Health + Behavior

One honoree, UCLA alumna Kelly Dumke, is already working on the front lines in communities in L.A. County against a well-known and entrenched enemy, early childhood obesity.

Because of the pioneering work of Dr. Donald Kohn, a researcher with UCLA's Broad Stem Cell Research Center, the potential to bring stem cell therapies to patients is now a reality.

Witte’s accomplishments include impactful scientific discoveries, advocacy for science education funding and exemplary leadership.

The technique, developed by a team led by UCLA professor Yi Xing, is an innovative way of using biomedical big data to achieve precision medicine.

UCLA researchers’ findings could offer a non-invasive and more cost-effective method to detect lung cancer.

Asian-Americans who have a certain genetic variant are more likely to crave carbohydrates and fast food than those without it, according to a UCLA study.

Some 200 UCLA medical students in the Class of 2016 received their M.D.s Friday in Perloff Courtyard during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Teen mother, former farmworker, three-time cancer survivor and grandson of Vietnamese war hero highlight the 200-plus students in the Class of 2016 who will receive their medical degrees June 3.

A team of scientists led by doctors at UCLA demonstrated that a modified virus has been shown to extend the lives of people with recurrent gliobastoma.

UCLA scientists use brain imaging to show that social media approval activates the same areas in teens’ brains as eating a favorite food or winning a competition.

Scientists found that a protein called cystatin E/M can inhibit cellular inflammation, which is a major contributor to the growth of the disease; the discovery could lead to the development of new treatments.

While aging weakens these connections, the researchers devised a way for the middle-aged brain to reconnect separate memories.

The study’s lead author, Dr. Stephen Kim, emphasized that the risk of transmitting bacteria through procedures that use a duodenoscope is extremely low.

A report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research contains key recommendations to overcome the critical gaps in understanding how the law, which takes effect June 9, will work.

Krebsbach, who will be the school’s eighth dean, is currently the Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry and a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan.

Social work professor Mark Kaplan found that an increase in high-risk drinking during the Great Recession may explain the rise in alcohol-related suicides by men — but not women.

UCLA researchers pinpointed the function of a cluster of specialized genes that play a key role in creating and preserving hematopoietic stem cells and identified the process by which those genes are activated.

Dr. Alice Kuo and Dr. Angelica Zen argue that gun safety is a relevant issue for children's doctors and, if discussed in appointments, could reduce the number of accidents and deaths involving children.

The finding, from a UCLA study, might help identify which women can be expected to lose bone at a faster-than-average rate.

Inner peace and a flexible body may not be the most valuable benefits that yoga and meditation have to offer, suggests new research by a UCLA-led team of neuroscientists.

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA can cause devastating diseases that mainly affect tissues and cells with high-energy demands, like the brain and muscles.

The researchers chalk up Denmark’s success to many factors, including the country’s universal health care system and the availability of free treatment for all people who have been infected with HIV.

A UCLA study shows that the drug pembrolizumab also has fewer side effects than traditional treatments.

With decades of experience in helping people with psychosis regain their place in society, UCLA neuroscientist Michael Green and his team of 10 psychiatrists, psychologists and other neuroscientists will look for ways to help formerly homeless veterans make the same transition.

UCLA cardiologist and molecular geneticist Dr. Stephen Young is renowned for his work on understanding mechanisms for human disease.