Health + Behavior

The new center will use an integrative health approach to treat gastrointestinal disorders and improve quality of life.

Alvarez, who beat out 46 other UCLA student researchers in the TED Talk–style competition, will represent UCLA at the UC-wide finals on April 29.

Researchers looked into ways to communicate the true impact of climate change and found a solution.

Regular gum chewers could potentially be ingesting tens of thousands of microplastic particles a year, according to a pilot study.

Mona Jarrahi, Suk-Young Kim, Jingyi Jessica Lee, Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni and Park Williams are among a group of 198 new fellows chosen from more than, 3,500 applicants.

Herbert Najera discusses his journey to a career in health care.

This year’s overall Quality of Life Index rating matches last year’s lowest ever in the now 10 years of the survey's existence. 

The new report spotlights how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.

For World Parkinson’s Day, UCLA neurologist and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Jeff Bronstein answered questions about the causes, symptoms and treatment of PD.

Businesses that process used concrete have long caused dust pollution for neighbors. Students in a UCLA law clinic are helping find a solution.  

A repurposed anti-cancer drug may slow kidney scarring and prevent chronic kidney disease progression.

The donation allows UCLA Health to add a second mobile stroke unit, which will serve the San Fernando Valley.

Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of a cancer diagnosis and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer compared with the general population.

A team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center doctors Dennis Slamon and Richard Finn, helped transform breast cancer treatment.

Students spent a week in March experiencing firsthand how creativity fosters personal growth, community connection and even how we eat. 

Leading voices in politics, media and planning came together to provide an overview of local recovery efforts.

A UCLA-led team develops continuous sensors mimicking natural biochemistry to advance discovery and health care.

UCLA researcher’s advances follow successes that enable the blind to see and the paralyzed to walk.

The drug was able to replicate the movement recovered in physical rehab, the traditional treatment.

UCLA discovery uncovers unique features that advance understanding of the microbe’s movement and infection.

New techniques for preserving donated organs prior to transplantation are continuing to broaden this window. 

Shorter, higher-dose-per-day radiation courses should be the standard regimen for men with localized disease.

The event spotlighted three distinguished female scientists pioneering advances in immunotherapy, reproductive biology and brain cancer research. 

The grant will help elevate it into Southern California’s premier facility for treating medically compromised patients.

The new center will support medical research and training focused on chronic lung disease.