Health + Behavior

UCLA study, which was based on an analysis of the most effective approaches to paid family and medical leave, shows how unpaid leave undermines economic growth.

If replicated in larger studies, the findings could lead to new types of programs to improve mental agility in older adults by combining mental training with physical fitness.

“Our ultimate goal is to be able to regenerate cardiomyocytes after an injury like a heart attack,” Dr. Reza Ardehali said. “But we’re first trying to learn from the embryonic heart.”

Researchers also explored the influence of gender and whether playing sports and video games is correlated with driving skills.

UCLA researcher Steven Mittelman’s work could change not just how doctors treat leukemia, but how they treat other cancers that are also fed by fat.

Dr. Huda Zoghbi helped identify a gene mutation that causes Rett syndrome, a genetic disorder leading to loss of language and motor skills, primarily in young girls.

The five-year project funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will involve three projects to investigate factors that accelerate and prevent the re-emergence of HIV.

The authors’ goals are to influence policymakers, clinicians, educators and health researchers.

Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy fights disease by bolstering the body’s own natural defenses. Josh Feldman, diagnosed with lymphoma after returning from his honeymoon, knows the difference it can make.

“If the results ... are replicated in future studies, the methods we used could potentially give clinicians a new predictive tool,” said UCLA doctoral student Nicco Reggente.

A UCLA-led study finds that the so-called “selfish” gene acts to remove cholesterol from blood vessels.

“This technology is a game-changer for us drug discovery scientists,” said Robert Damoiseaux, a UCLA professor of molecular and medical pharmacology.

A UCLA-led analysis identifies brain measures of major psychiatric disease. Researchers also pinpointed important differences in these disorders’ gene expression.

A ‘buffering effect’ of two key regions shielded some study participants from the symptoms of depression, a new study by UCLA psychologists has found.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA joins national campaign to inspire underrepresented minority students to consider becoming physicians.

The techniques the researchers employed should pave the way to additional studies on the tumors’ molecular details.

The five-year $2.7 million grant from the CDC will help UCLA launch a program for undergraduates that provides training, mentors and hands-on experience.

A new study suggests that cells engineered by a UCLA-led team have the potential to provide long-term immunity against the virus that causes AIDS.

Boosting cholesterol levels in mice spurs their intestinal stem cells to divide faster, dramatically speeding the formation of tumors.

A UCLA study makes recommendations including standardized data reporting and geriatric training, outreach and more integrated services.

In places where UCLA researchers found higher levels of stigma, students were more likely to report they seek treatment from a religious group or a religious leader.

The substance’s beneficial properties might be due to its ability to reduce inflammation, which has been linked to both Alzheimer’s disease and major depression, according to Dr. Gary Small.

There is no drug or vaccine to treat or prevent KSHV, which causes cancer, but the researchers showed that an inhibitor could be developed to break it down.

Blood and platelet donations sustained 2-year-old as she fought two rare cancers at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

UCLA scientists used leading-edge genomics to identify and eliminate the virus’ defense mechanisms, enabling them to develop a vaccine “candidate” that is safe and effective in animals.