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The UCLA International Medical Graduate Program offers education and certification to physicians who agree to provide services in underserved communities.

Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Baylor University neurologist, has helped uncover the molecular basis of neurological disorders including Rett syndrome.

By showing that stress levels can be quantified by a simple urine test, and that this test helps predict disease, this work could lead to strategies for prevention of coronary heart disease and heart attacks.

The gift, from Michael Jung, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his wife, Alice, establishes an endowed chair in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.

The latest report says GDP growth will exceed 2 percent in the near term but fall below 2 percent in 2019.

Findings help UCLA-led researchers better understand congenital Zika virus syndrome — a pattern of birth defects found among fetuses and babies infected with the virus.

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is one of a handful of hospitals and clinics nationwide that offer a treatment that works in a fundamentally different way than drugs.

UCLA researchers observed that mice with a form of autism had an inability to adapt to repeated whisker stimulation.

The initiative is “an excellent opportunity for UCLA Dentistry to further engage the Los Angeles community and improve oral health care for generations to come,” said the school’s dean, Dr. Paul Krebsbach.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a molecular compound that improves balance and coordination in mice with the early stage of the disorder.

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is launching today the Bill Klug Memorial Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students in mechanical and aerospace engineering.

UCLA research findings show changes in same genes that clipped the sea bird’s wings cause human bone disorders.

Program funded by the entertainment executive and philanthropist helps UCLA attract top medical school prospects.

Donation from longtime supporter Dr. David Sanders to fund research and scholarship into civil rights, LGBT rights, women’s rights and diversity.

Researchers from seven institutions are studying the well-being of adolescents and young adults with the virus or at risk for infection.

Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.

Study showed air, soil and water from city parks in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno and Bakersfield contained high quantities of the genes in bacteria cells.

Deletions or duplications of DNA along 22nd chromosome hint at biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric disorders.

The new technique for breaking carbon–hydrogen bonds and making carbon–carbon bonds uses catalysts made of silicon and boron, which are abundant and inexpensive.

Test developed by UCLA researchers would help physicians determine which people may be more treatable with an antibiotic that has not been recommended since 2007.

Data collected in the Congo by UCLA scientists and others will help empower global initiatives to protect the planet.

Scientists from UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco sequenced the genome of a tiny, single-celled green alga.

The 83-year-old’s work destroying household objects and creating sculpture from the detritus created sharp commentaries on global conflict, consumerism and nuclear war.

UCLA researchers found that women and men exhibit different changes in their brain’s reward centers, which suggests different reasons for overeating.

Study raises questions about water management and supply in an area that produces more than half of fruit, vegetable and nut crops in the United States.