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Headed for a career in medicine, Megan Cory turned her own diagnosis of type 1 diabetes into an opportunity to do research, raise funds and help inform the public about ways to prevent diabetes.

“In short, if you think a pill is going to work, it probably will,” says UCLA professor who led the study, which evaluated patients who received therapy and either real medication or a sugar pill.

High doses appear not to offer the same benefit, but the lower dosage may be a safe, low-cost way to help people with epilepsy, UCLA study suggests.

Approval of Keytruda signals a paradigm shift in the way advanced melanoma is treated. The drug was tested on more than 600 patients in the U.S., Europe and Australia.

In UCLA's Surgical Science Laboratory, surgical residents refine their skills with dissection while the trend at other medical schools is leading away from this practice.

Dr. Denis Evseenko’s bold vision of translational science is already blazing new trails in research of regenerative stem cells and their relationship to cancer at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Broad Center for Stem Cell Research at UCLA.

The interplay of several genetic factors may be involved in the development of the disease, a severe chronic inflammatory condition of the bowel, which affects infants and young children.

An off-duty lifeguard was rescued after being struck by a bolt of lightning at Venice Beach. He recently reunited with his rescuers, including staff from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

A UCLA study finds that oxidized lipids, known for their role in inflaming blood vessels and hardening arteries in diseases like atherosclerosis, may also play a role in pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung disease.

Providing futile treatment to a patient in intensive care can set off a chain reaction that causes other ill patients needing medical attention to wait for critical care beds, according to a study by UCLA and RAND Health.

The researchers' findings could lead to cancer treatments that are more effective with smaller doses and to therapies that could potentially eradicate the HIV virus.

Forty years ago, it was unthinkable to live a life with an artificial heart, with someone else’s transplanted heart or with an assist-heart pump. Today, the technological advances of modern medicine make this possible. But how does that change a human being?

A UCLA-led study has identified a protein that appears to play a key role in protecting people infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis from developing the active form of the disease.

UCLA-led research finds that a variant of an existing vaccine offers stronger protection against both diseases and with the addition of a particular protein, further boosts protection against leprosy.

Inspired by her memories of her daughter, Paulinda Babbini created a nonprofit to raise money to fund the work of a UCLA scientist who focuses on gynecological cancers.

Through shared decision-making, patients and their physicians become true collaborators in determining the best course of care.

UCLA researchers have developed a disposable biosensor that attaches to the abdomen and may help doctors determine which patients should be fed following surgery.

Accepting students eligible for federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could help address the nation's shortage of primary care physicians, UCLA researchers say.

By encouraging patients to illustrate their pain with images such these from the exhibition "Pain," the Center for Educational Development and Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA hopes to compel viewers to better understand those going through illness.

Changes in the treatment of the most common form of heart attack over the past decade have been associated with higher survival rates for men and women regardless of age, race and ethnicity, according to a UCLA-led analysis.

A UCLA study found that amputation rates were 10 times higher in California's poorest neighborhoods, like Compton and East Los Angeles, than in the richest ones.

The study adds to growing evidence that, for some patients, diverticulitis goes beyond isolated attacks and can lead to a chronic condition that mimics irritable bowel syndrome.

In people with Type 2 diabetes, the cellular process autophagy appears to not work properly, contributing to the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.

A new UCLA-led study suggests that a higher quality educational environment may help reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes.

The NSF and semiconductor giant Intel Corp. have partnered to support UCLA research that could reduce radiation from CT scans and lead to the development of new cancer treatments.