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Researchers from the schools of dentistry, medicine and engineering developed a digital health platform capable of optimizing efficacy and safety during chemotherapy.

Neuroscientists at UCLA have developed a new technique for studying a particular type of cell in the brain known as an astrocyte that may play a role in diseases such as Lou Gehrig’s disease and Alzheimer's disease.

Experts from the UCLA School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health make recommendations based on UCLA-First 5 LA program achievements.

UCLA researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized type of progenitor cell that is found in uncommonly high numbers in inflamed areas of the gland.

UCLA’s Dr. Daniel Geschwind said the findings could point the way to the development of drugs that reverse the specific type of gene activity patterns in the brains of people with the disorder.

The findings could one day lead to improved therapies for people undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer.

The study is released as the United Nations marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The project supports interdisciplinary teams in their work to identify and test approaches for curing people infected with HIV who have established latent reservoirs of the virus.

UCLA’s Bonnie Zima and colleagues found that the number of pediatric hospitalizations that included a psychiatric diagnosis rose 138 percent between 2005 and 2014.

Mitochondrial DNA discoveries by a team of UCLA and Caltech scientists may help to prevent or delay the onset of age-related diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

A special edition of the International Journal for Equity in Health, guest edited by UCLA professor James Macinko, analyzes the nation’s progress in reducing a large gap in access to care.

Among the strategies that people use to cope with the disorder are avoiding stressful situations, staying away from alcohol and drugs, and trying to interact with people who are supportive and non-judgmental.

UCLA scientists have found that calcification of heart muscle tissue is caused when a type of cell called cardiac fibroblasts go awry.

UCLA researchers and their colleagues say changes in brain cells could be key to understanding, treating the disease.

UCLA study showed positive results for palbociclib when used in combination with letrozole and without the side effects of traditional chemotherapy.

The development of DZ-2384 by UCLA chemists led to an international research collaboration which found that the molecule appears to help fight several types of cancer.

Research co-authored by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan attempted to explain how different aspects of an economic downturn affect suicide rates and alcohol-related suicides in particular.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded $415,000 to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to support a six-week summer program for incoming college sophomores, juniors and community college students who are interested in health professions.

Study finds that ‘childhood imprinting’ limits people’s susceptibility to severe infection from two major strains of avian influenza.

A UCLA public health professor has devised a first-of-its-kind model for equitable access.

A training program funded by the National Institutes of Health now unites the two schools in an endeavor that capitalizes on respective strengths.

UCLA researchers note that the next decade shows great promise for things like improving food safety, fighting infections, storing energy and supplying clean energy.

A study by UCLA researchers found that a noninvasive method can help to determine whether an individual will enter remission after just one week of medical treatment.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study shows that millions more are using these clinics yet the number of uninsured they serve has declined only slightly.

Education hasn’t done enough, the experts say, so penalizing behavior via taxes might work better to get people to stop drinking the empty calories.