Health Sciences

SHAPE LA, a new NIH-funded school health program launched by UCLA and the LAUSD, aims to boost physical activity and combat obesity among students.

Today's New England Journal of Medicine features a prospective treatment study that addresses the value of screening pregnant women for low thyroid function, which has been linked to miscarriage, pre-term delivery and reduced IQ in children. UCLA has an expert.

By targeting the entorhinal cortex, known as the doorway to the hippocampus, scientists hope to enhance memory in patients with dementia and Alzheimer's.

Former patient Cameron Cohen, 13, who donated $20,000 from sales of his first app to UCLA, continues his philanthropy with his new AnimalGrams game.

Hard hit by one of the worst recessions in nearly a century, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost insurance coverage across the state as employers shed jobs and the health plans that came with those jobs, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

A clinical trial showed the device opened blocked vessels in 61 percent of patients, while the current FDA-approved device worked in 24 percent of cases.

In addition to stifling the ability of the virus to replicate, the peptide reduces the chance of patients developing resistance to treatment, scientists say.

The pathogen stifles immune activity dependent on vitamin D, a natural hormone that plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections.