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The winning university in the lifesaving competition will receive $1 million for student and community health initiatives.

Researchers identified two existing compounds that blocked the rodent-borne virus in lab tests, offering hope for future therapies.

The findings could lead to better treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome.

The new study underscores the need for mental health support for older populations.

Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the UCLA community providing an update on research grant suspensions and highlighting stories that illustrate UCLA’s impact.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy offers a noninvasive option for treating early-stage EGFR-positive lung cancer.

In a KCRW interview, a patient and scientists discuss the uncertain future of medical research.

Improving care in rural communities is neuroscience Ph.D. candidate Elle Rathbun’s goal.

A new UCLA study shows music’s therapeutic potential for Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and PTSD.

“America needs UCLA and the entire UC system,” he says. “And now, UCLA needs us. Let’s stand up for the university that has given us so much.”

The study found pembrolizumab shrank or eliminated tumors in nearly 90% of participants with desmoplastic melanoma that cannot be surgically removed.

Francis Saputra is likely the youngest patient to receive lifesaving treatment for the rare genetic disorder.

“The research doesn’t just pick up where it left off,” Bearden said. “If it’s just a delay, it’s an unnecessary delay that’s impacting the search for cures.”

The team will now seek FDA approval to open a clinical trial for the CAR-NKT cell therapy.

The biomedical researcher addresses the federal government’s suspension of $584 million in research grant funding to UCLA.

Millions are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from Owen Witte’s UCLA research, including retired Army Maj. Melvin Mann.

“These (federal) science agencies are an integral part of our everyday experience — whether it’s through cures and discoveries that enable a better future or a battery for a beating heart,” Morrow wrote in her hometown Georgia newspaper.

In recognition of the commitment, the school will be named in Wen’s honor — the first school at UCLA to be named for an Asian American.

Nurse-scientists have a deep commitment to serve communities both locally and globally by turning their research discoveries into innovations that advance health and well-being.

Latino Policy and Politics Institute program helped turn data into community-driven action plans.

UCLA captured U.S. News & World Report's No. 1 ranking for hospital-based care in L.A. and California and made the publication’s Honor Roll for the 36th straight year.

The nonprofit-funded project provides real-time information to residents about air quality and safety as reconstruction progresses.

Data also showed that many are struggling with day-to-day activities and not receiving care.

The mobile unit, which offers health services to people experiencing homelessness, helped Jose Morales recover from rock bottom.

The locus coeruleus works like a “reset” button that separates the memory of one meaningful event from the next.