Daniel Geschwind, professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Xinshu (Grace) Xiao, UCLA’s Maria R. Ross professor of integrative biology and physiology, published research results revealing new clues about differences in the brain cells between people with autism and a control group. The focus of the study was RNA editing. Although difficult to know if it is causation or a result, the study found that people with autism had reduced editing.
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Researchers Xia Yang, associate professor of integrative biology and physiology, Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, professor of neurosurgery and of integrative biology and physiology, published research findings in the journal Nature Communications.
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Baljit Khakh, a UCLA professor of physiology and neurobiology, was recently named a 2018 Allen Distinguished Investigator by the Allen Institute. The award will support his lab’s research on astrocytes – understudied brain support cells that make up about 40 percent of our brain and hold key information about neurological disorders. Read more →
In studying astrocytes – understudied brain support cells that make up about 40 percent of our brain – UCLA researchers led by Baljit Khakh, a UCLA professor of physiology and neurobiology, found a connection that opens the door for new therapies for psychiatric disorders like OCD. Read more →
DGC Newsletter – Issue #5
Timing: Spring 2018
Topic: How smartphones are being leveraged to tackle depression for both diagnosis and treatment purposes
Beginning in spring 2017, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge (DGC) started publishing a subscriber-based newsletter. Issue #5 showcased how smartphones are being leveraged across the DGC to tackle depression for both diagnosis and treatment purposes.
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