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UCLA-led research uncovers new details about the Foxp1 gene, which also is involved in timing of neuron production.

The experiments, led by Professor Amander Clark, revealed a detailed timeline for when germ cells form.

The patch significantly prolonged survival and reduced the growth of tumors in mice.

Solutions to lower health risks for students and faculty include stretch breaks and more open classrooms.

Research brief: The drug is made up of compounds produced by plants, including curcumin. Curcumin has been tested to help fight multiple cancers because it is an antioxidant that reduces swelling and inflammation.

Research brief: The Medicaid expansions have improved health-related financial risk protection for low-income adults, which was one of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act.

UCLA-led research also finds that travel-related screening for coronavirus will identify less than half of those infected.

Proteins in the blood can be used to gauge a person’s risk for cerebral small vessel disease, which affects millions of older adults.

Research brief: When tested in mice with melanoma tumors that were unlikely to stimulate an immune response, the approach increased the number of anti-tumor immune cells.

The funds will help the Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology expand its reach to community clinics.

The foundation of the collaboration has been to empower people in local communities to drive the solutions.

UCLA researchers were part of an international team to test gene therapy in people with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease.

The results should be useful to scientists studying genes involved in sleep, vision, memory and many other processes in humans.

Rhinoplasty may make a woman appear to be three years younger, machine learning shows.

Dr. William “Billy” Cunningham, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and health policy and management in the Fielding School of Public Health, died Jan. 2.

The longtime professor of health policy and management in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of cancer Jan. 5.

A UCLA-led study finds the practice effective and comparable to monitoring by physicians.

Devra and Jeff Schwartz expressed their gratitude to eight of the 100 strangers whose blood donations provided a lifeline for their 3-year-old son, Judah.

More than three-quarters of the adolescents in a family-focused treatment program recovered from their initial symptoms during the study.

“Major global gaps remain in the U.S. and elsewhere when it comes to ensuring rights for people with disabilities, migrants and members of the LGBT community,” said UCLA distinguished professor Jody Heymann.

UCLA junior Ahmad Elhaija used a Strauss Foundation scholarship to help provide access to affordable, quality medical care in low-income and refugee communities.

Brookmeyer is an expert on how statistical tools can help address global public health challenges.

Think of UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative as your personal coach.

Scientists have been puzzled about why some people with heart failure live longer than others even after receiving the same treatment.

The researchers studied the mechanisms by which insulin may be secreted in the absence of glucose.