Author Archives: Diana Whitaker

University of California faculty brought home the Nobel Prize in physics for the 15th time on Tuesday. George F. Smoot, UC Berkeley professor and experimental astrophysicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and UC Berkeley alumnus John C. Mather of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, won the award for their research on the origin of […]

Some doctors now say it may be only a matter of time before HIV screening is just as commonplace as testing for blood pressure or cholesterol levels. Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that HIV screenings should be a routine part of medical care for patients ages 13 to 64. […]

In a school with nearly 25,000 undergraduates, some UCLA students find that the competition existing outside the classroom can be just as challenging as beating the curve. With current fashion trends promoting a very slender physique, some students feel pressured to look a certain way and may develop body image issues because of their expectations […]

Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, is on its way to being sold without prescription to women 18 and older. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision last Thursday to allow over-the-counter sale of Plan B has spurred opposition from some who say the easier access to the pill will promote unprotected sexual […]

Clarification appended To their surprise, UCLA scientists found that males and females really are not as different as they thought when it comes to the expression of genes in their brains, though they found significant differences in other body tissues. “Males and females think and behave differently and have different risks for neuropsychiatric diseases, but […]

Seven years after the announcement that UCLA would be constructing a new medical center, and three years after the initial date that the center was set to be completed, the doors of UCLA’s new medical facility are still more than a year away from opening. Modifications to the construction plans have repeatedly changed the completion […]

Entering into a college environment, students are exposed to the combination of new academic and social atmospheres, which could present new risks to mental and physical health. These risks may include stress, poor time management, sleep deprivation and excessive alcohol consumption. Students can decrease their vulnerability to these risks by managing all aspects of health, […]