Health + Behavior

UCLA researchers gained insight into the connections among childhood trauma, brain development and the composition of the gut microbiome.

In bright light, mammals rapidly recycle spent pigments via a process that ensures photoreceptors retain levels of light-sensitive pigments sufficient for uninterrupted sight.

Dr. Richard Finn led the clinical studies that led to the approval of regorafenib, which is used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma.

UCLA researchers discover specific changes in placentas of growth-restricted infants.

Dr. Kelsey Martin, who recently was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, is the first woman dean of UCLA’s medical school, and she is among only a handful of women leading a medical school in the United States.

The UCLA Stein Eye Institute marked its 50th anniversary and the reopening of the Jules Stein Building, recently renovated to create a state-of-the-art facility to advance UCLA’s work in the field of ophthalmology.

Less than half of individuals with peripheral artery disease, a narrowing of arteries to the limbs, stomach and head, are treated with appropriate medications and lifestyle counseling. These findings highlight the need to improve care.

UCLA study identifies a potential test that may help select patients for whom it could be most effective.

Nearly half of adults who had been employed before experiencing and surviving acute respiratory distress syndrome were jobless one year after hospital discharge.

A UCLA report finds that big cuts to health care benefits would hurt the disabled, children and elderly Americans.

Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, has demonstrated that a wearable biosensor can be used in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other diseases.

UCLA researchers found that volunteerism surged among people in low-income groups who lived in states that enacted the ACA’s Medicaid expansion.

UCLA study indicates a need to improve detection and treatment in primary health settings.

What exactly does “healthy” mean — and can you rely on it? The Food and Drug Administration is trying to find out.

The findings by UCLA researchers could help scientists replicate or control the way axons grow, which could be applicable for diseases that affect the nervous system.

Customized treatment plans are particularly important for lower-income women, who tend to have less access to high-quality health care.

Paradoxically, the strong relationship between stress level and the tendency to forget course material was most prevalent among students who are most confident in their own mathematical abilities.

Offering an eye exam for people with diabetes in a primary care setting in addition to eye clinics dramatically reduced the length of time people had to wait for the test.

In recent years, a lively debate over the pros and cons of the annual physical exam for boomers and others have appeared in major medical journals. Opinions have been mixed.

In October 2016, Jonathan Koch, a 51-year-old entertainment executive from Los Angeles, underwent a 17-hour procedure to replace the hand he lost to a mysterious, life-threatening illness.

Children 11 and younger have less developed cognitive skills and should not be help to the same level of culpability.

A new book for educators aims to help those with the disorder establish meaningful friendships and romantic relationships.

The study evaluated both methods in people undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a procedure used to repair aortic stenosis.

Physicians working in hospitals may be more likely to refer patients for certain types of follow-up care because they’re more immediately accessible and convenient, said UCLA’s Dr. John Mafi.

UCLA Health offers training to teach skills and techniques that help family members confidently care for a loved one who has dementia.