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Children with medical and psychiatric disorders have driven increase in hospital usage and costs
UCLA’s Bonnie Zima and colleagues found that the number of pediatric hospitalizations that included a psychiatric diagnosis rose 138 percent between 2005 and 2014.
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Brain wave measurements predict response to antidepressants
A study by UCLA researchers found that a noninvasive method can help to determine whether an individual will enter remission after just one week of medical treatment.
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UCLA ranked No. 10 in the world by U.S. News and World Report
UCLA is No. 2 among American public universities and No. 10 in the world, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2017 Best Global Universities rankings, published today.
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Neuroscientist Marco Iacoboni on how mirror neurons teach us to be human
Dr. Iacoboni studies the brain cells that make us love sports, say yes to persuasive salespeople and empathize with others.
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UCLA–Caltech study identifies brain cells that help people learn by watching others
The findings could provide scientists with a better understanding of how the brain goes awry in conditions like learning disorders and social anxiety disorder.
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Most parents likely to follow outdated advice when caring for a child with a concussion, UCLA survey shows
Parents doing things like isolating a child from all activity or waking a child from sleep to check in could actually be making their child’s symptoms worse.
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UCLA scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma
A 25-year-old man made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA that uses sonic stimulation to excite the neurons in the thalamus.
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MRI scan may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, UCLA researchers report
The findings could also help speed research of CTE, helping scientists better understand its prevalence in the population and in studying potential therapies.
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Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk
UCLA researchers found that physical activity particularly affected the size of the hippocampus, which is the part of the brain controlling short-term memory.
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Literature and film help teach students to understand the brain
UCLA freshman cluster course combines anatomy, history, philosophy and humanities to provide an interdisciplinary approach to studying neuroscience.
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The teenage brain on social media
UCLA scientists use brain imaging to show that social media approval activates the same areas in teens’ brains as eating a favorite food or winning a competition.
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UCLA study identifies how brain connects memories across time
While aging weakens these connections, the researchers devised a way for the middle-aged brain to reconnect separate memories.
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To reduce pre-Alzheimer’s cognitive impairment, get to the yoga mat
Inner peace and a flexible body may not be the most valuable benefits that yoga and meditation have to offer, suggests new research by a UCLA-led team of neuroscientists.
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Leading homeless veterans back into mainstream of life
With decades of experience in helping people with psychosis regain their place in society, UCLA neuroscientist Michael Green and his team of 10 psychiatrists, psychologists and other neuroscientists will look for ways to help formerly homeless veterans make the same transition.
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Adding exercise to health education helps treat addiction, say UCLA researchers
Combining workouts with traditional behavioral therapy helped people who were addicted to methamphetamine.
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For young people with schizophrenia, physical and mental exercises offer hope
UCLA researchers found that workouts, in addition to brain games, appear to trigger a protein that restores connections between neurons.
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Exome sequencing improves doctors’ ability to diagnose hard-to-pin-down neurogenetic disorders
The approach can help physicians identify disorders that may have gone undiagnosed for years. UCLA has been a leader in using the test since 2012.
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Brain appears to have different mechanisms for reconciling sight and sound
People who performed two tasks that combined seeing and hearing frequently show that vision influenced their hearing, and vice versa.
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Spinal cord regeneration might actually be helped by glial scar tissue, contrary to conventional wisdom
A new study by UCLA scientists shows that a long-held assumption might have actually impeded research on how to repair spinal cord injuries.
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Your brain might be hard-wired for altruism
By temporarily inactivating a part of the brain involved in impulse control, the researchers discovered compelling evidence that humans are predisposed to be generous to others.
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Study identifies specific gene network that promotes nervous system repair
Researchers also found an existing drug that can promote nerve regeneration in the central nervous system.
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Sleep apnea takes a toll on brain function
People with obstructive sleep apnea show significant changes in the levels of two neurotransmitters, which could explain some of the symptoms that affect patients’ daily lives.
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UCLA and Stanford researchers pinpoint origin of sighing reflex in the brain
Scientists have pinpointed two tiny clusters of neurons that are responsible for transforming normal breaths into sighs, which could one day allow physicians to treat patients who cannot breathe deeply on their own.
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Electric patch holds promise for treating PTSD
The research revealed the first evidence that trigeminal nerve stimulation, or TNS, helps provide relief from chronic post-traumatic stress.
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UCLA scientists create graphene barrier to precisely control molecules for making nanoelectronics
The advance could make it much more efficient to build nanoelectronic and nanobioelectronic devices that could measure brain cell and circuit function in real time.
- Monday, May 21, 2018