Health + Behavior

The study, conducted in mice, is the first to show that creatine uptake is critical to the anti-tumor activities of what is known as killer T cells, the foot soldiers of the immune system.

UCLA research identifies a potential strategy that may lead to treatment for the disorder.

In most people with chronic myelogenous leukemia, cancerous stem cells remain in the body for years after remission, and the cancer can recur.

The discovery may help lead to a new understanding of mitochondria’s roles in aging, disease and medical complications, the UCLA researchers said.

When reviewers were subspeciality-trained, misclassification rates were the lowest.

Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Eric Hamberger explains how parents can keep their kids safe and informed about the dangers of e-cigarettes.

The lack of coordination among doctors, social workers and other health providers has been one of the health system’s longstanding challenges.

The finding suggests that predicting how a person’s cancer will evolve may lie in their inherited genetic material.

The analysis suggests that individuals who are unsheltered are far more likely to encounter problems and that the problems are exacerbated the longer they are unsheltered.

The approach could eventually be useful not only for treating cancer, but also for lipid metabolism-related conditions like diabetes.

Findings of the research conducted in mice could inform the development of therapies that reduce the time it takes for people to recover from nerve injuries.

Research brief: Blocking a protein could become a novel therapy for pulmonary fibrosis-pulmonary hypertension, which currently has no approved treatment.

A separate grant of $3.3 million will fund a study on the effectiveness of text messages for helping people adhere to their treatment regimens.

Jessica Chavez was introduced to UCLA School of Nursing while in middle school and 17 years later her life has come full circle, as she studies for her nursing degree.

The researchers’ goal was to create a therapy that would permanently boost the body’s ability to naturally produce more iNKT cells.

Researchers developed a simulation model, which allows users to predict the care setting individuals will select, based on their characteristics.

Research brief: The findings suggest a need to change how records are kept because electronic medical records are used to inform decisions about patient care and to generate bills.

Innovative technology improves visualization of a patient’s anatomy.

UCLA Health researchers implanted a wireless device that enables people without sight to detect motion, distinguish light and dark.

The study results have the potential to establish a new standard for using this method to actively monitor prostate cancer.

At a Zócalo/UCLA event in Washington, D.C., experts discussed how technology will uncover the causes of the disease and offer new therapies.

Melioidosis claims an estimated 90,000 lives worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine, and the bacterium that causes it can usually resist even the strongest antibiotics.

The prominent cancer researcher is honored for his invention of the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

Arginase deficiency, which is caused by a missing or mutated version of the arginase gene, ARG1, affects about one of every 1 million babies in the U.S.

The study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that “connectedness” and volunteerism varied by race and income.