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The device, developed by UCLA’s Aydogan Ozcan and colleagues in Sweden, could be manufactured for less than $500 each — far less expensive than the equipment that labs use for the same tests.

To turn on its genome — the full set of genes inherited from each parent — a mammalian embryo needs to relocate a group of proteins, researchers have discovered. The metabolic proteins move to the DNA-containing nuclei about two days after a mouse embryo is fertilized, according to the study.

A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old and probably formed only about 60 million years after the birth of the solar system — 40 million to 140 million years earlier than had been thought.

After 10 weeks, children who had received a UCLA-developed intervention for autism were spending more time interacting with others rather than playing independently.

Almost half of the fish ordered at Los Angeles-area sushi restaurants turned out to be mislabeled, which has both environmental and public health implications.

UCLA researchers have identified a signature brain-wave pattern for children with autism spectrum disorder related to a genetic condition. They say this signature is among the first quantitative biomarkers for any syndrome associated with autism spectrum disorder.

The key is “sequentially switched delay lines,” an approach similar to the way passenger trains are routed from one track to another, to allow them to enter and exit train stations at the same time and avoid collisions.

UCLA and the Los Angeles LGBT Center have developed a risk calculator that could help men who have sex with men decide whether to take pre-exposure prophylaxis.

DNA collected from tip of the base of the feathers enable the scientists to create fine-scale maps tracing the migration of species of birds so they can better focus conservation efforts.

UCLA-led researchers suggest that blocking a protein called type I interferon may actually help combat the virus that causes AIDS.

UCLA professor Henry Kelly examines historical canonical legal procedures to correct the popular myths around the Italian astronomer’s belief in a sun-centered solar system.

Researchers believe that modulating electrical signals in the autonomic nervous system holds promise for better ways to treat heart failure and other common cardiovascular problems.

UCLA-led research found people with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and a certain genetic mutation have improved survival when given a drug in combination with standard therapies.

The pain of loneliness can cut deeper than a knife. But its implications go beyond inner turmoil and the corrosion of emotional health. It can contribute to a host of debilitating and sometimes lethal diseases.

Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs is so prevalent in Tijuana and East Los Angeles that community clinics in those areas should routinely, though discreetly, screen for it.

Joan Asarnow is working on a pair of projects aimed at combating rising suicide rates among young people and changing prevention and care throughout the U.S.

The discovery could have important implications for treating white matter strokes, a major cause of dementia that also accelerate Alzheimer’s disease.

The team found a way to correct the instability by resetting the stem cells from a later stage of development to an earlier stage. These results could have great impact on the creation of healthy tissues to cure disease.

Nearly half of 125 pregnancies studied resulted in defects among newborns or ended in fetal death.

A simple and inexpensive attachment could help to expand testing to regions with limited resources.

The findings could help improve upon standard behavioral therapy, in which people are exposed to the objects they’re afraid of — which can be frightening enough that some cannot complete treatment.

UCLA researchers have found that Tianshengyuan-1 increased activity of an enzyme that plays a role in regulating cell division, which is a factor in treating blood cell deficiency and cancer.

The California Health Interview Survey data show the rate of uninsured Californians fell to a new low in 2015, and fewer Californians cited cost as a reason to skip needed medical care.

Researchers compared how long babies looked at faces of adult women of different ethnicities to gain more understanding of social development.

The approach being tested at UCLA is designed to boost patients’ abilities to move their own hands; it’s unique because the device is implanted in the spine instead of the brain.