UCLA life scientists move closer to creating blood stem cells to treat deadly blood disorders

Professor Hanna Mikkola, with first co-authors Vincenzo Calvanese and Diana Dou, describe critical components for the creation and maintenance of blood cells — both in the body and in the laboratory.

Two Life Sciences’ faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Steven Jacobsen, Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology have been named the among the latest members of the AAAS.

Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases

UCLA scientists, Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage

Foxes on one of California’s Channel Islands have least genetic variation of all wild animals

UCLA biologists write that findings should help guide how endangered species are treated

UCLA psychologists lead study to shed light on how we process visual and aural information

Postdoctoral scholar, Brian Odegaard and Psychology professor, Ladan Shams recently published findings that shed light on how the brain combines sound and vision

UCLA Life Scientist, Lili Yang receives over $7.6M to genetically engineer immune cells to fight cancer

Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics assistant professor, Lili Yang, receives the largest of seven CIRM awards that support projects that will be ready to enter clinical trials in 30 months.

Women with impaired stress hormone before pregnancy have lower-birthweight babies

UCLA psychologists, Christine Guardino and Chris Dunkel Schetter, lead a recent study that finds cortisol level is a key predictor

Why people oppose same-sex marriage

UCLA psychology study– led by David Pinsof, lead author and Martie Haselton, senior author– points to self-interest as a leading cause

UCLA’s Science and Food lectures are returning for Spring 2016

UCLA Professor Amy Rowat's high-profile "Science and Food" series is back this Spring, with two events on March 8 and May 11– and a third one to be announced.

UCLA life scientists promote pathways to graduate studies for undergraduates from historically black colleges and universities

Life scientists– Paul Barber, Alexander Hoffmann, and Tracy Johnson– are leading research programs and promoting graduate studies for undergraduates from historically black colleges and universities.