Health + Behavior

The new research points to the distinct effects that a single disease-causing gene variation can have across different regions of the brain.

The first-of-its kind technology, recently featured in Scientific American, can reprogram the immune systems of mice to tolerate peanut proteins.

A UCLA study showed genes affecting mRNA stability are also related to disorders such as lupus, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

UCLA Fielding School’s Kirsten Schwarz co-leads a study to analyze, redesign and cool school landscapes.

Professor Patrick Allard amplifies the voices of young researchers in limbo with the suspension of federal funding.

The off-the-shelf treatment also had an impact on preventing or delaying cancer recurrence in high-risk patients.

Linguistics professor Jessica Rett is studying how different words related to ‘cancer’ can influence patients’ treatment decisions.

Three UCLA researchers offer insight into the adolescent brain, memory and the fight to protect our minds.

UCLA professor Jaimie Krems studies the challenges and opportunities inherent in finding, keeping and losing friendships.

UCLA researchers are pushing the frontiers of how we understand what makes us human and unveiling the mysteries of the world around us.

The team has trained more than 300 workers under a state contract to support debris cleanup and reconstruction.

In the U.S. alone, 2.5 million people get bedsores each year, and some 60,000 die from complications.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research updated the California Elder Index, and it shows that the cost of living exceeds many people’s means.

The winning university in the lifesaving competition will receive $1 million for student and community health initiatives.

Researchers identified two existing compounds that blocked the rodent-borne virus in lab tests, offering hope for future therapies.

The findings could lead to better treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome.

The new study underscores the need for mental health support for older populations.

An email to renowned autism investigator Dr. Daniel Geschwind is leading to new science.

Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the UCLA community providing an update on research grant suspensions and highlighting stories that illustrate UCLA’s impact.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy offers a noninvasive option for treating early-stage EGFR-positive lung cancer.

In a KCRW interview, a patient and scientists discuss the uncertain future of medical research.

Improving care in rural communities is neuroscience Ph.D. candidate Elle Rathbun’s goal.

Here are just some of the lifesaving therapies that were developed by or stemmed from research at UCLA.

“America needs UCLA and the entire UC system,” he says. “And now, UCLA needs us. Let’s stand up for the university that has given us so much.”

The study found pembrolizumab shrank or eliminated tumors in nearly 90% of participants with desmoplastic melanoma that cannot be surgically removed.