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From 2005 to 2007, roughly 20 percent of people who committed suicide were intoxicated at death, but that percentage was notably higher during and after the recession, according to a study led by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan.

The medical centers and their staffs are using technology to its patient-centered care and better connect with other Los Angeles-area hospitals.

A UCLA-led study found that a new surgical technique is more effective than other current techniques to remove kidney tumors when the masses are located on the back of the kidney or when a patient has had previous abdominal surgery.

As part of a major federal initiative, campus researchers have been awarded $15 million to create a wireless, implantable device that could restore memory to millions.

A UCLA School of Nursing study found that young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to their health, despite warnings from the CDC that it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.

Kligman is a renowned expert on Jewish music, from sacred liturgical traditions to contemporary popular music. He joined the UCLA faculty July 1.

With millions in the West now utilizing traditional Chinese medicine, the need for accurate medical translations is more crucial than ever, the authors of a new UCLA paper say.

Janet Napolitano stops at UCLA to share news of a major initiative intended to marshal resources across the UC system to address global food needs.

The campus is one of six U.S. institutions chosen by the NIH to join the agency's efforts to tackle the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop ways to diagnose rare genetic disorders.

Aydogan Ozcan and Tracy Johnson have been named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors in recognition of their breakthrough research and innovative approaches to undergraduate education.

A working group that includes UCLA's Susan D. Cochran says the removal of these disorders from the organization's classification system will make getting health care easier for gay individuals.

Among the group's other recommendations: household water meters that measure indoor and outdoor water use separately, and stronger incentives for drought-resistant landscaping.

The Fowler is home to more than 20,000 textiles that trace the history of cloth over two millennia and across five continents.

The findings open the door to future research on how to control the regeneration of heart tissue in order to repair damage caused by disease or heart attack.

UCLA researchers found that when compared with children born to white American mothers, children of foreign-born women who are black, Central or South American, Filipino and Vietnamese had a higher risk of autism.

The new prize, established by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner, recognizes scholars who have made major advances in the field of math.

The agreement between Patrick Harran and the Los Angeles County DA will result in a dismissal of all charges in connection with a campus lab accident that took the life of a staff research associate.

With online feedback, surgeons improved their technique, had shorter completion times and earned better scores technical efficiency, accuracy and economy of motion.

Findings from the three-year study could eventually lead to new personalized treatments for lung cancer, which is responsible for an estimated 29 percent of U.S. cancer deaths.

The research, led by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan, underscores the need to harmonize suicide prevention and alcohol-control strategies.

The study suggests a new way to think about the human brain under anesthesia and could encourage physicians to reexamine how they approach monitoring anesthesia in the operating room.

The Cal EcoMaps site, launched this month, features a detailed interactive map and environmental impact ratings for 172 industrial facilities in Los Angeles County.

If construction pays so much more than other fields that don't require a college education, why don't women flock to it? A new study details the obstacles.

The profiles provide a reliable source of information for policymakers, advocates, researchers, media and others interested in understanding the health of Californians, particularly those from previously understudied ethnic and racial minority groups.

Led by UCLA's Dr. Tumaini Coker, researchers developed a new design for preventive health care for children from birth through age 3 from low-income communities.