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2026 will be the year that artificial intelligence accelerates multiple aspects of the drug discovery and development pipeline, industry leaders predict.

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A view of the Earth from the International Space Station, where some human stem cells recently spent up to 45 days. Researchers found these cells aged faster than their earthbound counterparts.

Stem Cells Age Faster in Space

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Postdoc Portrait: Leonardo Zanata

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How Does Caffeine Wake People Up?

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Cheerful Music Can Help Soothe Car Sickness

A gloved hand holding a slide containing an agglutination test for AB negative rare blood group.

What Does a Rare Blood Type Mean?

Blue bacterial cells next to their mirror microbe counterparts indicating mirror microbes.

Mirror Microbes: Understanding the How and Why of Hypothetical Life

A photo of UCLA campus with students. With recent funding cuts targeting UCLA, researchers are worried about students’ futures.

Frozen Grants, Canceled Futures: The Human Toll of UCLA’s Research Suspension

Dhruvam Pandey, a postdoctoral researcher at The College of Optics and Photonics, wears a plaid shirt and smiles gently at the camera.

Postdoc Portrait: Dhruvam Pandey

Illustration depicting how environmental changes affect the immune system. On the left, cold temperatures slow the immune system down, and cells are less active. On the right, warm weather promotes immune system activity.

Why Does the Immune System Struggle When the Weather Changes?

A venomous purple-spotted pit viper perched on a tree branch.

AI Unlocks Antibiotic Potential in Deadly Venoms

Illustration of a transparent human torso with the respiratory tract and alveoli highlighted in light orange to indicate asthma.

Obesity-Associated Asthma Has a Dietary Source

Illustrated image of a brain and the intestinal tract. There are two red arrows that point from one to the other. The background is white with colorful blobs of purple, pink, and yellow.

Gut Immune Cells Travel to the Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease

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