Health + Behavior

Dr. Ichiro Nishimura, Dr. Joaquin Fuster and Dr. Otoniel Martinez-Maza are among the 396 who will be honored in February 2018.

UCLA researchers have begun integrating talk therapy to help athletes deal with lingering emotional effects of their head injuries.

More than 60 people connected to the program joined the 40,000 parade participants saluting veterans.

By having more accurate information, these adults and their physicians can make an informed decision on whether to undergo surgery, UCLA researchers concluded.

An early-career experience shaped Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl’s work investigating why some diseases behave differently in females and males.

A federal policy meant to spur hospitals to reduce Medicare readmission rates may actually be harming many of the patients it was meant to help.

Researchers in the UCLA-led study concluded that better treatments for heart failure and new ways of predicting patient outcomes are needed.

The award from the John Templeton Foundation will help researchers address how much power individuals have over their own health.

A new study is the first to reveal how sleep deprivation disrupts our brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other, which scientists believe leads to temporary mental lapses.

The report maps out specific strategies for mitigating disparities in care, and for breaking away from the predominantly one-size-fits-all approaches for preventing and treating cancer.

A UCLA study looks at more than four decades’ worth of data; the findings help public health officials design interventions to address disparities in health care.

Data in UCLA researchers' policy brief also show another year of statewide health insurance gains, now at risk under potential federal funding changes.

The advance could be especially important because a fast, accurate diagnosis could help ensure a better recovery.

The Lakers legend and former Bruin will serve as celebrity ambassador for the annual Light the Night Walk.

A new report by UCLA’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center examines all 193 countries that are members of the United Nations.

The unique, high-tech ambulance can deliver time-critical treatment in the field to stroke patients who might otherwise face debilitating delays.

UCLA researchers identified where and how to electrically stimulate the human brain in order to strengthen people’s recall.

In a clinical trial, a UCLA-led team used a biomaterial embedded with tiny gems to help tissue heal after the procedure.

A UCLA Nursing study found that combining education and entertainment helped encourage patients to seek therapy.

Michael Green, UCLA professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, will deliver the 123rd Faculty Research Lecture about a topic that has fascinated him for decades.

The grants totaling more than $10 million highlight innovative biomedical research projects.

The grant “will allow UCLA to continue our decade-long preeminence in groundbreaking autism research,” said Dr. Daniel Geschwind, director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment.

The researchers found that mouse models that lacked the protein IDOL performed poorly in behavioral tests of spatial memory and fear-based conditioning.

The UCLA Health program provides surgical and medical treatment, and psychological health support for post-9/11-era service members, veterans and their families.

The discovery in the amygdala provides insights into how the organ regulates emotions and social behavior.