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New vaccine shows promise as stronger weapon against both tuberculosis, leprosy

August 19, 2014/in News /by

The UCLA lab of Marcus A. Horwitz, has created an improved vaccine against tuberculosis that also offers cross-protection against bacterium that causes leprosy.

PTSD can develop even without memory of the trauma

August 14, 2014/in News /by

Recent research by former UCLA post-doc Andrew Poulos (lead author), Psychology professor Michael Fanselow (senior author), and others suggests PTSD can develop without memory of the trauma.

Parasitic worms sniff out their victims

August 14, 2014/in News /by

New research by UCLA’s Elissa Hallem and colleagues, reveals that olfactory preferences in different roundworm species reflect host specificity rather than species relatedness, suggesting that olfaction plays an important role in host location.

How ‘jumping genes’ help black truffles adapt to their environment

August 5, 2014/in News /by

A recent study carried out by an international team–including senior author, Matteo Pellegrini, UCLA life scientist– reports on the truffle’s unique genetic makeup.

Scientists suggest new direction for treating depression, schizophrenia, and other mental disorders

July 17, 2014/in News /by

In the July 16 issue of Nature, Psychology professor Michelle Craske and her colleagues urge clinicians and neuroscientists to work together to understand and improve psychological treatments.

High school student Petra Grutzik wins 1st at INTEL science fair, under guidance of UCLA Life Scientists

June 28, 2014/in News Undergraduate /by

With Mentorship by UCLA Life Scientists, Nancy Day and Stephanie White, high school student Petra Grutzik wins 1st place at INTEL science fair and continues to move upward in science.

Gun violence and mental illness: Study addresses perception vs. reality

June 12, 2014/in News /by

UCLA psychologist, Vickie Mays, worked with a team of international scholars to analyze epidemiological studies on gun violence and mental illness, and compared these results to media-fueled public perceptions about the dangerousness of mentally ill individuals.

Gray wolves may make a comeback in California

June 4, 2014/in News /by

The gray wolf, hunted to extinction in California nearly 90 years ago, will be listed under the state’s Endangered Species Act. Robert Wayne, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, says it’s just a matter of time before wolves establish a pack in the Golden State

UCLA’s Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden gets $5 million from Morton La Kretz

May 22, 2014/in News /by

The funds donated by La Kretz will be used to build a garden pavilion that will house a welcome center and classroom, and to establish an endowment to maintain the new pavilion building. The new facility will be named the La Kretz Garden Pavilion. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2015 and conclude by the end of 2016.

B cells produce antibodies ‘when danger calls, but not when it whispers’

May 15, 2014/in News /by

An international team of life scientists, including senior author, Alexander Hoffmann, a professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics have shown how B-cells respond only to true threats.

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