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Research led by UCLA scientists shows that dietary changes could potentially help kill cancer cells in children with leukemia.

The $3.7 million, three-year grant will go toward research aimed to develop imaging technology that allows the recording of tens of thousands of neurons to better understand how the brain goes awry in disease.

The continuing low proportion of uninsured state residents illustrates the continued success of the Affordable Care Act, according to a UCLA policy brief.

The new imaging technique may lead to improved functionality of devices such as personal computers and smartphones.

When injected into mice that had acute myeloid leukemia, the combination therapy halted the disease from developing any further.

Smoking, obesity, limited physical activity and a less healthy diet are among factors that strongly predict the likelihood of depression. That likelihood increases with each additional risk factor a person possesses.

Those who were offered admission to or attended any of the five schools were less likely to misuse the drug, had fewer peers who abuse drugs, spent more time studying and were less likely to skip school.

Although the study analyzed information dating back to the mid-19th century, the findings could have important implications for human health today.

The research by Dr. Lin Jiang and his team included findings from computer software that assisted them in the drug selection process.

The study not only revealed the promise of goal attainment in dementia care, but also the importance of goal setting for caregivers, who are affected both emotionally and physically by their loved one’s illness.

The award by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine brings hope to those dealing with untreatable blindness such as macular degeneration.

Data from 2014–17 shows that 25 percent of those arrested were elementary- or middle school-aged and there was a disparity in police interactions for black students.

The UCLA study looks at differences in access to care, behaviors that negatively affect health and health problems that can result from those behaviors, based on people’s sexual orientation.

Education and outpatient intervention programs are credited with improved patient outcomes.

The study highlights the importance of screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection as part of routine care for HIV-exposed infants.

The findings may help to offer better solutions for preventing and managing fatigue.

The fact that two related but distinct skeletal disorders share a common mechanism helps explain both normal and disordered skeletal development.

Previous research hinted that small cell cancers from different organs may be driven by common mechanisms, but the new study is the first to so clearly describe the steps in their evolution.

California law could be amended to allow Los Angeles to extend rent protections to units that are not currently rent-controlled, including properties built since 1979.

Research in a related report, however, found that a greater percentage of California adults are walking regularly: 4 in 5 adults regularly walk for transportation, for leisure or both.

The genetic technique is a step toward a strategy to help people with autism better process visual information.

An intensive, multifaceted online prevention program can make such initiatives more accessible to those at risk for developing the disease.

The researchers are already discussing the new device with marine biologists to determine where it would be most useful.

Counties such as San Bernardino, Riverside and Fresno could see public health care take a bigger bite of their budgets, the study reports.

The study could lead to new treatments for a range of advanced epithelial cancers such as lung, prostate and bladder cancers.