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Could gene therapy halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease? A first-in-human clinical trial will seek answers
February 25, 2021
Earlier animal studies suggest the restorative gene treatment may slow, prevent or reverse progression of the disorder.
Is this one protein responsible for weight gain?
February 25, 2021
Diminishing a single protein in a set of mice caused them to gain only half the weight of other mice, even on a high-fat diet.
Q&A: David Paige on the Feb. 18 Mars Perseverance landing
February 18, 2021
The UCLA planetary scientist is deputy principal investigator for one of the NASA rover’s experiments.
Research security symposium focuses on protecting America’s intellectual capital
February 17, 2021
Security experts, higher education leaders convene in late Jan. to address the rise of foreign threats.
UC San Diego and San Diego County test COVID-19 early alert system in schools
February 11, 2021
A new pilot program uses wastewater and surface monitoring to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in TK-8 schools and child care centers.
What Hollywood gets wrong (and right!) about protecting the Earth from asteroids
February 11, 2021
Meet Kirsten Howley, the real-life Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory astrophysicist working to prevent “Armageddon,” as UC celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Feb. 11).
Your childhood diet has a lifelong impact, study finds
February 4, 2021
The effects of unhealthy food followed young mice into adulthood.
How a Nobel Prize — and a prize from Queen Elizabeth — are won
February 4, 2021
Shuji Nakamura’s efforts have changed the world, earning him the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Should we be double masking?
January 28, 2021
Epidemiologist Brandon Brown answers this and other new COVID-19 questions.
Scientists jump-start two people’s brains after coma
January 27, 2021
‘Stunning to see with your own eyes,’ says UCLA neuroscientist Martin Monti.