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UCLA life scientist Amy Rowat's tasty springtime demonstrations seek to advance the public's understanding of science through food, and food through science.

The new approach to ventricular arrhythmias is part of a trend toward using the same cutting-edge medical techniques on different areas of the body, researchers say.

Man-made technologies could help slow climate change, but the authors argue that further research should be subject to scientific and legal oversight.

A major pandemic could occur if bird flu were to become highly contagious among humans. UCLA scientists are making sure we get a leg up on the threat.

Despite high hopes for clot-removal devices, doctors discovered that patients treated with them showed no improvement over those who received standard post-stroke care.

After four years of relative stagnation, the national economy is beginning to "ramp up," led by the housing and auto sectors, UCLA economists say in their first quarterly report of 2013.

The certification, which confirms that the center has met the highest national standards for safety and quality, further enhances UCLA's reputation as an innovator in clinical care.

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The gift, from philanthropists Dr. Mick Dragoo and his wife, Mary, is the largest single donation from an individual or couple the dental school has ever received.

UCLA scientists have found that hypocretin, a peptide neurotransmitter, is increased during positive experiences, suggesting it could be useful in potential treatments for depression.

The Justice Joan Dempsey Klein Scholarships will support law students with financial need who have shown academic excellence and leadership qualities.

By combining, for the first time, "connectome" brain scans, extensive genomic screening and high-powered computing, scientists quickly zeroed in on a faulty gene.

Overlapping financial, cultural and communication barriers often prevent Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care they need, UCLA researchers say.

The encouraging results of Project Access, which involved 48 communities in Africa and Thailand, have "major health benefit implications," said UCLA's Thomas J. Coates.

South Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley are like "urban deserts" when it comes to nonprofits that provide basic services, researchers say.

Those who reported the greatest support also had the smallest increases in a pregnancy-related stress hormone that has been associated with depression after birth.

By mid-century, even ordinary vessels will be able to navigate previously blocked parts of the Arctic Ocean, a potential boon for economic development but a threat to the environment.

Long thought to be just genetic "garbage," mutant viruses can tag along with their normal cousins and, in some cases, increase disease transmission by up to 10 percent.

Rice, the former secretary of state and national security adviser to President George W. Bush, addressed a crowd of hundreds Wednesday evening at UCLA’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.

In findings that have implications for L.A.'s recent TB outbreak, researchers show that certain bacteria pretend to be viruses -- a tactic that allows them to hide out inside our cells.

Providers need to make sure patients with limited English proficiency have access to interpreters and translated materials to assure high-quality care, a UCLA report says.

UCLA researchers and colleagues have discovered that acne bacteria contain "bad" strains associated with pimples and "good" strains that may protect the skin.

The research by UCLA's David Cline and Xiaoping Ding represents a significant breakthrough and has implications for using fusion as a new energy source in the U.S.

From Feb. 26 to 28, the school will present a series of panels, TEDActive workshops and TED-themed talks in conjunction with the annual TED conference in Long Beach.

By "grabbing" these cells, doctors can perform a "liquid" biopsy, allowing for earlier detection and better monitoring of cancer progression and treatment.