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UCLA-led study finds genetic links between traits are often overstated

Mating patterns could actually help explain many supposedly biological relationships between traits, researchers say.

DGSOM faculty members named among the world’s most influential researchers

Ingestible sensor could help people with HIV stick to medication regimen, UCLA-led study finds

People who used the ingestible sensor had higher plasma drug concentrations in their bodies than those in a control group who did not use the technolo...

What is ataxia and how does it affect your brain?

Ataxia is defined as an impairment in any coordination of voluntary muscle movement.

Aliso Canyon gas blowout: UCLA to study health impacts of one of the worst environmental disasters in Southern California

UCLA scientists are embarking on a comprehensive, five-year study to understand nation’s largest natural gas blowout.

UCLA researchers offer roadmap for identifying new neuroprotective treatments by leveraging sex differences

A new study from UCLA researchers provides a strategy for finding treatments optimally tailored for women and men to prevent cognitive decline in agin...

Brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known, UCLA-led study finds

Brain changes in autism are comprehensive throughout the cerebral cortex rather than just particular areas thought to affect social behavior and langu...

UCLA receives $21 million grant to study health effects of Aliso Canyon gas leak

A UCLA research team has received a five-year, $21 million grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to study the health consequen...

New onset chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes highest among ethnic, racial minorities

New onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in people with diabetes is highest among racial and ethnic minority groups compared with white persons, a UCLA-...

CIRM grant will help expand patients’ access to UCLA clinical trials for stem cell, gene therapies

A five-year, $8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will enable UCLA stem cell scientists to include a wider cross-s...