Health + Behavior

UCLA researchers have shown for the first time that the quality of diagnostic staging for biopsies of bladder cancer is directly linked with patients’ survival rates.

The joint effort will accelerate the implementation of clinical trials and delivery of stem cell therapies by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure to support clinical research.

UCLA study shows that community-based interventions lead to better health outcomes in both mothers and children.

Campus will use $2.1 million to launch the NIH Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center.

A landmark UCLA study makes a persuasive argument for the routine clinical use of DNA sequencing as a tool for diagnosing children with rare genetic disorders.

A UCLA-led study says that the risk-assessment tools currently used failed to predict the majority of women who later experienced major fractures.

The findings could eventually lead to radiation and chemotherapy treatments that are more effective for people with cancer and other blood-related diseases.

Dr. James Economou, a tumor immunologist and UCLA’s vice chancellor for research, received one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

The drill was designed to test the hospital’s plan and processes for caring for people with Ebola.

Research funded by the grant will help scientists understand how disrupted genes affect brain structure, both in healthy individuals and in those with neurologic and psychiatric diseases.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation lauded UCLA for its commitment to equitable, inclusive medical care for LGBT patients and their families.

Public policy professor John Villasenor calls for a thorough reexamining of safety measures and recommends more rigorous training protocols to protect those charged with treating people who are sick.

New UCLA research may lead to dramatically fewer bladder infections following spinal cord injuries and other traumatic injuries — infections that can cause kidney damage, and even death.

Demonstrations, film screenings, lectures and a special dinner are on the menu for campus consumers Oct. 22 - 24 as UCLA joins thousands of other organizations nationwide, including several UC campuses, to celebrate Food Day.

UCLA researchers have discovered that some scar-forming cells in the heart, known as fibroblasts, have the ability to become endothelial cells — the cells that form blood vessels.

In the first study of its kind, UCLA researchers found that there was a disparity in post-tonsil removal doctor’s visits based on income status, race and ethnicity.

Research by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that a pent-up demand for health care will decline significantly after the first year of enrollment.

The finding could explain the early onset of many age-related diseases, including liver cancer, in obese people.

Former patients of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reunited with their nurses, doctors and other health care professionals at a reunion that was held at UCLA’s Wilson Plaza Sunday, Oct. 12. 

The second-annual Inventathon encourages interdisciplinary teams of young inventors to develop innovative solutions using the latest technology and mobile applications.

The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health awards go to scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA for work in stem cells and neuroscience in medicine.

UCLA researchers demonstrated that, in pregnant mice, inflammation can trigger an excessive division of neural stem cells that can cause “overgrowth” in the offspring’s brain.

UCLA will create analytic tools to address the daunting challenges facing researchers in accessing, standardizing and sharing scientific data to foster new discoveries in medicine.

In a UCLA study more than twice as many people ended up with coverage. These findings could prove useful in finding ways to increase participation in plans and reduce disparities in health insurance coverage.

A Southern California disc jockey underwent a unique surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm without causing any harm to his vocal cords.