Health + Behavior

The findings open the door to future study about whether specific interventions, such as changes to diet, could affect brain function and thus affect the desire to overeat or to eat when not hungry.

Dr. Daniel Lu, the study’s lead author, said the benefit lasted for two to four weeks, suggesting that the spinal cord’s neural circuitry retains a ‘memory’ of the treatment.

They can be forced to move far from their social and medical networks to find rentals they can afford; they may end up in substandard housing; or — at worst — homeless, the paper’s authors say.

A UCLA team has developed a set of outcome measures using a software program that aggregates the latest research and expertise about how to treat conditions.

The research, the first of its kind, also suggested that two new tests could help diagnose the condition, called autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

For the 29th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report places UCLA among the country’s elite in health care.

The findings may eventually lead to researchers discovering a new way to control the proteins found at synapses and, in turn, treat diseases characterized by synaptic dysfunction.

Studies sometimes erroneously target biological or cultural characteristics of minorities as the root cause of the disease, but miss the true cause, explains UCLA professor Chandra Ford.

UCLA Health’s People-Animal Connection welcomes special guest therapy animal to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

The psychologists demonstrate for the first time that when forced to choose between a parent and a close friend on a decision with financial consequences, young adults are more likely to choose the parent.

The state-funded IMPACT program provides access to free treatment for uninsured and underinsured men in California.

The finding in animals could support the first blood test to speed diagnosis and improve treatment in humans.

The precision-based medicine approach will allow people with newly diagnosed leukemia to have immediate access to new treatments that are in development.

The early work demonstrates the promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals."

UCLA’s Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers and ensuring access to essential medicines.

Research by UCLA and others finds that the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae.

Using a stand-up MRI helped relieve two years of living in darkness and pain for Rhianna Wilson.

The research showed that a single session of hookah smoking increased heart rate and blood pressure; and significantly increased measures of arterial stiffness, a key risk factor in heart attack or stroke.

Neurophysicist Mayank Mehta’s work has implications for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases.

The findings could lead to new methods to help prevent clots and repair damage that can result from the placement of stents.

A new mindfulness workshop called Tree of Life Fulfillment offered at the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology combines art therapy with guided imagery.

Research conducted between 2007 and 2009 showed that many patients were not receiving the recommended doses of three categories of medication.

UCLA Health joins a campaign to promote sun safety with dozens of sunscreen dispenser kiosks at Los Angeles-area beaches.

Greg Bryant, a professor of communication, studies the nature of laughter — and what it reveals about the evolution of human communication and cooperation.

A UCLA report found that the new services saved the county money, and provided residents with easier access to mental health and gang intervention programs.