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UCLA collaboration identifies immune system link to schizophrenia

Following on their earlier work, researchers at UCLA and colleagues from around the world have, for the first time, identified additional genes that confirm the immune system may play a role in the development of schizophrenia.

Conversing helps language development more than reading alone

Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Campus returns to normal following interest in Jackson’s death

A day after hundreds of mourners and news crews swarmed outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to memorialize Michael Jackson's death, the area in front of the center was scattered with traces of their presence.

Statement on the death of Michael Jackson at UCLA Medical Center

The legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 2:26 p.m. The cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known.

Remembering what to remember and what to forget

People in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report.

UCLA study reveals how tiny levels of carbon monoxide could damage fetal brains

A UCLA study has discovered that chronic exposure during pregnancy to miniscule levels of carbon monoxide damages the cells of the fetal brain.

First direct visualization of memory formation in the brain

UCLA and McGill University researchers have, for the first time, “photographed” a memory in the making.

Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranked among nation's best pediatric hospitals

Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranks among the nation's top pediatric hospitals, according to the U.S. News Media Group's annual survey of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States.

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