UCLA News|Week Videos
May 15, 2012
This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory
Attention, college students: Binging on soda and sweets between midterms and finals may make you stupid.
May 02, 2012
UCLA, UC Davis host world conference on electric vehicles and cities
The May 5 event will explore best practices and innovative solutions for the deployment of plug-in electric vehicles in cities throughout the world.
April 15, 2012
International team uncovers new genes that shape brain size, intelligence
The UCLA-launched partnership also identified genes that boosted or lessened the risk of brain atrophy, mental illness and Alzheimer's.
April 09, 2012
Heart failure patients with diabetes may benefit from higher glucose levels
A UCLA study found that patients who had elevated levels of blood glucose had better survival rates than those with lower levels.
April 02, 2012
Fewer deaths, complications with robotic bladder cancer surgery, but cost is higher
The procedure, in which a surgeon controls a surgical robot that removes the bladder, was shown in a study to have clear advantages over the traditional surgical method.
April 02, 2012
UCLA study identifies genes linked to post-traumatic stress disorder
People with specific variants of two genes involved in serotonin production were found to be at higher risk for developing PTSD.
March 09, 2012
UCLA author and academic explores L.A. gang life in her new book, 'Jumped In'
WHAT:
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs presents an evening with anthropologist Jorja Leap, who will discuss her newly published book, "Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love and Redemption" (Beacon Press)....
March 06, 2012
Scientists pinpoint how vitamin D may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
The vitamin activates key genes and cellular signaling networks to help stimulate the immune system to remove the amyloid-beta protein from the brain.




