Author Archives: Joie Guner

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death among women and men in the United States.

UCLA researchers have created a new instrument that can be used as a surgical teaching tool and can also be used by expert doctors to direct medical procedures at remote locations.

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden can be a spring oasis for many with its warm breeze, bright blooming flowers and buzzing bees. But it can also be a congestion nightmare for others. Seasonal allergies, an immune response triggered by pollen, affect millions of people in the United States, according to the National Institute of […]

The UCLA Planetarium is not conspicuous to the passerby and may go unnoticed by most students who have not taken astronomy courses. But to some of those who are aware of its presence, the small dome located on the eighth floor of the Mathematical Sciences building serves as a galactic getaway Wednesday nights. With a […]

With increasing advancements in research into the human genome, a group of experts will meet at UCLA this weekend to discuss the benefits and problems arising from the interaction between genetic research and industry. Speakers at the symposium, which is being hosted by the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics and titled “The Genetic Marketplace: […]

Though dietary supplements have labels, experts say students shouldn’t trust everything they read. Dietary supplements are a loosely regulated group of products that may not be thoroughly researched. Among the studied products, some have been shown to be beneficial in assisting the treatment of certain conditions while others have been proven harmful. The supplements are […]

College students seeking to pay their bills may be tempted by egg donor agency advertisements with five-figure compensation values. Egg donor agencies and donor banks seeking young women commonly place daily advertisements in college newspapers, such as the Daily Bruin. “We like the donors to be young because we get the best response with younger […]