Health + Behavior

The drug, called MK-3475, which had already shown effectiveness in treating melanoma, shrank tumors in nearly a fourth of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

The report examines concussions that occurred among athletes aged 5 to 21 participating in a wide range of sports.

Researchers found that the body's ability to control blood pressure, heart rate and sweating is weaker in people with sleep apnea but is even more diminished in women.

Using the clock, researchers can gauge the age of diverse human organs and tissues. Unexpectedly, they found some parts of the anatomy, like women's breast tissue, age faster than the rest of the body.

Researchers will examine how non-injected drugs and alcohol may directly interact with the virus and other infectious diseases to increase health threats.

The researchers analyzed subjects' brains using a branch of mathematics known as graph theory, which is often used to study air-traffic patterns.

While the overall number of kids who drink sodas daily has started to decline, there has been an alarming 8 percent jump in consumption among teens.

While only a third of laser hair-removal procedures are performed by non-physicians, 75 percent of hair-removal lawsuits involve non-physicians, said UCLA's H. Ray Jalian.

The centralized collection of scans and other key clinical data will help accelerate international research and the development of new treatments.

A study led by UCLA's Dr. Gregg Fonarow found that hospitals recognized by the national Get With The Guildelines program showed greater achievement than others.

An analysis method developed by UCLA's Raphael Levine allows scientists to look at how cancer cells use energy when expressing critical genes that allow them grow.

The new center aims to increase awareness of important public health issues by harnessing the storytelling power of television, film and new media.

The proposed agreement would bring the fund's six outpatient health centers under the umbella of the UCLA Health System.

Led by Dr. David Wong, UCLA researchers confirmed that biomarkers for pancreatic cancer reside in saliva. The findings could be a major step toward a simple new risk assessment test for the disease.

The Galaxy Health program, designed jointly by UCLA and USC, debuted at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center in 2012 and has demonstrated the benefit of intuitive and inexpensive health care interventions.

Later in life, persons with the 22q11.2 deletion are at an increased risk of developing severe psychopathology, particularly schizophrenia, as well as depression and anxiety disorder.

UCLA researchers found that the drug stimulated receptors in CD4 T cells that allowed these immune cells to be infected, leading to new production of the virus.

A grant of $12 million from the NIH recognizes the UC's potential to translate leading-edge discoveries into innovative products that benefit patients.

Mice fed a fatty diet gained more than twice as much as other mice and were far more likely to develop pancreatic lesions known to be precursors to cancer.

The effects of childhood abuse and a lack of parental affection can last a lifetime, taking a toll both emotionally and physically, UCLA researchers say.

The new Teaching and Learning Center will bring medical instruction into the 21st century, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and innovative teaching methods.

In a clinical trial, patients whose doctors were given access to early brain scans showed better executive function, memory and overall cognitive ability over a two-year period.

When Terry Dunlap arrived at the ER with a massive clot, doctors gave him two choices: open-heart surgery or a new minimally invasive procedure. But there was a catch.

Researchers find that nanodiamonds can be a less-invasive and longer-lasting method of administering the proteins that aid in bone growth.

The small, lightweight device, which featuresa a color filter, an external lens and a laser diode, can be fabricated using a 3-D printer.