biological sciences

The advance could have implications for drug development and biological research.

The UCLA-led study, which used fruit flies, could also provide clues to a range of other diseases.

Edmond, who joined UCLA in 1968, researched lipid metabolism in the brain and its relationship to developmental disorders.

A UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl during the months the animals spend hibernating in their underground burrows.

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as childhood memories, to give the animated film its distinctive flora.

UCLA’s Dr. Manish Butte will head a group investigating immune responses to the disease, which is caused by fungal spores in soil.

A study by UCLA biologists shows that the curious dental markings are the result of trapped big cats chewing through hunters’ snares.

The honorees are Nicholas Blurton-Jones, Joseph Loo, Rafail Ostrovsky and William Sandoval.

Unless steps are taken to boost genetic diversity, local extinction remains a real threat, a UCLA-led study suggests.

The UCLA-led research also indicates that the primary culprit in smokers’ increased risk is not nicotine but other chemicals in tobacco smoke.

Professors continued helping us better understand our world with their research, students kept excelling and UCLA showed how it helps make Los Angeles a world-class city.

Research brief: Adding a protein called viral polymerase to vaccines could potentially create a more robust, enduring immune response, scientists say.

Using stem cell engineering and organoid technology, UCLA researchers were able to produce large quantities of powerful cancer-fighting iNKT cells.

UCLA researchers use super-resolution microscopy to reveal surprising new details about X inactivation in female mouse embryos.

UCLA faculty and doctoral students reflect on challenges and offer advice to undergraduates.

The neuroscientist, a 1990 graduate, helped answer a fundamental question about how the nervous system senses temperature and touch.

The five-year award from California’s stem cell agency will help prepare young scientists and physicians to become leaders in the regenerative medicine field.

The research, conducted in mice, could elucidate how and why the phenomenon occurs.

Stress levels as much as quadrupled after nonsmokers used an e-cigarette for just a half-hour, UCLA researchers found.

Too little sleep in the first six months after giving birth can add three to seven years to women’s “biological age,” UCLA scientists report.

A team led by UCLA scientists found that removing IGF2BP3 selectively targets cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.

Research brief: Scientists have identified hundreds of chemical modifications that can alter RNA’s protein-making instructions without affecting the core DNA.

The new database will help researchers, conservationists and fisheries understand changes to marine species and ecosystems.

Research brief: Mouse astrocytes, often used in research on human neurological disorders, differ in significant ways from the human version.

By better understanding the dynamics of a key immune signaling molecule, scientists may be able to ‘hack’ the immune system to strengthen it.