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By repurposing drugs originally intended for other uses, scientists are pushing forward the fight against cancer.

The team proposed a redesign of certain elements of a Los Angeles elementary school to improve its environmental sustainability.

Without a change in course, the 2020 count may be "one of the most incomplete census enumerations in history," says UCLA’s Paul Ong.

The online atlas supports efforts to better understand the region’s habitats, which could influence global conservation efforts.

Families continue to demand aggressive medical treatment for loved ones, even when they know it isn't likely to help.

Images of C/2019 Y4 breaking into more than two dozen fragments in recent days were captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

“We hope our method could be used in the future to prepare treatments that can be performed at the patient’s bedside,” said UCLA’s Paul Weiss.

The conversations are intended to build community and foster resilience as we adapt to the changes brought about by COVID-19.

UCLA’s honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Jennifer Mnookin, Pedro Noguera, Lynn Vavreck, Mary Nichols and Ann Philbin.

UCLA's Quality of Life Index found that the young and economically stressed are far less optimistic about their opportunities.

This first offering of UCLA’s STAND Together During COVID-19 website provides self-care strategies based on research-backed cognitive behavioral therapy principles.

In a study using mice with bone defects in their skulls, the treatment reduced the size of the defects by an average of 50%.

The first installment features a discussion with professors Ren Sun, Dr. Otto Yang, Daniel Kamei and Eran Halperin.

The researchers’ approach could also eventually be used as a way to monitor the activity of volcanoes.

One group organized a crowdsourced fundraising effort; another has donated thousands of surgical masks.

Research brief: The experiment represents one of a very few instances in which a drug reduced cognitive decline in animals after radiation treatment.

The findings, from a study by a UCLA-led team, could inform the development of precision antibiotics.

The center, which is part of UCLA School of Law, has compiled an online resource that tracks issues at the intersection of the pandemic and food law and policy.

“Entire neighborhoods will face economic uncertainty, and a public health crisis is not the time to ignore their needs,” said UCLA’s Sonja Diaz.

Predictive models have grossly underestimated the amount of climate-changing coarse dust, UCLA scientists say.

The policy is a change from previous practice of testing only those exhibiting symptoms of the disease and referred by their primary care physicians.

The interplay between estrogen and a key gene holds clues in the search for new therapies, biologists say.

HathiTrust is providing emergency access to member institutions, including UCLA, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The update is the second revision to the regular quarterly spring forecast, which was published on March 12.

Many forested areas used by insurgents for camouflage and cover were later decimated by illegal industries.