Health + Behavior

Francis Saputra is likely the youngest patient to receive lifesaving treatment for the rare genetic disorder.

“The research doesn’t just pick up where it left off,” Bearden said. “If it’s just a delay, it’s an unnecessary delay that’s impacting the search for cures.”

UCLA neurobiologists have discovered that threadworms stop trying to penetrate human skin if a dopamine-sensing pathway is blocked.

The team will now seek FDA approval to open a clinical trial for the CAR-NKT cell therapy.

Discovery could guide prosthesis designs to restore eyelid function after facial paralysis.

Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded nearly $2.8 million to support Dr. Steven Jonas’ research at UCLA.

Millions are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from Owen Witte’s UCLA research, including retired Army Maj. Melvin Mann.

“These (federal) science agencies are an integral part of our everyday experience — whether it’s through cures and discoveries that enable a better future or a battery for a beating heart,” Morrow wrote in her hometown Georgia newspaper.

In recognition of the commitment, the school will be named in Wen’s honor — the first school at UCLA to be named for an Asian American.

Nurse-scientists have a deep commitment to serve communities both locally and globally by turning their research discoveries into innovations that advance health and well-being.

The clinical trial demonstrates that combining genetically engineered T cells and stem cells can produce cancer-fighting immune cells in humans.

UCLA captured U.S. News & World Report's No. 1 ranking for hospital-based care in L.A. and California and made the publication’s Honor Roll for the 36th straight year.

UCLA Luskin’s Mike Manville is challenging how we think about traffic, housing and fairness.

Researchers outline how screening, equity and policy can save more lives from colorectal cancer.

Data also showed that many are struggling with day-to-day activities and not receiving care.

The mobile unit, which offers health services to people experiencing homelessness, helped Jose Morales recover from rock bottom.

How an experimental therapy could transform life for children with creatine transporter deficiency.

The locus coeruleus works like a “reset” button that separates the memory of one meaningful event from the next.

The comprehensive 17-year study finds rising mortality, chronic illness and mental health challenges among U.S. children and youth.

The HPU uses a first-of-its-kind predictive model to identify L.A. County residents most at risk of homelessness.

Researchers are working to launch a first-in-human clinical trial to test the approach.

A UCLA study finds parallels in neural patterns between biological brains and artificial intelligence.

Experts say a newer strain of the virus is rapidly evolving in ways that could eventually make it more dangerous and widespread.

The figures reflect the projected consequences of halting funding.

The groundbreaking work is a scientific first.