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The new center will use an integrative health approach to treat gastrointestinal disorders and improve quality of life.

Alvarez, who beat out 46 other UCLA student researchers in the TED Talk–style competition, will represent UCLA at the UC-wide finals on April 29.

Regular gum chewers could potentially be ingesting tens of thousands of microplastic particles a year, according to a pilot study.

Report shows Latinos’ economic consumption reached $2.7 trillion as they account for 30.6% of the GDP growth of the country.

The new report spotlights how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.

For World Parkinson’s Day, UCLA neurologist and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Jeff Bronstein answered questions about the causes, symptoms and treatment of PD.

A repurposed anti-cancer drug may slow kidney scarring and prevent chronic kidney disease progression.

Second-year medical student Frank Makhlouf is helping families navigate the health care system.

A UCLA-led team develops continuous sensors mimicking natural biochemistry to advance discovery and health care.

The drug was able to replicate the movement recovered in physical rehab, the traditional treatment.

New techniques for preserving donated organs prior to transplantation are continuing to broaden this window. 

Shorter, higher-dose-per-day radiation courses should be the standard regimen for men with localized disease.

The new center will support medical research and training focused on chronic lung disease.

UCLA epidemiologist Annette Regan explains why this flu season is different from last year’s and how to help reduce the spread.

A UCLA team is working to create a therapy designed to both eliminate cancer cells and dismantle the tumor’s protective defenses.

UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of cystic fibrosis.

UCLA researchers combined radiation therapy with a plant-derived compound to force glioblastoma cells into a dormant state.

The Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has been making strides toward better treatments for the disease.

The gift from the Surjaudaja family will advance key research programs in the departments of neurology and orthopaedic surgery.

New UCLA-led research questions the assumption that Paxlovid’s effectiveness in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in unvaccinated adults also applies to vaccinated adults.

With a song in her heart, combat medic Triniti Gistand pursues a medical degree at UCLA. 

The increase follows an initiative to provide substance use disorder treatment.

U.S. hospitals are battling unprecedented sustained capacity into 2024, largely driven by a reduction of staffed hospital beds.

Wildfires carved an unprecedented trail of destruction through the city. The UCLA community has met the moment with generosity, support and a commitment to help Angelenos recover.

Experts will provide L.A. civic leaders with the research-informed knowledge to create policy to inform ‘safe and resilient’ recovery.