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UCLA faculty voice: The science behind our love for March Madness
Marco Iacoboni is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a member of the Semel Institute...
UCLA geneticist Dr. Jonathan Flint named to Royal Society of London
Flint has been named a fellow of the society, a prestigious academy that includes some of the world’s most eminent scientists.
UCLA Health announces $100 million gift from Stewart and Lynda Resnick to advance mental health care
UCLA Health has received the single largest gift to advance mental health care in its history – $100 million from global philanthropists Stewart and Lynda Resnick, co-owners of Los Angeles-based The Wonderful Company, one of the nation’s largest privately held companies.
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UCLA Health’s Enrico Castillo Selected as a New Voice by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
July 27 2021—Enrico G. Castillo, MD, MSHPM of UCLA Health has been selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) as one of 22 New Voices, a diverse cohort of mid-career experts who will bring their collective ideas about critical and emerging interdisciplinary issues to the work of the National Academies.
UCLA Honors the Nancy and Jonathan Glaser Family for Endowed Chair in Pediatric Sarcomas
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UCLA Operation Mend receives $15.7 million for mental health program for wounded warriors
Wounded Warrior Project funding creates network to connect injured service members with world-class care
UCLA psychiatrist composes opera to tell hope-filled story about schizophrenia
On the face of it, the nightmarish struggles of a young woman diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia may seem to be unlikely material for musical theater, let alone an opera. But for...
UCLA Q&A: The modern mismatch
Dr. Peter Whybrow, best-selling author and director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, is not surprised by the high incidence of obesity, diabetes,...
UCLA researcher says focused research and treatment guidelines are needed to ensure ‘behavioral psychedelics’ help patients make lasting, positive change
Despite their reputation as illicit drugs, psychedelics may find new, legitimate roles in treatment for anxiety, depression, stress disorders, addiction, and other mental and behavioral health problems. But ensuring they do requires developing rigorous, standardized methods to study and apply the results, according to a new report.
UCLA Seeks Adults for Impact of Curcumin on Memory Study
UCLA researchers seek adults with memory complaints ages 50 to 90 to study the effectiveness of the supplement curcumin, on age-related memory loss. Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults.
UCLA students prove value of undergrad research to D.C. policymakers
Akash Patel, a second-year biology major, and Sarah Barritt, a second-year political science major at UCLA, have a sizable academic edge that will help one get into medical school and the other into law school.
UCLA study pinpoints two genes that increase risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
Why do some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A new UCLA discovery may shed light on the answer.
UCLA study reveals treatment for women with breast cancer suffering cognitive difficulties
UCLA researchers have developed a program that could improve the day-to-day lives of women with breast cancer by addressing post-treatment cognitive difficulties, sometimes known as “chemo brain,” which can affect up to 35 percent of women after their treatments.
UCLA to develop 'brain prosthesis' to help brain-injured patients recover memory
UCLA has been tapped by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to spearhead an innovative project aimed at developing a wireless, implantable brain device that could help restore lost memory function in individuals who have suffered debilitating brain injuries and other disorders.
UCLA to feast on a cornucopia of activities in celebration of Food Day
Food demonstrations, film screenings, lectures, discussions and a special dinner will all be on the menu for campus consumers Oct. 22 - 24 as UCLA joins forces with thousands of other organizations nationwide, including several UC campuses, to celebrate Food Day.
Watching funny shows helps children tolerate pain longer
Watching comedy shows helps children tolerate pain for longer periods of time, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the nonprofit organization Rx Laughter.