Health + Behavior

UCLA Health’s People-Animal Connection welcomes special guest therapy animal to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

The psychologists demonstrate for the first time that when forced to choose between a parent and a close friend on a decision with financial consequences, young adults are more likely to choose the parent.

The state-funded IMPACT program provides access to free treatment for uninsured and underinsured men in California.

The finding in animals could support the first blood test to speed diagnosis and improve treatment in humans.

The precision-based medicine approach will allow people with newly diagnosed leukemia to have immediate access to new treatments that are in development.

The early work demonstrates the promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals."

UCLA’s Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers and ensuring access to essential medicines.

Research by UCLA and others finds that the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae.

Using a stand-up MRI helped relieve two years of living in darkness and pain for Rhianna Wilson.

The research showed that a single session of hookah smoking increased heart rate and blood pressure; and significantly increased measures of arterial stiffness, a key risk factor in heart attack or stroke.

Neurophysicist Mayank Mehta’s work has implications for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases.

The findings could lead to new methods to help prevent clots and repair damage that can result from the placement of stents.

A new mindfulness workshop called Tree of Life Fulfillment offered at the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology combines art therapy with guided imagery.

Research conducted between 2007 and 2009 showed that many patients were not receiving the recommended doses of three categories of medication.

UCLA Health joins a campaign to promote sun safety with dozens of sunscreen dispenser kiosks at Los Angeles-area beaches.

Greg Bryant, a professor of communication, studies the nature of laughter — and what it reveals about the evolution of human communication and cooperation.

A UCLA report found that the new services saved the county money, and provided residents with easier access to mental health and gang intervention programs.

Gil Solomon received a new aortic valve at UCLA that is more durable, reducing the need for an additional replacement when he is older.

Research has implications for health and disease, teamwork and collective behavior.

The awards are part of an L.A. Care initiative intended to recruit more physicians to serve Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable residents.

Findings from the study conducted by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law are from the 32-year U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Study.

UCLA Anderson Review: Do today and yesterday and tomorrow loom large in your thinking, with the more distant past and future barely visible on the horizon? That’s not unusual.

Clinical psychologist Lekeisha A. Sumner points out the special considerations those offering support should keep in mind for this different type of grief.

UCLA researchers studied FDDNP, a molecular tracer that binds with proteins called tau and amyloid, and which indicates the location and extent of abnormal proteins in the brain.

The 641 procedures included kidney, pancreas, lung, heart and intestine transplants. UCLA Health continues to lead this year.