Two studies led by UCLA researchers have shed new light on the development and treatment of HIV/AIDS, 29 years after UCLA doctors recorded the first cases of the epidemic.
Category Archives: Science & Health
Studies show weak connection between cell phone use and brain cancer
Recent studies indicate there is no correlation between cell phones and brain cancer, but research on the subject is still ongoing.
UCLA works to conserve, not consume
From its five swimming pools to its massive medical center and 419-acre campus, UCLA consumes 2.4 millions gallons of water per day, totalling an expense of $6 million a year, said Tova Lelah, assistant director of Campus and Environmental Planning.
Funding for Pell Grants increased in Obama’s proposed budget
President Barack Obama is proposing $3.8 trillion for the 2011 fiscal year in a national budget that includes a 6 percent increase in education spending.
Study shows doctors don’t always hold end-of-life discussions with patients
A recent study showed doctors do not always have frequent end-of-life discussions with patients who have potentially fatal diseases despite recommendations to do so, a practice UCLA has been recently trying to improve.
Centers research hydrogen fuel use, water purification
Both the Hydrogen Engineering Research Consortium and Water Technology Research Center at UCLA strive to make cost-efficient and environmentally sound developments using water.
A look at Western medicine’s alternatives
UCLA doctors and medical researchers will explain and demonstrate today why integrative medicine is becoming a popular alternative to treating patients.