The UCLA Department of Urology has received a $4.6 million donation from the estate of a late University of California Board of Regents member and his wife, UCLA announced Wednesday. [Updated at 3:50 p.m.: The donation – the largest nonprofit donation in the department’s history – comes from Frank and Dorothy H. Clark and will support research at UCLA’s […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Ashe about your health: Numbers to guide physical activity
150, 75, 10, 300, 150, 2… These numbers are not the winning combination for the next Powerball jackpot, they represent the weekly amount of physical activity you should participate in to stay healthy.
Dietician helps accommodate students’ nutrition needs
It wasn’t until after Dolores Hernandez completed her business degree that she realized she was more interested in the numbers behind food than sales.
Ashe about your health: Listening to music at high decibels using earbuds, headphones can lead to permanent hearing loss
Can you hear me now? No? How about now? Still no good? High frequency hearing loss, a direct result of literally being too close to whatever it is you’re listening to, is the single largest contributor to a growing problem among young people.
Midwives provide alternative care
Numerous doctors told Grace Jimenez she would need a Caesarean section in order to give birth to her second child, citing risks and liabilities.
Professor offers insight into human behavior
Dressed in a suit with two earrings in his left ear, Jay Phelan reclined back in his chair and put his feet up on his desk as he talked about a few of his favorite things: data, science and teaching.
Ashe about your health: Dietary supplements not all they’re hyped up to be
You can find countless dietary supplements that will claim to help you lose weight, enhance performance, boost your immunity, improve sleep or give you energy ““ you name it, there’s a supplement marketed to fix it.