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In a national poll by UCLA and Prevention, 92 percent of respondents said they would keep their current health care plans unless premium prices increased significantly.

At the time of her three-year incarceration in internment camps, she didn't ask herself why this was happening. But in the ensuing years, she and her husband began a tireless quest for answers.

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 peptide discovery by UCLA researchers and others has broad implications for biomedicine.

Benjamin Williams, associate professor of electrical engineering, studies terahertz electromagnetic waves, which can 'see through' fog, wood, masonry and more.

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

Eric Hoek of UCLA Engineering has spent his life searching for ways to clean water. He's succeeding.

An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, Gallien explores the dynamic processes that create our coastlines.

The research found that although cases were handled swiftly, there were failings in protecting the rights of defendants, providing police oversight and investigating crimes.

The technique, called a "non-malleable commitment," is the electronic equivalent of a lockbox and requires only two rounds of one-way communication from the sender to the recipient.

UCLA and Oregon State University scientists attribute the low levels to high temperatures caused by greenhouse gases and an enormous warm patch in the Pacific Ocean.

UCLA research report shows the candidate’s voters live in communities less affected by immigration from Mexico and trade with China.

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.

UCLA electrical engineers led a research team that has developed a new artificial composite material for the control of higher-frequency electromagnetic waves.

The discoveries led by UCLA researchers may lead to major insights about light perception and how circadian clocks could affect human health.

A UCLA study used 3D chromosome-mapping technology to advance understanding of disorder’s cause. The work provides important new information about how schizophrenia originates and could lead to better treatments.

In a first-of-its-kind study, UCLA-led researchers have discovered a gene variant that could be a factor in determining which women experience the symptom.

Although prostitution has been studied by various social scientists, the “world’s oldest profession” has received less attention from economists. But that’s changing.

UCLA scientists and colleagues identify the structure of a molecule that kills mosquitoes carrying malaria. The findings are a step toward genetically engineering a toxin that would be lethal to species that carry other diseases.

But a new UCLA-led study shows that people adopt these healthier habits at different rates depending on what type of test they undergo.

UCLA-led study will offer scientists insights into how cells and organs work when people are ill and healthy.

Multicolored laser light could be used to cool atoms of hydrogen or carbon to nearly absolute zero, allowing scientists to study chemical reactions at the quantum scale.

UCLA study shows that people participating in workplace fitness programs also see improved mental health.