Health + Behavior

In L.A. and other cities, inequities persist not just in the ability to get around, but in access to parks and open spaces that are conducive to outdoor activity.

A UCLA study has traced the phenomenon to the same neurons that go awry during Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Tourette’s syndrome.

Justin Cho was experiencing a rare form of epileptic seizures caused by a lesion in his brain; UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital used a new minimally invasive approach to stop them.

Findings in a UCLA study suggest potential strategies to combat other diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS.

States that participated in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw increased numbers of insured, better access to care and less worry about paying medical bills, but also longer wait times among low-income residents, according to new research.

Findings by scientists from UCLA and the University of Western Australia could eventually identify mechanisms linking cholesterol to coronary artery disease.

This year, St. Patrick's Day coincided with Match Day, the day when 40,000 aspiring doctors nationwide find out simultaneously which hospitals have accepted them for 30,000 residency slots across the United States.

Dr. Zev Wainberg, a member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, sheds light on a handful of common misconceptions about the disease, which kills 50,000 Americans each year.

The team discovers a biological marker that may help to identify youths at risk of poor outcomes and prevent cognitive decline.

In this Q&A, UCLA’s Dr. Sara Hurvitz sheds light on the benefits of caps, how they work and if men could use them

The thoracic transplant program also ranks among the country’s best in terms of patient survival rates, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

UCLA researchers’ findings could work against a broad range of viruses and protect against Zika and its associated neurological defects in mice and human brain models.

A committed partner for more than 20 years, the company now has provided more than $80 million to UCLA in support of the university and health care system.

The study could pave the way for understanding and treating neurological disorders, and for developing computers that “think” more like humans.

UCLA researchers found that a combination therapy going after stem cells and chemotherapy resulted in better outcomes.

Dr. David Talan is on a research team that's studying whether treating appendicitis solely with antibiotics can be a safe, effective and less expensive alternative to surgery.

UCLA study shows that delivering weight-management services online offers a convenient way to produce substantial improvements in health, at a relatively low cost.

Manipulating the stiffness or softness of T cells could help doctors harness the immune system to control disease.

The researchers identified genes that they believe control hundreds of other genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression and several other disorders.

The Companion Care Program provides specially trained volunteers who offer individualized companionship to older adult patients while they are hospitalized.

Twenty-three high school students are getting a unique opportunity to launch their future careers in the health care field, thanks to a new hands-on internship program.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics Reports, more than one in five U.S. births now occur in states where marijuana is legal.

New recommendations are needed in part because people with cancer are living longer thanks to improved treatments, giving tumors more time to spread to other parts of the body.

Researchers found that exposure to the pollution caused mice to experience changes in the normal composition of gut bacteria. This in turn produced a cascade of negative health effects.

Dr. Ippolytos Kalofonos has woven together his interests in global health, medicine and culture into a career as a medical anthropologist.