets.

Men with prostate cancer who were also depressed were more likely to be diagnosed with more aggressive prostate cancer, receive less effective treatments and survive for shorter times.

From 2005 to 2007, roughly 20 percent of people who committed suicide were intoxicated at death, but that percentage was notably higher during and after the recession, according to a study led by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan.

A UCLA-led study found that a new surgical technique is more effective than other current techniques to remove kidney tumors when the masses are located on the back of the kidney or when a patient has had previous abdominal surgery.

As part of a major federal initiative, campus researchers have been awarded $15 million to create a wireless, implantable device that could restore memory to millions.

A UCLA School of Nursing study found that young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to their health, despite warnings from the CDC that it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.

The campus is one of six U.S. institutions chosen by the NIH to join the agency's efforts to tackle the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop ways to diagnose rare genetic disorders.

A working group that includes UCLA's Susan D. Cochran says the removal of these disorders from the organization's classification system will make getting health care easier for gay individuals.

Among the group's other recommendations: household water meters that measure indoor and outdoor water use separately, and stronger incentives for drought-resistant landscaping.

The findings open the door to future research on how to control the regeneration of heart tissue in order to repair damage caused by disease or heart attack.

UCLA researchers found that when compared with children born to white American mothers, children of foreign-born women who are black, Central or South American, Filipino and Vietnamese had a higher risk of autism.

With online feedback, surgeons improved their technique, had shorter completion times and earned better scores technical efficiency, accuracy and economy of motion.

Findings from the three-year study could eventually lead to new personalized treatments for lung cancer, which is responsible for an estimated 29 percent of U.S. cancer deaths.

The research, led by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan, underscores the need to harmonize suicide prevention and alcohol-control strategies.

The study suggests a new way to think about the human brain under anesthesia and could encourage physicians to reexamine how they approach monitoring anesthesia in the operating room.

The Cal EcoMaps site, launched this month, features a detailed interactive map and environmental impact ratings for 172 industrial facilities in Los Angeles County.

If construction pays so much more than other fields that don't require a college education, why don't women flock to it? A new study details the obstacles.

Led by UCLA's Dr. Tumaini Coker, researchers developed a new design for preventive health care for children from birth through age 3 from low-income communities.

The Roseline project, headquartered at UCLA, will work to improve the accuracy and efficiency with which computers maintain their knowledge of physical time and synchronize it with a variety of networked devices.

Mentally ill mass murderers receive tons of media attention, but they're not the typical perpetrators of violent crimes, say researchers. The team recommends a new risk-based approach to reducing firearms fatalities.