UCLA life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in research published online May 21 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate predictions and informing policymakers of how species are likely to be impacted by rising temperatures.
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Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) choesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.
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A study conducted by Suzanne Paulson (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) indicates that roughly a quarter of Angelenos are exposed to noxious plumes of freeway fumes almost every morning – far more people than previously believed.
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Scientists from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school’s epidemiology department and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.
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The newly opened La Kretz Center unites UCLA researchers with scientists and managers from its partner agencies- the National Park Service, California State Parks, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.
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