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.
“Primed” stem cells may be better for use in regenerative medicine
Professor Amander Clark and UCLA colleagues find that “naïve” stem cells, commonly used regenerative medicine studies today, are not as stable as “primed” stem cells.
Don’t use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy
A study led by A. Janet Tomiyama, an assistant professor of Psychology, finds that using BMI to gauge health incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as “unhealthy,” even though they are not.