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UCLA researchers discovered that, when heart muscle cells were mixed with high levels of glucose, they matured late or failed to mature altogether, and instead generated more immature cells.

The five-year award will support work to identify the “missing pieces of the puzzle” behind the disorder.

The protein, NOTCH1, was known to be a key player in the development of blood vessels in embryos, but researchers weren’t sure whether it was also critical to adults’ health.

The study sheds light on the relationship of theta oscillations to human learning and exploration — and it could help inform future research on therapies for patients with memory disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.

Ten years after it was introduced, vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents remain low. Research led by Roshan Bastani will examine strategies for getting more adolescents to receive the vaccine.

47 million Americans already demonstrate some evidence of susceptibility to the disease.

The noninvasive test yields information that allows scientists to predict and prevent complications later in pregnancy before symptoms or other exams are performed.

The findings indicate for the first time that sex chromosomes — not only sex hormones — may explain why women, who typically do not have a Y chromosome, are more susceptible to the disease than men.

Encouraging patients to help write and add notes to their personal medical charts—a task typically handled only by medical professionals—may help patients feel more involved with their own care and improve relationships with their doctors.

Use of certain words is a better indicator of stress levels than a person's description of their state of mind, researchers find.

Ending the program would have profound implications for the U.S. health care system and the education of the next generation of health care leaders.

The results “provide people with more information to make a judgment about the value of the ACA,” said Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the study’s lead author.

The researchers believe this to be the first national study comparing statin use in patients with and without HIV and the first extensive analysis using U.S. data.

The findings, from a study by UCLA and Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, could help public health officials better prepare for outbreaks.

Dr. Ichiro Nishimura, Dr. Joaquin Fuster and Dr. Otoniel Martinez-Maza are among the 396 who will be honored in February 2018.

UCLA researchers have begun integrating talk therapy to help athletes deal with lingering emotional effects of their head injuries.

More than 60 people connected to the program joined the 40,000 parade participants saluting veterans.

By having more accurate information, these adults and their physicians can make an informed decision on whether to undergo surgery, UCLA researchers concluded.

An early-career experience shaped Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl’s work investigating why some diseases behave differently in females and males.

A federal policy meant to spur hospitals to reduce Medicare readmission rates may actually be harming many of the patients it was meant to help.

Researchers in the UCLA-led study concluded that better treatments for heart failure and new ways of predicting patient outcomes are needed.

The award from the John Templeton Foundation will help researchers address how much power individuals have over their own health.

A new study is the first to reveal how sleep deprivation disrupts our brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other, which scientists believe leads to temporary mental lapses.

The report maps out specific strategies for mitigating disparities in care, and for breaking away from the predominantly one-size-fits-all approaches for preventing and treating cancer.

A UCLA study looks at more than four decades’ worth of data; the findings help public health officials design interventions to address disparities in health care.