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New UCLA research institute hopes to improve health care

December 16, 2014

December 16, 2014

A new research institute at UCLA hopes to use “big data” and mathematical models to improve health care and minimize...

UCLA Study: Younger Adults Believe Hookah Unharmful to Health

July 12, 2014

July 12, 2014

Governments are already wrangling with regulation of marijuana and e-cigarettes. A recent study conducted by UCLA might not spurn any...

New Gene Involved in Parkinson’s Disease Identified by UCLA Researchers

June 5, 2014

June 5, 2014

UCLA researchers identified a new gene involved in Parkinson’s disease – a finding that may provide a target for a...

Broad Foundation Gives $4 Million to UCLA for Research

May 9, 2014

May 9, 2014

Two new gifts from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to UCLA totaling $4 million will fund research in stem...