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Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at greater risk of developing emotional, social and academic problems during their youth, UCLA…

UCLA researchers have taken a step toward identifying a possible way to detect gestational diabetes mellitus earlier in pregnancy, which could improve diagnosis and treatment for the most common disorder of pregnancy.Gestational diabetes…

A major analysis of world governments published by UCLA and the Los Angeles-based Berggruen Institute has found a dramatic drop in the quality of government and quality of democracy in the U.S. over the past 20 years.At the same time,…

According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, a number of economic impediments — including the Russia–Ukraine war, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, supply chain constraints and inflation — continue to affect the U.S. and California economies. And…

Data from 44 hospitals in 26 states show that suicide or self-injury and depressive disorders were the primary mental health reasons children received emergency department or hospital inpatient care after statewide school closures were…

Our brains rarely record single memories. Instead, they store memories in groups so that the recollection of one significant memory triggers the recall of others that are connected chronologically. As we age, however, our brains gradually…

Inspired by a popular concert series, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will co-launch “Secret Chord Concerts,” which will bring live Jewish music straight to audiences’ desktops and mobile devices — starting June 1. The Lowell Milken…

UCLA has received a $5 million pledge from Boeing Co. to support faculty at the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering.The center, which is jointly operated by the UCLA College Division of Physical Sciences and the UCLA Samueli School…

A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you’d expect to pick up a nasty infection, but approximately 1.7 million Americans do each year, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths from infection-related complications and roughly $30…

Has the United States surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19? It depends whom you ask.According to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard, yes. According to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…