• 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
  • 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. Read article in UCLA Health News & Insights
  • Accepted into the JEDI UCLA Mentoring Program
  • 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 NBC article
  • 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
  • UCLA study finds discriminatory experiences affect health of brain, 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
    • Arpana Gupta, PhD, and Tien S. Dong, MD, PhD, interviewed by MSNBC