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One of the three variations appears to be fundamentally a different condition than the other two, said Dr. Dale Bredesen, a UCLA professor of neurology.

Dr. Mario Deng writes about a new smaller artificial heart that could holds promise for smaller-sized people, including children.

In fitness-crazed Southern California, two UCLA Anderson School of Management classmates developed a business using DXA scanners that give people a comprehensive analysis identifying both the amount and location of fat and lean tissue in their bodies.

New UCLA-led research may produce a new way to predict health declines and, potentially, intervene to delay them.

The findings could lead to better early detection of drug-resistant tumor cells and new therapies to suppress resistance as soon as therapy begins.

Men under stress provide worse emotional support to their partners than women do, an international team of psychologists reports today.

For his courage dealing with sickle cell anemia, 9-year-old Luc Bodden was designated the fourth “Kid Captain” by Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA and the football team.

Other diagnostic tools may be more efficient and cost-effective for the general population, although genetic screening remains valuable for women in groups known to carry certain genetic mutations.

The effort will be based at five academic research centers in three states, including California, but is intended to be a national resource.

Until doctors filled a tiny hole in her inner ear, Rachel Pyne suffered from superior semicircular canal dehiscence, which made her suffer through the sounds of her heart beating, her food digesting and even the shifting of her eyes.

Aided by a “robotic exoskeleton” device, the 39-year-old man was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take thousands of steps.

The study found that obstructive sleep apnea contributes to a breakdown of the blood–brain barrier, which protects brain tissue.

The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center has grown remarkably since accepting its first blood donation 40 years ago. Today, it’s the largest hospital-based donor center of its kind in the western United States.

Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in California live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs, according to a study by the UCLA Center of Health Policy Research.

Dr. Kelsey Martin, a senior administrator and longtime faculty member who specializes in understanding how the brain stores memories, has been named interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, campus officials said today.

At UCLA, there's a small but growing field of study looking into sex and gender biology.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released the California Health Interview Survey for both 2013 and 2014, which contain data about a wide range of health care topics from surveys of more than 20,000 participants each year.

UCLA-led study draws data from national database of more than 100,000 people treated for heart failure between 2005 and 2014.

Bettina Lee serves as a one-woman classroom, teacher and mentor to patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

The money will fund a new collaboration among primary care clinics, community-based organizations and educational institutions throughout Riverside County.

Patients of UCLA’s kidney transplant program — already the best of the nation’s largest programs in terms of survival rates — will find comfort and convenience in a state-of-the-art new home thanks to the generosity of philanthropist Connie Frank.

The findings offer a rare glimpse into how individual brain cells in the sleeping mind work.

Window washers dressed as Batman, Captain America, Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wonder Woman entertained and posed for photos with young patients and their families at the third annual Superhero Day at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

This summer, 20 UCLA students are learning about food and food justice as part of a new class funded by the UC Global Food Initiative.

Children and adolescents who receive integrated mental health and medical treatment are 66 percent more likely to have a good outcome than those who receive more traditional primary care.