A thought fluttered through 8-year-old Deandre Mosley’s mind as he stood in the park beside his Compton home.
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Credit unions emerge as viable alternatives in light of banking fees
Recent consumer backlash against Bank of America for debit card fees has raised questions about the viability of alternative financial institutions, like credit unions.
Curcumin, a spice found in Indian curry dishes, could be used in creating less toxic ways to treat head and neck cancer
A chemical in the ingredient that makes your favorite Indian curry dish a vibrant yellow color may also be used as a safer, alternative way to treat head and neck cancer.
HercUCLAs works to advance hydrogen fuel cell research with go-karts
The taste of the exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is familiar, like water from a hose.
Scientific studies suggest that mindfulness can be beneficial to well-being
The metaphor Susan Smalley uses to define well-being is the image of a coin rolling along the inside of a spiral-shaped funnel.
Nonprofit organization Project Vietnam Foundation helps rural villages in Vietnam with improving medical training
In American medical schools, students are required to go to psychiatric hospitals and attain clinical hands-on training, regardless of the specialty they choose.
Balanced diets start in college
Maintaining a healthy diet may become a challenge for UCLA students residing on the Hill when they face the rigors of hunger, academics and stress.
For students dining in the residential restaurants, this is perhaps the first time they have had an all-you-can-eat buffet to provide them with their meals, said Christian Roberts, an assistant professor in the UCLA School of Nursing.
The tendency is to eat more than they normally would, as multiple studies have shown that the more food a person is presented with at a meal, the more he will eat, Roberts said.
Therefore, the two concerns are that students will eat too much, and their food choices will not be very healthy, he added.
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