Behavioral risk factors including smoking, obesity, limited physical activity and a less healthy diet strongly predict the likelihood of depression — and that likelihood increases with each additional risk factor a person possesses…

Mobile device developed at UCLA could make it easier to predict and control harmful algal blooms

Using a genetic technique that allows certain neurons in the brain to be switched on or off, UCLA scientists reversed a sensory impairment in mice with symptoms of autism, enabling them to learn a sensory task as quickly as healthy mice

A team of UCLA biologists has discovered thousands of four- and five-drug combinations of antibiotics that are more effective at killing harmful bacteria than the prevailing views suggested

Brain’s support cells may play a central role in repetitive behaviors related to OCD.UCLA researchers have uncovered some of the basic brain mechanisms behind repetitive behavior, which may ultimately lead to new ways to treat psychiatric disorders…

UCLA researchers identify link between gut bacteria and eating for pleasure, as opposed to hunger

Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries

New therapy spurs nerve fibers to regrow through scar tissue, transmit signals after spinal cord injury in rodents

Hookah smoking raises cardiovascular risk comparable to traditional cigarette smoking, UCLA study finds

Neuroscientist identifies biomarker for traumatic brain injury