Health + Behavior

The $3.7 million, three-year grant will go toward research aimed to develop imaging technology that allows the recording of tens of thousands of neurons to better understand how the brain goes awry in disease.

The continuing low proportion of uninsured state residents illustrates the continued success of the Affordable Care Act, according to a UCLA policy brief.

The contribution, from the Steven Gordon Family Foundation, will fund research, establish five faculty chairs and support a new lab where scientists can closely examine the mechanisms of the disease.

John McNeil, WWII veteran, reflects on his six decades at UCLA and looks forward to its Centennial.

When injected into mice that had acute myeloid leukemia, the combination therapy halted the disease from developing any further.

Those who were offered admission to or attended any of the five schools were less likely to misuse the drug, had fewer peers who abuse drugs, spent more time studying and were less likely to skip school.

Part of the gift will benefit the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, and Stuart House, a program that serves the special needs of children who have been sexually abused.

Wounded Warrior Project funding will allow more post 9-11 veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress and mild traumatic brain injury to receive treatment.

Weizhe Hong studies how animals exhibit a broad range of complex social interaction that are crucial to their survival and well-being.

Although the study analyzed information dating back to the mid-19th century, the findings could have important implications for human health today.

The research by Dr. Lin Jiang and his team included findings from computer software that assisted them in the drug selection process.

The study not only revealed the promise of goal attainment in dementia care, but also the importance of goal setting for caregivers, who are affected both emotionally and physically by their loved one’s illness.

UCLA’s MarySue Heilemann, who was a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, says the experience will influence her teaching and scholarship.

The UCLA study looks at differences in access to care, behaviors that negatively affect health and health problems that can result from those behaviors, based on people’s sexual orientation.

Education and outpatient intervention programs are credited with improved patient outcomes.

Beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year, the Jean Balgrosky and Parker Hinshaw Fellowship will provide assistance with tuition and living expenses.

The study highlights the importance of screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection as part of routine care for HIV-exposed infants.

The findings may help to offer better solutions for preventing and managing fatigue.

A pioneer in her field, Dr. Linda Liau is only the second woman in the nation — and the first Asian-American woman — to chair an academic department of neurosurgery.

Neuroscientist Jack Feldman will explain the importance of the connections between breathing and the brain as he delivers UCLA’s 125th Faculty Research Lecture.

Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center partners with other organizations to help Los Angeles-area women by bringing classes to locations convenient for them.

The fact that two related but distinct skeletal disorders share a common mechanism helps explain both normal and disordered skeletal development.

Researchers from the School of Dentistry and the David Geffen School of Medicine will use a technology created in the lab of Dr. David Wong from the dental school.

Previous research hinted that small cell cancers from different organs may be driven by common mechanisms, but the new study is the first to so clearly describe the steps in their evolution.

The gift from Louis and Harold Price Foundation will enable Dr. Daniel Lu, associate professor of neurosurgery, to test promising treatments, with the potential for groundbreaking therapies.