This week, we will consider the age-old question of how best to stay awake when you need to cram for an exam or get that paper written by morning, and which works best, coffee or soda.
Category Archives: Science & Health
_Ashe About Your Health_: Hydration
So what’s important about our kidneys and how can we keep them healthy?
Healthy Campus Initiative offers grants to student groups
Student groups have begun applying for a new grant that will fund projects encouraging healthy lifestyles at UCLA.
UCLA study shows that the sleeping brain acts as if it is remembering something
With a busy college schedule, sleep usually takes a hit when it comes to a student’s priorities. But new findings from a UCLA study may help researchers better understand the connection between sleep and memory.
UCLA alumna rides in the Tour de Pink to support breast cancer research
A pink and green arch ““ formed by balloons ““ fluttered in the wind. The sun beating down on their helmets, bicyclists came trickling past the makeshift finish line.
UCLA receives $20 million grant for obesity prevention project
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center received a new $20 million federal grant this week, which will fund a national project to combat obesity.
Ashe About Your Health: How to deal with a persistent cough
Probably the most common cough that prompts most people to ultimately see a health care provider is the one that just lingers and lingers in the wake of what we thought was “just a bad cold.” And often times, it seems to be worst at night, when you most want it to go away.