The sky is falling for some astrologists, but many are simply not looking up. According to some experts, the Sidereal zodiac, which follows the exact location of the constellations in relation to the Earth, is so inaccurate that, for example, those who have been reading the Gemini horoscope their entire life should actually be reading […]
Author Archives: Emily Leung
HIV/AIDS education program targets youths
There are more effective ways to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS beyond simply preaching abstinence and safe sex, according to UCLA Regents lecturer Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott. Jemmott, director of the Center for Urban Health Research and professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, came to UCLA last Thursday to speak about alternative […]
UCLA joins national mammogram study
The largest federally-funded clinical trial on medical imaging is under way at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center. The cancer center is seeking 2,475 women to participate in the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial to determine whether digital mammography is equal or superior to standard film mammography. “This study is part of the digital revolution,” said Dr. […]
UCLA pediatric unit to try laughter as part of treatment
“Take two Charlie Chaplins and a small dose of the Simpsons and call me in the morning.” This is the kind of prescription UCLA doctors hope to one day prescribe. Hollywood and UCLA Jonsson Cancer center researchers have come together in an unusual partnership to conduct the first project ever to use humor as a […]
UCLA study reveals leptin’s effect on human health and development
Since its discovery almost a decade ago, the believed benefits of the “anti-obesity hormone” called leptin has fluctuated back and forth. The hormone first caused a stir when scientists announced they could cause fat mice to lose weight by injecting them with the weight-regulating hormone. But then, as a panacea for human obesity, it failed. […]