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Hussein El Kerdi looked like a healthy baby boy, but his immune cells lacked an important enzyme. His family traveled from Lebanon to UCLA seeking a cure.

Two discoveries — one in the brains of people with heroin addiction and the other in the brains of sleepy mice — shed light on chemical messengers that regulate sleep and addiction, UCLA researchers say.

The device, designed by UCLA Engineering researchers, operates across a broad range of light, processes images more quickly and is more sensitive to low levels of light than current models.

The availability of such cells — with properties similar to those from humans and other animals — should help scientists accelerate research on therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Eight specialties placed in the top 50 nationally: nephrology, orthopaedics, neurology/neurosurgery, gastroenterology, cancer, urology, cardiology and neonatology.

The new work will continue a study that began in 2013 with a $7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The funds will support pediatrics faculty who are focused on enhancing quality of life for people with cerebral palsy, autism, and other developmental and behavioral challenges.

At two UCLA College commencements in Pauley Pavilion, almost 20,000 guests cheered 5,800 students celebrating their graduation.

The honoree, Dr. David Sabatini, an MIT biologist at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, will give a lecture at UCLA on December 13.

An emotion called ‘kama muta’ is typically accompanied by moist eyes or tears, chills or goosebumps, a warm feeling in the body, a feeling of exhilaration and a motivation to help others.

The findings help explain the connection between HDL cholesterol and reduced cancer risk, and suggest that a similar compound may be an effective therapy in humans.

Potential threats, such as trade and global risks, could affect the United States and California economic outlooks, the report stated.

The team performed a staggering 363 kidney transplants in 2017, more than any other transplant center in the United States, according to data.

Their method joins a semiconductor layer and a metal electrode layer without the atomic-level defects that typically occur as part of the process commonly used now.

Forbes ranks UCLA Health No. 43 in the nation among all industries; and Becker’s Healthcare lists it among the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare for 2018.

“Our physicians exemplify — every day — UCLA Health’s mission of delivering leading-edge patient care, research and education,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health.

A detailed view of its core may lead to the development of targeted drugs.

The streamlined process is part of a campus-wide civic engagement strategy, and it builds on several years of successful voter registration drives.

Low-income and minority students are particularly affected, and the problem stands to worsen as global temperatures rise, according to public policy researcher Jisung Park.

Nearly 30 percent of people in the ongoing trial have survived for at least three years after they enrolled in the study; the average life expectancy for people with glioblastoma is 15 to 17 months.

The congressman delivered the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace, sponsored by UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations.

Understanding colon cancer's ability to change its genes — a process called immunoediting — could help researchers develop new immunotherapies that target those genetic changes, leading to more effective treatments.

The university is in the process of selecting a replacement for the June 15 graduation ceremonies.

The next step is to determine why the numbers are so low and find ways to increase those rates of testing.

The donation, which builds on a decade of support from the foundation led by Dan and Rae Emmett, includes $1.8 million and a challenge: The foundation will match one-to-one gifts made by other donors up to $2.5 million.