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The study suggests that lung cancer can be detected earlier, when it is much easier to treat.

High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, sometimes referred to as “good” cholesterol, is brought from the outer wall to the interior of the cell by a protein that helps create a “bridge” between the two areas.

The new 50-bed Centre for Gynecologic and Fistula Care at Mbarara Hospital will treat fistulas caused during obstructed labor.

UCLA researchers invented a portable device that uses holograms and machine learning to measure bioaerosols from living organisms like plants or mold.

A UCLA mouse model could deepen understanding of the same diseases, such as anxiety disorders, in children.

Patients, family and staff celebrated the holiday during the hospital’s annual parade and also at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.

UCLA psychology professor Alan Castel explains the psychology of successful aging in his new book, ‘Better with Age.’

Research led by UCLA scientists shows that dietary changes could potentially help kill cancer cells in children with leukemia.

About 1,700 people received treatment from internal medicine physicians, dentists, optometrists and nurses at the three-day clinic held in downtown Los Angeles.

Denise Delatorre was the first person to receive CAR T cell therapy at UCLA and the then-experimental cancer treatment eliminated all traces of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in her body.

The $3.7 million, three-year grant will go toward research aimed to develop imaging technology that allows the recording of tens of thousands of neurons to better understand how the brain goes awry in disease.

The continuing low proportion of uninsured state residents illustrates the continued success of the Affordable Care Act, according to a UCLA policy brief.

The contribution, from the Steven Gordon Family Foundation, will fund research, establish five faculty chairs and support a new lab where scientists can closely examine the mechanisms of the disease.

The new imaging technique may lead to improved functionality of devices such as personal computers and smartphones.

When injected into mice that had acute myeloid leukemia, the combination therapy halted the disease from developing any further.

Smoking, obesity, limited physical activity and a less healthy diet are among factors that strongly predict the likelihood of depression. That likelihood increases with each additional risk factor a person possesses.

Those who were offered admission to or attended any of the five schools were less likely to misuse the drug, had fewer peers who abuse drugs, spent more time studying and were less likely to skip school.

Part of the gift will benefit the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, and Stuart House, a program that serves the special needs of children who have been sexually abused.

Wounded Warrior Project funding will allow more post 9-11 veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress and mild traumatic brain injury to receive treatment.

Although the study analyzed information dating back to the mid-19th century, the findings could have important implications for human health today.

The research by Dr. Lin Jiang and his team included findings from computer software that assisted them in the drug selection process.

The study not only revealed the promise of goal attainment in dementia care, but also the importance of goal setting for caregivers, who are affected both emotionally and physically by their loved one’s illness.

The award by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine brings hope to those dealing with untreatable blindness such as macular degeneration.

UCLA’s MarySue Heilemann, who was a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, says the experience will influence her teaching and scholarship.

The UCLA study looks at differences in access to care, behaviors that negatively affect health and health problems that can result from those behaviors, based on people’s sexual orientation.