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The psychologists demonstrate for the first time that when forced to choose between a parent and a close friend on a decision with financial consequences, young adults are more likely to choose the parent.

The early work demonstrates the promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals."

Greg Bryant, a professor of communication, studies the nature of laughter — and what it reveals about the evolution of human communication and cooperation.

UCLA Anderson Review: Do today and yesterday and tomorrow loom large in your thinking, with the more distant past and future barely visible on the horizon? That’s not unusual.

The findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat such conditions as osteoporosis and skeletal aging.

The study is the first to examine intergenerational behavioral effects of adverse childhood experiences.

Two discoveries — one in the brains of people with heroin addiction and the other in the brains of sleepy mice — shed light on chemical messengers that regulate sleep and addiction, UCLA researchers say.

An emotion called ‘kama muta’ is typically accompanied by moist eyes or tears, chills or goosebumps, a warm feeling in the body, a feeling of exhilaration and a motivation to help others.

The next step is to determine why the numbers are so low and find ways to increase those rates of testing.

The study is the first to establish a link between susceptibility to seizures and the gut microbiota — the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that reside in the human body’s intestines.

African-American and low-income kids are the most at risk for health problems as the biggest consumers of sweetened beverages, a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.

The research in marine snails could lead to new treatments to restore memories and alter traumatic ones in people with Alzheimer's disease and those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The discovery explains the mechanisms behind the protective effects of lipid emulsion therapy and could improve treatments for people with heart disease.

The discovery by UCLA geneticists could lead to new drugs to treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

The nonsurgical technique, developed by a UCLA-led team, allows them to turn doorknobs and open water bottles for the first time in years.

Use in combination with the anti-anxiety drug benzodiazepine may be linked to the current surge in opioid-related deaths.

Such thinning can be a precursor to cognitive decline and dementia in middle-aged and older adults.

Researchers have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the lung.

The studies found a link between risk-related terms that Google and Twitter users researched or tweeted about and subsequent syphilis trends that were reported to the CDC.

The new method will improve the ability to identify genetic changes most likely to harm cells and contribute to disease.

This discovery of a new function may lead to new treatments for obesity, fatty liver and other metabolic diseases.

The five-year award is intended to fund a research project that addresses the needs of both patients and caregivers.

Half of those admitted to juvenile justice facilities before their teenage years reported suicidal thoughts as adults, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

The UCLA-led study will help scientists better understand the debilitating condition.

The UCLA-led research suggests that the ‘unexpected’ reason is a jump in heart disease risk for whites.