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When adult mice with Noonan syndrome were treated with lovastatin, their memory and ability to remember objects and navigate mazes improved dramatically.

UCLA School of Dentistry researchers show that electric field-induced release and measurement is a reliable way to detect tumor-causing mutations that would be more cost-effective and efficient.

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award recognizes the hospital’s work implementing quality improvement measures.

Researchers from UCLA and Architected Materials will use the grant to continue developing breakthrough technology to reduce the frequency and severity of head injuries to football players.

As a tribute to the couple, the UCLA Center for Health Sciences Plaza was renamed the Irma and Norman Switzer Plaza.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will escort a delegation of Los Angeles leaders to China to attend a Nov. 19 ceremony celebrating UCLA Health’s partnership with Centre Testing International on an advanced medical laboratory in Shanghai.

UCLA study finds that a protein linked to neurological disorders is also associated with head and neck cancer in people who are infected with human papilloma virus.

Researchers suggest that practicing the ancient Chinese martial art could potentially lower the risk for cancer recurrence and other chronic diseases in cancer survivors.

The UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress will work with the defense department to train health specialists who work on military bases to provide assistance for military families affected by traumatic stress.

The disease may be more harmful than previously thought, say UCLA researchers, who found genetic damage is present not only in the lungs but also in circulating blood.

UCLA researchers have developed a standard to assess how closely stem cell culture conditions in the lab resemble a developing embryo.

Study by UCLA and Rand Corporation found that three states that enacted malpractice reform saw no change in doctors’ use of expensive imaging tests and rates of hospitalization following emergency visits.

The UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing quality improvement measures.

UCLA researchers have discovered how naturally occurring vault nanoparticles form in cells, which could lead to understanding the root causes of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.

Campus officials dedicated the Edie & Lew Wasserman Building, a new landmark research and patient-care facility at UCLA.

UCLA research may lead to a simple saliva test to diagnose at an early stage diabetes and cancer, and perhaps neurological disorders and autoimmune diseases.

Jennifer Reilly was 28 years old when she had a stroke. Her UCLA doctors say that quickly seeking medical attention after symptoms emerged likely spared her potentially debilitating consequences.

The landmark new research and patient-care facility on UCLA’s Stein Plaza completes the trio of buildings envisioned for the Stein Eye Institute more than half a century ago.

UCLA researchers have shown for the first time that the quality of diagnostic staging for biopsies of bladder cancer is directly linked with patients’ survival rates.

The joint effort will accelerate the implementation of clinical trials and delivery of stem cell therapies by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure to support clinical research.

UCLA study shows that community-based interventions lead to better health outcomes in both mothers and children.

Campus will use $2.1 million to launch the NIH Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center.

A landmark UCLA study makes a persuasive argument for the routine clinical use of DNA sequencing as a tool for diagnosing children with rare genetic disorders.

A UCLA-led study says that the risk-assessment tools currently used failed to predict the majority of women who later experienced major fractures.

The findings could eventually lead to radiation and chemotherapy treatments that are more effective for people with cancer and other blood-related diseases.