Health + Behavior

Life scientists have created an accurate new method to identify markers for many diseases — a significant step toward a new era of personalized medicine, tailored to each person’s DNA and RNA.

Funding from the Hirshberg Foundation has elevated the UCLA center to one of the nation’s premier comprehensive programs for pancreatic cancer and diseases.

An air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a study by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers.

Dental students taking the “Medical Improv” class learn techniques to be more relaxed and confident when they deal with patients.

Abundant research has revealed that pregnancy is a key period of increased risk for developing obesity in women and that obesity in pregnancy may genetically “program” offspring to become overweight or obese later in life.

Study by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health points out another disturbing impact of income inequality: its effect on people’s health.

Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for men with prostate cancer, but it may not always be worthwhile.

Screening travelers for fever on arrival has been criticized as ineffective, but the scientists found it can catch cases that screeners miss at departure.

UCLA bioengineers have developed a revolutionary approach that brings together traditional drugs and nanotechnology-enhanced medications to create safer and more effective treatments.

The UCLA study offers a new approach for treating depression in older adults that could get them out of depression much faster than the standard antidepressants.

Dr. John Mazziotta will become vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, effective March 1, and Dr. David Feinberg will step down as president of UCLA Health System and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System.

The UCLA Health System notified 179 patients on Feb. 18 that they may have been exposed last fall to the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae bacteria during an endoscopic procedure.

The UCLA Health System has notified more than 100 patients that they may have been infected by a “superbug” bacteria during complex endoscopic procedures that took place between October 2014 and January 2015.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA offers many of the nation’s top residency training programs in the western United States, according to a new report.

The research could explain why people with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and also have a shorter lifespan.

UCLA and USC scientists found that mindfulness meditation promotes sleep quality in older adults who suffer from moderate sleep complaints.

Scientists found that removing a specific molecular switch from a mutant protein can trigger symptoms in mice that are similar to those found in people with the disease.

Sixteen UCLA students have received fellowships for projects that focus on food, ranging from making documentaries to constructing new campus gardens.

The Latino physician workforce per capita has declined by 22 percent since 1980, resulting in a shortage of doctors with the cultural familiarity necessary to serve a rapidly expanding population.

Two of the nation’s top eye institutes have united to improve patients’ access to leading vision specialists.

The University of California will require incoming students to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, meningococcus, tetanus and whooping cough, under a plan set to take effect in 2017.

A new study by UCLA researchers found that meditation appeared to help preserve the brain’s gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons.

Study found that paramedics can give intravenous medications to stroke patients within the “golden hour,” the window during which treatments are most likely to help patients avoid long-term neurological damage.

Research at UCLA played key role in developing the treatment, which could signal a new strategy for arresting tumor growth and extending the time before cancer worsens.

A rare event organized by the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center brought together a man who survived a horrific motorcycle crash with some of the 196 blood donors who helped save his life.