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Research brief: An approach pioneered at UCLA predicts which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are likely to be cured with antibiotic therapy.

Many low-income immigrant adults in California avoid public assistance programs for fear of jeopardizing their immigration status, UCLA researchers say.

Leading the project for UCLA are Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl and Professor Michael Jung.

Psychologist Melissa Brymer recommends clear and detailed communication about changes children can expect in their classrooms and routines.

The money will support programs and research on the impact of COVID-19 among Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including new research into hate incidents.

Research brief: The study is aimed at helping doctors ensure their patients adhere to medication regimens.

Research brief: According to posts on the discussion board, people have waited longer to visit a doctor.

In 2008, when Courtney Young was in high school, her cousin, then just a toddler, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research scholars discuss how the Biden administration can use research to improve immigrant health.

UCLA experts say the effort, which includes complying with rules for masking and distancing, will take vigilance on the part of schools, students and families.

UCLA’s Dennis Lettenmaier and colleagues found that mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates.

The Ginsburg Center builds on teamwork among scientists and physicians to advance research, enhance patient care for genetic conditions.

UCLA Health experts lay out the facts: The vaccines are 95% effective, almost everyone should get them, and they cannot give you the disease.

The study found that those who have stayed in during the pandemic were 37% more likely to feel anxious than those who haven’t.

The UCLA-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pathways to Success Program has enrolled more than 125 students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Health experts emphasized that vaccines cannot cause a COVID-19 infection, nor alter a recipient’s DNA.

For patients and their families, this “means the world,” said UCLA professor of psychology and neurosurgery Martin Monti.

The Center for Neighborhood Knowledge is bolstered by people’s contributions and their commitment to doing good

Members of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force updated faculty and staff on the progress of UCLA Health’s vaccination program and to take questions.

A UCLA research team developed a possible way to impart long-term relief by inducing an active state of immune tolerance.

Leadership made the decision in the best interests of reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Research brief: Scientists have discovered how one of the toxins released by the C. difficile bacterium spurs excessive inflammation in the gut.

Research brief: Improving imaging processes will lead to more successful treatments and help reduce morbidity in men with the disease.

A UCLA-led study used 3D-printed ‘blood vessels’ to identify a possible link between coronavirus and stroke.

The Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research & Health will conduct interdisciplinary research and collaborate with partners in Los Angeles and beyond.