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The screenings are an important part of the Depression Grand Challenge, which was launched by UCLA in 2015 to reduce the burden of depression worldwide.

Yellow-bellied marmots live much longer, on average, if they are less social and more isolated than if they are more social and less isolated, a UCLA-led study has found.

Physicians at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, have been featured in the media, and sought by patients and the public for advice on flu care and prevention — and for good reason.

Delta Dental of California awarded the grant, which will support student dentists to care for some of the most vulnerable patients in the state.

The findings, which counter the conventional wisdom that a cancer which is highly fibrotic could not respond to immunotherapy, have the potential to help scientists identify individuals most likely to benefit from the treatment.

The protocol could be a step toward therapies to restore sensation in people who are paralyzed and have lost feeling in parts of their body.

The scientists identified factors that can set the stage for disorders like schizophrenia, depression and ADHD that appear later in life.

The report points to the likelihood that some of the deaths are misclassified as accidental self-poisoning.

The study confirms that an estrogen-like compound can combat MS via complementary effects on two distinct cell types.

The study shows that treatments tailored for different disabilities caused by MS could be more effective than treatments intended to target multiple different disabilities.

UCLA geneticist Dr. Wayne Grody UCLA geneticist says many people are ill-equipped to handle troubling medical information without the guidance of physicians.

The research confirms that genuine concern for others’ pain plays a causal role in how people make decisions when they face moral dilemmas.

Nearly 200 doctors, nurses, dentists and students worked as part of a huge team at Care Harbor’s clinic offering screenings, eye exams, vaccinations and also referrals.

Psychologist Janet Tomiyama coauthors a piece explaining why diets don’t work and why it’s not about willpower.

The research determined that many early symptoms of the disease can be completely corrected when the relevant genetic defect is turned off.

Protein-imaging method developed by new UCLA researcher overcomes challenges of current techniques, offering untold potential in the exploration of disease and treatment.

UCLA’s Laura Wherry found that there was a 7.9 percent decrease in the number of mothers who didn’t have insurance while they were pregnant.

A UCLA study has found that moderate daily walks improve attention and mental skills for adults ages 60 and older.

Team includes neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists and pharmacologists, all studying how metabolism traits in glioblastomas may represent a weak spot in the cancer.

Vikash Singh was selected for the 2017 UCLA Global Citizens Fellowship and is using the $5,000 award and his medical technology background to turn an idea into action.

The process could help restore dystrophin, the protein missing in the muscles of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Twelve Los Angeles schools that adopted the program recently saw a significant difference in students’ ability to pass a state-mandated exam.

The analysis had a 93 percent accuracy rate for forecasting the chance of survival in people with advanced cardiac disease.

It is the first representative survey of the state’s youth population to measure gender expression.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and other experts on a Zócalo/UCLA panel shared new directions researchers are exploring and emphasized the importance of open communication.