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UCLA assistant professor of public policy Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld authors a how-to guide on using social media data.

The new method uses 'nanospears' to deliver genes directly to patient cells. Gene therapy has shown great promise as a treatment for a host of diseases, including hemophilia and certain types of cancer.

Conditions such as higher blood pressure and glucose levels were especially pronounced among older homeowners and people still in the work force.

The study appears to be the first to underscore significant clinical differences between men and women with the condition, and points to the need for different treatment approaches to address these varied symptoms.

The scientists have shown in their research on mice that increasing levels of a protein could make immune cells more effective at fighting disease.

UCLA researchers discovered that these patients had a number of unmet psychological and health information needs, particularly during the first three months after their diagnoses.

The psychology professor says women can tap into their “uniquely female power” to make life decisions — decisions that will help them to choose mates, avoid danger, compete with female rivals and produce healthy children.

If replicated in larger studies, the findings could lead to new types of programs to improve mental agility in older adults by combining mental training with physical fitness.

A UCLA-led study finds that the so-called “selfish” gene acts to remove cholesterol from blood vessels.

A UCLA-led analysis identifies brain measures of major psychiatric disease. Researchers also pinpointed important differences in these disorders’ gene expression.

Yellow-bellied marmots live much longer, on average, if they are less social and more isolated than if they are more social and less isolated, a UCLA-led study has found.

The research confirms that genuine concern for others’ pain plays a causal role in how people make decisions when they face moral dilemmas.

Psychologist Janet Tomiyama coauthors a piece explaining why diets don’t work and why it’s not about willpower.

It is the first representative survey of the state’s youth population to measure gender expression.

Use of certain words is a better indicator of stress levels than a person's description of their state of mind, researchers find.

UCLA professor Emanuel Maidenberg on how to use tact and timing to limit the potential negative fallout from sharing surprising news during the holidays.

Data in UCLA researchers' policy brief also show another year of statewide health insurance gains, now at risk under potential federal funding changes.

The discovery in the amygdala provides insights into how the organ regulates emotions and social behavior.

Social scientists studying inequality and bias should more carefully select names used to represent race, because some names might be signaling more than race.

The findings support the idea that all patients should be discreetly screened for substance abuse during their primary care visits.

A UCLA study finds that few teens do well with less than seven hours a night; more than 11 hours is sub-optimal too.

UCLA anthropologist Susan Perry finds that older, sociable monkeys are more likely to develop mannerisms and then transmit them to others.

Divided attention does impair memory, but a UCLA study found that people can still selectively focus on what is most important — even while they’re distracted.

Dr. Mayer and a growing number of colleagues at UCLA and around the world who are interested in the mind-gut connection have been buoyed by the emerging evidence coming from studies of the gut microbiome.

UCLA researchers upend a long-standing idea that the star-shaped brain cells cannot be differentiated from each other. The results should make it easier for researchers to study how astrocytes relate to disease.