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“There is so much potential for treating disease if we understand deeply how telomerase works,” said UCLA professor Juli Feigon, a senior author of the study.

Findings suggest that the industrialized world’s sleep habits do not differ much from those that humans evolved to have.

The season will include performances of “Lainie’s Cabaret at UCLA: Celebrating Frank Sinatra … 100 Years,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”

Among young people with high-functioning autism, the areas of the brain linked to social behaviors are less developed and less-sufficiently networked than they are in those without autism.

New research indicates that some dinosaurs, at least, had the capacity to elevate their body temperature using heat sources in the environment, such as the sun.

Researchers say this research gives important insight into the cellular nature of aggressive prostate cancer, which will aid in the development of better treatments.

The presence of humans changes the way animals behave, and those changes may make them more vulnerable.

The researchers suggest that universities could encourage more risk-taking in research by decoupling job security from productivity.

The creation of China’s first long-distance, web-based smoking cessation program, encouraged more nurses to get involved with helping patients quit smoking.

We are concerned about these allegations and earnestly working to gather information. In the meantime, both Greek organizations allegedly involved have been placed on immediate interim suspension.

Study by UCLA-led international team restores consensus after controversial 2014 paper questioned direct effects of climate change.

The particles are used in a wide range of consumer products for their ability to kill bacteria. But that benefit might be coming at a cost to the environment.

The model, developed from six years of mathematical research and a decade of police crime data, has been so successful that the LAPD adopted it for use in 14 of its 21 divisions.

Researchers found that people envision an unknown “black”-named character in similar ways to an unknown “white”-named male convicted of assault.

The exhibition reveals how masks have influenced 21st century African and African-American artists.

UCLA is the world’s No. 8 overall and the No. 2 U.S. public institution in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings.

UCLA research had previously helped secure approval for Keytruda to treat advanced melanoma.

The advance could eventually lead to vastly improved technology for capturing solar energy.

UCLA neuroscientists report in a new study that a diet high in processed fructose interferes with the brain’s ability to heal.

New program improves the likelihood that close relatives of colorectal cancer survivors will get screened for the disease, UCLA research shows.

Los Angeles-area Korean Americans who heard presentations in their churches were more likely to get tested, according to researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

UCLA placed No. 16 in the world and No. 11 in the U.S. The report analyzes 800 universities, taking into account quality of teaching and research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

The collection will offer students and scholars from a wide range of disciplines insight into the philanthropist’s extraordinary business, philanthropic and civic accomplishments.

The initiative will provide access to the latest therapeutic cancer clinical trials and state-of-the-art care for men and women who have served in the armed forces.

UCLA researchers recommend promoting on-site availability of dental services in community health centers to encourage co-location of dental and primary care medical services.