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African-American and low-income kids are the most at risk for health problems as the biggest consumers of sweetened beverages, a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.

The research in marine snails could lead to new treatments to restore memories and alter traumatic ones in people with Alzheimer's disease and those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The discovery explains the mechanisms behind the protective effects of lipid emulsion therapy and could improve treatments for people with heart disease.

The discovery by UCLA geneticists could lead to new drugs to treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

The nonsurgical technique, developed by a UCLA-led team, allows them to turn doorknobs and open water bottles for the first time in years.

Use in combination with the anti-anxiety drug benzodiazepine may be linked to the current surge in opioid-related deaths.

Such thinning can be a precursor to cognitive decline and dementia in middle-aged and older adults.

Researchers have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the lung.

The studies found a link between risk-related terms that Google and Twitter users researched or tweeted about and subsequent syphilis trends that were reported to the CDC.

The new method will improve the ability to identify genetic changes most likely to harm cells and contribute to disease.

This discovery of a new function may lead to new treatments for obesity, fatty liver and other metabolic diseases.

The five-year award is intended to fund a research project that addresses the needs of both patients and caregivers.

Half of those admitted to juvenile justice facilities before their teenage years reported suicidal thoughts as adults, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

The UCLA-led study will help scientists better understand the debilitating condition.

The UCLA-led research suggests that the ‘unexpected’ reason is a jump in heart disease risk for whites.

UCLA assistant professor of public policy Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld authors a how-to guide on using social media data.

The new method uses 'nanospears' to deliver genes directly to patient cells. Gene therapy has shown great promise as a treatment for a host of diseases, including hemophilia and certain types of cancer.

Conditions such as higher blood pressure and glucose levels were especially pronounced among older homeowners and people still in the work force.

The study appears to be the first to underscore significant clinical differences between men and women with the condition, and points to the need for different treatment approaches to address these varied symptoms.

The scientists have shown in their research on mice that increasing levels of a protein could make immune cells more effective at fighting disease.

UCLA researchers discovered that these patients had a number of unmet psychological and health information needs, particularly during the first three months after their diagnoses.

The psychology professor says women can tap into their “uniquely female power” to make life decisions — decisions that will help them to choose mates, avoid danger, compete with female rivals and produce healthy children.

If replicated in larger studies, the findings could lead to new types of programs to improve mental agility in older adults by combining mental training with physical fitness.

A UCLA-led study finds that the so-called “selfish” gene acts to remove cholesterol from blood vessels.

A UCLA-led analysis identifies brain measures of major psychiatric disease. Researchers also pinpointed important differences in these disorders’ gene expression.