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UCLA researchers found that previously infected people produced a vigorous antibody response similar to a severe natural infection after just one shot.

For the first time there was a showcase dedicated to community-engaged research.

A UCLA clinical trial provides evidence that the prescription drug varenicline can aid those who want to quit smoking and reduce their drinking.

UCLA medical school graduate Gabriela López pays tribute to the sacrifices made by her parents and others.

UCLA researchers discover that MAOIs could activate immune system to shrink various types of tumors.

Anne Nguyen saw how work in the classroom can help communities in need.

Dr. Nicholas Bernthal was named the inaugural Jeffrey J. Eckardt, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Graduation season shifts from virtual to hybrid celebrations.

Investigators will explore the experiences of people dealing with the disease without hospitalization.

Research brief: The study is based on near-real-time data from U.S. emergency medical service calls.

A better understanding of specific communities’ death rates could help officials better allocate resources.

Resources include therapy sessions and a moms support group.

The UCLA event will also feature panel on health equity and social justice.

Dr. Fady Kaldas has been named the inaugural holder of the Kelly Lee Tarantello Endowed Term Chair in Integrative Liver Transplantation.

To thank Dr. Mitra Nejad, Mark Sennet will auction off celebrity images to benefit the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.

Dr. Rachel Mednick Thompson is the inaugural chair holder.

The advance, researchers say, is like the cellular equivalent of discovering the Rosetta stone and may eventually lead to new treatments for diseases.

With the program scheduled to end next year, researchers hope their findings will inform future statewide efforts to address the needs of high-risk patients. 

The treatment, developed by researchers from UCLA and the U.K., has restored immune function in more than 95% of patients in three clinical trials.

UCLA researchers and colleagues hope their first-of-its-kind catalog will reveal new targets for genetic and cell therapies for the disease.

Within 24 hours, they built a pediatric clinic, urgent-care facility and COVID-19 isolation unit inside the Long Beach Convention Center.

A UCLA-led study suggests hip or spine fractures are not the only indicators for future injury.

The funds will support clinical and basic medical research under Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, director of the UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program.

Keith Holyoak, professor of psychology, and Hal Hershfield, professor of marketing and behavioral decision-making, weigh in on reaching people with COVID-19 information.

The research, conducted on mice, targets a newly discovered molecular “checkpoint” that enables cancer stem cells to evade the immune system.