UCLA researchers find non-surgical approach that allows paralyzed patients to voluntarily move their legs
New non-surgical approach could lead to treatments for paralysis at one-tenth the cost of the surgical epidural stimulator.
UCLA Life Scientists discover “new” canid species in Africa
Klaus-Peter Koepfli, and senior author Robert Wayne, a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology lead research that finds ‘Golden jackals’ of East Africa are actually golden wolves.
UCLA stem cell researchers receive $7.4 million to study immunodeficiency disorder
UCLA researcher, Dr. Donald Kohn, will lead a clinical trial that will utilize a stem cell gene-therapy to correct a genetic defect associated with an inherited immunodeficiency disorder.
Patrick Allard receives 2015 Innovation in Regulatory Science Award
Patrick Allard, UCLA assistant professor of society and genetics, has received a 2015 Innovation in Regulatory Science Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Stem cell gene therapy holds promise for eliminating HIV infection
In recent research led by UCLA life scientist, Jerome Zach, and Scott Kitchen, engineered stem cells successfully turned into functional T cells that could kill HIV-infected cells in mice, resulting in a 80-95% decrease in HIV levels.
Even when we’re resting, our brains are preparing us to be social, UCLA psychologists report
UCLA Psychologist Matthew Lieberman and Robert Spunt show that even during quiet moments, our brains are preparing us to be socially connected to other people.
UCLA researchers identify a potentially effective treatment for methamphetamine addiction
A new study led by UCLA associate professor of Psychology, Lara Ray, has found that Naltrexone, a drug used to treat alcoholism, may also be a promising treatment for addiction to methamphetamine.
World’s largest herbivores — including several species of elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and gorillas — face danger of extinction
UCLA researcher, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, co-authors study that finds one-fifth of the world’s wild savannah elephant population was poached between 2010 and 2012
Which is most valuable: Gold, cocaine or rhino horn?
International team, including UCLA’s Blaire Van Valkenburgh, warns that loss of Earth’s largest animals will have drastic results
Philip Rundel wins Award of Excellence for ‘Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora’
Philip Rundel, UCLA Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has won the Hawai’i Book Publisher Association’s 2015 Ka Palapala Po`okela Award of Excellence for Books on Natural Science for ‘Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora’