Health + Behavior

Two national surveys that spanned demographic groups showed opposition to complete abortion bans.

Widening access to telemedicine is one of the projects that UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs students have undertaken to develop policy solutions for real-world clients.

Lara Ray hopes her research will lead to better medications and clinical care.

UCLA researchers focused on extracellular vesicles, which deliver microRNA genes within maternal blood.

The seven-year study, led by UCLA psychologists, tracked mothers and their offspring from preconception until the children were 5 years old.

Understanding the adaptations that protect female animals from disorders may help humans too, UCLA research suggests.

Adolescent females were especially vulnerable, according to the UCLA-led research.

UCLA infectious disease expert Anne Rimoin says the risk for most people is very low.

The findings suggest that a drug used to treat HIV-related memory loss could combat cognitive decline in middle-aged people.

The Center for AIDS Research will form new partnerships with community groups across Los Angeles and in other nations.

Discrepancies in data can delay care, resources and awareness.

UCLA pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice provides accurate information in this Q&A.

A novel surface treatment developed at UCLA stops microbes from adhering to common medical devices like catheters and stents.

The physician-scientist moved quickly to research how COVID-19 affects pregnant women and babies.

Creating the class, which was a collaboration between the UCLA School of Nursing and the disability studies program, was a labor of love for Professor Lauren Clark.

Researchers examined enrollment data from 1985 through 2019 for 53 medical schools.

Professor Ramesh Srinivasan joined Frances Haugen and Jeff Orlowski-Yang for the panel, which was part of UCLA’s Common Experience program.

A UCLA-led study suggests that boosting immunity could be a possible treatment.

A UCLA report prepared as part of the California 100 initiative helps point the way toward greater access and equity for state residents.

When states increased their minimum hourly wage by $1, divorce rates declined by 7% to 15% among those earning low wages.

UCLA scientists were surprised to find that amyloid fibrils in brains with frontotemporal degeneration were composed of the little-known protein TMEM106B.

The study could eventually lead to more treatment options for leukemia, sickle cell disease and other conditions.

A UCLA study finds those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions.

The increase is attributable to drugs becoming more dangerous, rather than to drug use becoming more common, according to a UCLA study.

A UCLA study estimates that there are 115 injuries per 1 million rides on e-scooters.