What Willy Wonka did for chocolate, UCLA microbiologist Wenyuan Shi is doing for lollipops. Shi and his lab team at the School of Dentistry have managed to make candy that's actually good for your teeth. The orange-flavored, sugar-free lollipop they devised is infused with a natural ingredient found in licorice that kills the primary bacterium causing tooth decay, Streptococcus mutans. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Pop singer Britney Spears was released from a psychiatric ward at the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a week of treatment. picked by DemureArt 6 months ago

UCLA and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have formed a research institute to better understand and predict regional environmental and climate change and support future space missions. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

UCLA scientists are now reporting a promising new approach to designing super-hard materials, which are very difficult to scratch or crack. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

UCLA researchers have found that a key protein in the body's dendritic cells can stop the virus that causes AIDS from "budding" part of the virus' life cycle that is crucial to its ability to replicate and infect other cells. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is poised to become a doctor for children. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Brain's mirror neurons swayed by ethnicity and culture. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be dwellings. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Scientists know little about how the brain assigns cells to participate in encoding and storing memories. Now a UCLA/University of Toronto team has discovered that a protein called CREB controls the odds of a neuron playing a role in memory formation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

UCLA Professor combats fundamentalist Christian preacher. Classic quote: "Denies logic? When did I deny logic?... I teach logic, mother*ucker! picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Bruins coach Ben Howland isn't sure that's a good thing... "I think you're going to see a really competitive league from top to bottom," said 72-year-old Lute Olson, beginning his 24th season as the coach at Arizona. "The team with the obvious edge is UCLA." picked by Phildo 2 years ago

38 years ago today the first message was sent over the internet. Wow... and now look what it's become. picked by Proverb 9 months ago

Ever wonder what happens if you are having sex at the speed of light? Perhaps you are interested in Wormhole-assisted masturbation? Maybe you or your lover has a penis so small you can't see it?
To learn answers to these questions and others click above. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

This asshat was picked up today for violating his restraining order. He was released (boo!) and given an appearance date in court. Hopefully he will get a nice, soft, cushy judge...NOT!! picked by Moe 12 months ago

Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The same surgeon, an internationally known liver transplant expert, performed the procedures on four Japanese "yakuza" organized crime lords. The most prominent transplant recipient, Tadamasa Goto, had been barred from entering the U.S. because of his criminal history until the FBI helped him obtain a visa to receive the transplant. picked by teresag 2 months ago

For the first time, a UCLA study shows that the central nervous system can reorganize itself and follow new pathways to restore the cellular communication required for movement after spinal cord injury. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

JuicyCampus' endless threads of anonymous innuendo have been a popular Web destination on the seven college campuses where the site launched last fall, including Duke, UCLA and Loyola Marymount. It recently expanded to 50 more, and many of the postings show they've been viewed hundreds and even thousands of times.

But JuicyCampus has proved so poisonous there are signs of a backlash. picked by tchengrox 5 months ago

Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in non-family settings — such as friends' homes, abandoned buildings or the streets — because they lack supervision and social support, a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Forget UCLA students, lets taser snakes! picked by iduffee 2 years ago