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That Supermassive Black Hole in our Galaxy? It has a Friend.
Smadar Naoz is an associate professor of physics and astronomy…

Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related…

One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation
With increasing regularity, Californians are witnessing…

UCLA political scientists launch one of largest-ever public opinion surveys for run-up to 2020
As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign,…

UCLA astronomer gets best look at first comet from outside our solar system
David Jewitt, a UCLA professor of planetary science and astronomy,…

UCLA receives $20 million to establish UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute
The Bedari Foundation, established by philanthropists Jennifer…

Study shows how serotonin and a popular anti-depressant affect the gut’s microbiota
A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests…

Minds Matter: Raising the Curtain on Depression and Anxiety
UCLA students, community members and supporters joined Cleveland…

Biochemists discover new insights into what may go awry in brains of people with Alzheimer’s
More than three decades of research on Alzheimer’s disease…

Einstein’s general relativity theory is questioned but still stands ‘for now,’ team reports
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic…