Health + Behavior

The research, co-authored by UCLA’s Marc Suchard, indicates the pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

Liberals and conservatives can have positive experiences when they talk politics over the video conferencing platform, a UCLA study shows.

The research is an important advance toward cell therapies that could restore sensation in people with spinal cord injuries.

Video: UCLA doctor Adam Sassoon and his patient Robert Lombard hit the waves after Lombard’s knee replacement surgery and recovery.

Can drugs like psilocybin and ecstasy effectively treat depression, addiction and other conditions? UCLA researchers are working to find out.

The findings are another troubling sign of the pandemic’s uneven impact across different communities.

The procedure is important for the treatment of patients with gender dysphoria, UCLA research finds.

Scholars from across UCLA have been quoted in major media outlets on a variety of topics related to the Supreme Court’s decision.

“Policies and cessation strategies must be tailored to fit the population,” said UCLA’s Sean Tan. “A one-size-fits-all framework doesn’t work.”

Changes at the DNA level can accelerate aging by nearly five years, UCLA researchers and their colleagues report.

UCLA’s Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice discusses the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, which are now available to children as young as 6 months.

More than half of Californians who aren’t vaccinated are still worried about side effects, a new report finds.

California and Los Angeles will play a critical role in ensuring reproductive rights, panelists said.

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of serious illness. UCLA doctors tell you how to protect yourself and your loved ones.

The gender-affirming procedure could help reduce the stigma faced by transgender and nonbinary patients.

Research by UCLA, MIT and NIH scientists finds that a machine learning system organizes knowledge in a “very intuitive structure.”

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests declining trust in public health.

The use of firearms and alcohol consumption are common factors in these deaths, say UCLA and CDC researchers.

UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman explains why people don’t perceive the world the same way others do.

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.