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The findings may help explain sex differences in heart disease and support the development of more personalized treatments.

New UCLA research finds that airborne dust traps about twice as much heat as climate models have estimated.

Treu’s Faculty Research Lecture takes place April 24.

Studios ignore diversity’s potential for profit, according to the 2026 Hollywood Diversity Report.

By equipping T cells with two proteins derived from fungi, the researchers enabled the immune cells to import cellobiose and convert it into usable glucose inside the cell.

The discovery confirms that they are not brown dwarfs.

Study identifies cellular defense system that protects neurons from toxic tau proteins, opening door to new treatments.

The findings may open the door to potential advancements in preventative strategies targeting women at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling electronics and AI hardware.

UCLA organic chemists can’t quit breaking the rules — and that’s a good thing! 

A new UCLA study combines human and animal research to identify chlorpyrifos as a potential environmental cause of brain disease.

Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms.

Across medicine, environmental studies, public policy, the social sciences and beyond, UCLA scholars in 2025 continued turning discovery into real-world impact.

Meet Maher El-Kady, working toward a more sustainable energy future, and Dr. Dennis Slamon, groundbreaking breast cancer researcher and clinician.

The revolutionary achievement could lead to smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks.

Shorter courses of androgen deprivation therapy could reduce risks while still effectively controlling cancer.

The new grant will fund the enrollment of 10 additional patients in the trial and support research into the science behind immune tolerance.

The scholars, cited most often by others in their fields, are "inspiring the global research community to tackle society’s greatest challenges."

Following the team’s discovery, researchers have identified a strategy to possibly prevent treatment relapses.

These insights into bugs behind lethal illnesses could help with antibiotic treatment and even problems in industry.

The building appears to have been created primarily to amplify sound and music.

Researchers say cell-free DNA can also distinguish between different neurological diseases.

A genetic mechanism inserts mutations into key DNA hotspots that enable bacteria to adapt to new environments.

Funded entirely by taxpayer dollars, this first-of-its-kind drug targets cellular metabolism to promote tissue repair of multiple organs.

Dr. Beate Ritz’s research in California’s Central Valley highlights the role of the environment in the neurodegenerative disorder.