News 2023
Discrimination alters brain-gut ‘crosstalk,’ prompting poor food choices and increased health risks
People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how we process food cues. Arpana Gupta, PhD, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, was interviewed on the study that directly examined the effects of discrimination on responses to different types of food as influenced by the brain-gut microbiome system. | | |
The association between disadvantaged neighborhoods and cortical microstructure and their relation to obesity
According to , living in a disadvantaged neighborhood can affect food choices, weight gain and even the microstructure of the brain. UCLA GI authors include Lisa A. Kilpatrick, PhD, associate researcher; Tien S. Dong, MD, PhD, assistant clinical professor of medicine; Jennifer S. Labus, PhD, adjunct professor of medicine; Bruce D. Naliboff, PhD, project scientist; Emeran A. Mayer, MD, director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience; and Arpana Gupta, PhD, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center. | |
You are what you eat: Diet may affect your mood and brain function
If you struggle with mood changes and other behavioral health issues, there’s a chance that your diet has something to do with it. Arpana Gupta, PhD, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, and Shelby Yaceczko, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC, CSSD, advanced practice dietitian, discuss what the gut-brain system is, and how diet can affect it.
Dr. Gupta accepted into the UCLA Junior Faculty Academic Mentoring Council Program
The Junior Faculty Academic Mentoring Council Program offers a fellowship that includes a one-year period of mentoring training with extensive coaching, networking and mentoring opportunities aimed at expanding the professional development and retention of junior faculty in academic medicine. The intensive one-year period will be followed by ongoing support and coaching as needed to support scholars in their academic trajectory.
Sex-specific brain signals drive obesity differently in men and women
According to a new study, Dr. Arpana Gupta, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center and senior author on the study, is interviewed on AirTalk podcast with Larry Mantle
Brain scans show how different factors can influence obesity in men and women
Understanding the differences, researchers say, could have implications for more targeted approaches to weight loss. Dr. Arpana Gupta, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, provides expert commentary in this
How brains impact weight gain in men and women differently
Research on how advanced brain scans are revealing the differences in how men and women gain weight and how that can impacts our eating habits Watch
UCLA study finds discriminatory experiences affect health of brain, body
A UCLA study found that experiences with racism and discrimination can impact the health of the brain and the body. "Discrimination is not just an issue for a person. It is not just an issue for a community or a racial or ethnic group. It is a public health issue.” Dr. Arpana Gupta is the co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center and Dr. Tien S. Dong is a health sciences assistant clinical professor of medicine.
Everyday experiences of racism can impact your brain-gut microbiome, new study shows
It’s proven that experiencing systematic racism negatively affects one’s mental health. But it can also lead to diseases associated with inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune inflammatory disease, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry. It’s one of the few studies that considers how environment, not just genetics or hereditary traits, affect biology, says Aparna Gupta an associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles who co-authored the study.