Parasitic worms sniff out their victims
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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.
Calling girls ‘fat’ may result in weight gain
Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19, a new study by UCLA psychologists shows.
UCLA Life Scientist, Patricia Greenfield, Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Patricia Greenfield, Distinguished Professor of Developmental Psychology, has been elected a 2014 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.