After being told two years ago that his stomach cancer had diminished, Roberto Martinez, a 21-year-old student from Santa Monica College, said he can still clearly recall being overwhelmed with feelings of thankfulness and rebirth.
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Science&Health: Steroid use getting increasingly risky
With the pressure of competition looming in their minds, an increasing number of athletes are turning to steroids to help improve their performance and gain a winning edge over non-users. Though anabolic-androgenic steroids, synthetic versions of the male hormone testosterone, serve powerful and useful medical purposes, many experts agree that the misuse of these drugs […]
Campuses crack down on smoking
After spending time in the library, students exiting Powell to momentarily dwell in open space and breathe in fresh air are sometimes met instead with puffs of smoke. Further south on campus, cigarette butts can be found scattered across Kerckhoff Patio where the sight of students sitting around with a cigarette in their hands is […]
Science&Health: Panel to explore gender in sciences
Studies show that when children are asked to draw a picture of a scientist, they will most likely draw a male figure in a white lab coat. And this perception has been proven to extend beyond children: The stereotype of scientists being dominantly men exists not only in young children, but teens and adults as […]
Science&Health: The changing face of plastic surgery
Celebrities are notorious for spending thousands of dollars each time they get breast implants or a nose job. Yet such procedures are also common among the general population. Americans spent $12.4 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2005, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, or ASAPS. Many factors contribute to the increasing number […]
Science&Health: Depression on campus increases
During finals week each quarter, more than 4,000 UCLA students strip down to near nakedness and run the length of Bruin Walk, screaming to relieve the stress of college and tests. But some students may be unable to release the anxiety and pressures of the academic, social and financial aspects of college life on a […]
Science&Health: University fosters projects all over campus
Receiving about $750 million each year for research funding, UCLA is the No. 1 public research university in the nation, according to the National Science Foundation, and university researchers say it is continuing to rise as a tight-knit research community. At a given time, about 5,300 funded research projects are being conducted by UCLA faculty, […]