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The finding in animals could support the first blood test to speed diagnosis and improve treatment in humans.

The precision-based medicine approach will allow people with newly diagnosed leukemia to have immediate access to new treatments that are in development.

The early work demonstrates the promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals."

UCLA’s Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers and ensuring access to essential medicines.

Research by UCLA and others finds that the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae.

Using a stand-up MRI helped relieve two years of living in darkness and pain for Rhianna Wilson.

The research showed that a single session of hookah smoking increased heart rate and blood pressure; and significantly increased measures of arterial stiffness, a key risk factor in heart attack or stroke.

Neurophysicist Mayank Mehta’s work has implications for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases.

The findings could lead to new methods to help prevent clots and repair damage that can result from the placement of stents.

A new mindfulness workshop called Tree of Life Fulfillment offered at the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology combines art therapy with guided imagery.

Research conducted between 2007 and 2009 showed that many patients were not receiving the recommended doses of three categories of medication.

UCLA Health joins a campaign to promote sun safety with dozens of sunscreen dispenser kiosks at Los Angeles-area beaches.

Gil Solomon received a new aortic valve at UCLA that is more durable, reducing the need for an additional replacement when he is older.

The awards are part of an L.A. Care initiative intended to recruit more physicians to serve Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable residents.

Clinical psychologist Lekeisha A. Sumner points out the special considerations those offering support should keep in mind for this different type of grief.

UCLA researchers studied FDDNP, a molecular tracer that binds with proteins called tau and amyloid, and which indicates the location and extent of abnormal proteins in the brain.

The 641 procedures included kidney, pancreas, lung, heart and intestine transplants. UCLA Health continues to lead this year.

Joan and Jerome Snyder’s gift will establish an endowed faculty chair in the department of ophthalmology; the couple have supported a wide range of programs across the campus.

The findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat such conditions as osteoporosis and skeletal aging.

UCLA urologist Dr. Shlomo Raz restored sensation in a woman’s lower body by performing an innovative procedure.

A research team led by a UCLA bioengineer has created a model to predict the effectiveness of potential treatments to help the immune system.

The study is the first to examine intergenerational behavioral effects of adverse childhood experiences.

Hussein El Kerdi looked like a healthy baby boy, but his immune cells lacked an important enzyme. His family traveled from Lebanon to UCLA seeking a cure.

Two discoveries — one in the brains of people with heroin addiction and the other in the brains of sleepy mice — shed light on chemical messengers that regulate sleep and addiction, UCLA researchers say.

Rachelle Crosbie-Watson is researching new drugs that one day may halt the progression of the deadly childhood muscle-wasting disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.