Research & Labs

Help Shape the Future of Diabetes Care

The Diabetes Research Registry connects members of the community with research studies that could lead to life-changing discoveries.

Higher lithium levels in drinking water may raise autism risk

How a Twitter hashtag provides insights for doctors and support for people with breast cancer

How are pesticides and Parkinson’s disease linked?

Dr. Beate Ritz’s research in California’s Central Valley highlights the role of the environment in Parkinson's disease.

How DGSOM scientists are using stem cells to take on COVID-19

How do you know if the wildfires are making you sick?

How does racism make you sick?

“Right now, there's lots of calls for racism to be viewed as a public health crisis,” says Gilbert Gee, PhD, a professor in the Department of Comm...

How MS Symptoms in Women Inform Treatments

Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl shares her expertise on MS symptoms in women for MS Awareness Month.

How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath

‘Like a new song with the same beat,’ says UCLA neurobiologist Jack Feldman

How physical activity may fight Parkinson’s disease symptoms

A UCLA study finds that physical activity may fight Parkinson’s disease symptoms

How to Prevent Cancer Through Lifestyle Choices

WHO estimates 30-50% of cancer cases could potentially be avoided by altering key lifestyle risk factors. Learn more about cancer prevention strategies.

How to Reduce Racial Bias in Healthcare

UCLA researchers apply critical race theory to public health care to create the "public health critical race praxis" for utilization across patient studies.

How UCLA neurosurgeons are transforming spine care

From minimally invasive treatments to targeting chronic pain, doctors at the UCLA Health Spine Center treat complex conditions using advanced techniques.

Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, UCLA study finds

Native Americans have the highest rates of mortality from deaths of despair, but this data is largely missing from mainstream discussion

Immunotherapy drug combo helps extend the lives of metastatic melanoma patients