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Developed by UCLA’s Dr. Leonard Rome and Dr. Steven Dubinett, the treatment combines an immunotherapy agent with a drug delivery nanotechnology using nanoparticles called vaults.

After being sidelined because of poor circulation, the 16-year-old can practice and compete again thanks to an unusual aortic surgery.

A researcher at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helped develop the combination drug therapy that also lowers the risk of secondary cancers.

From concerts by guest performers and student ensembles to stunning exhibitions, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture has more than 75 public events coming up this quarter.

Many white Americans are becoming less enthusiastic about diversity and multiculturalism as the U.S. moves toward becoming a minority-majority nation, UCLA psychologists report.

In a small-scale study, nine of 10 people with the disease displayed subjective or objective improvement in their memories beginning within three to six months.

The professional networking site’s rankings are based on an analysis of its more than 300 million members.

Survey considers factors including quality of teaching, influence of research and international collaboration.

Outreach around the study includes a Twitter campaign seeking thoughts on the importance of diversity on TV and in film.

‘Robert Heinecken: Object Matter,’ which runs from Oct. 3 through Jan. 18, captures his eclectic body of work that transformed photography from an instrument of reportage to a tool for deconstructing social norms.

Dr. X. William Yang and Dr. Daniel Geschwind are among more than 100 investigators who received funding for BRAIN Initiative research.

Combining resveratrol with benzoyl peroxide created a “two-pronged attack” on the bacteria that cause acne.

Souped-up antibiotics effectively attack persister cells that are responsible for making bacteria resistant to new drugs.

Volunteers worked at more than 40 schools, veterans centers, public parks, senior centers, community centers and homeless service providers.

Research by UCLA biochemists may lead to a new treatment — or even a cure — for a rare kidney disease that afflicts children, and may provide insights into treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases.

For UCLA's sixth annual Volunteer Day on Sept. 29, 7,300 Bruins will blanket Los Angeles County helping out at schools, veterans' sites, senior centers, shelters, parks and more, before classes even begin.

Marketing effort highlights compelling stories of UCLA people and programs from downtown Los Angeles to Southeast Asia to the far reaches of the solar system.

‘Souped-up’ antibiotics could give doctors an advantage over bacteria that have develop immunity to medicines.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents "World Share: Installations by Pascale Marthine Tayou," a large-scale immersive environment that combines the artist's sculpture, drawings and poetry with Fowler artworks and recorded sound.

The authors say medical school and four-year university recruitment, outreach and admissions practices should be more inclusive of community college students.

The generous gift establishes an undergraduate scholarship, graduate fellowship and distinguished lecture in Israel studies.

A new book by a UCLA professor shows how ailments presented in 19th century French mental hospitals held up a kind of fun-house mirror to the often horrific political dramas of the country's post-revolutionary era.

Study finds that that men who aren’t well educated about their disease have a much more difficult time making treatment decisions. This "decisional conflict" could negatively impact their long-term outcomes.

UCLA atmospheric scientists were instrumental in the creation of the Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index, which will help classify the fire threat potential of the Santa Ana winds.

Report by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools suggests that used electric vehicle batteries may be a promising solution to California's search for cheap energy storage.