Category Archives: Science & Health

The UCLA Arthur Ashe Health and Wellness Center offers testing for sexually transmitted infections to all students, a confidential and inexpensive service which may be unknown to many. Some UCLA students say they have hardly seen or heard information about STDs on campus or the testing available to them through the Ashe Center. “Orientation was […]

The treatment of bacterial infections using viruses, introduced prior to the development of antibiotics in the 1940s, is gaining interest. UCLA researchers have come across a virus that can change the protein it uses to attach to the bacteria it is infecting. The bacteriophage is discussed in an article recently published in the Sept. 23 […]

In recent years, talk about corrective eye surgery has become more and more prevalent, yet many are still wary about the surgery, which employs lasers to shave away parts of the eye. Questions about how corrective eye surgery works, the risks, and who is a candidate all came up at the Jules Stein Eye Institute […]

Alongside packed bookshelves and the usual office furniture, two walls of Dr. Eda Gorbis’ Westwood office are a fun house. One mirror arches off the wall ““ the curved glass reflects the unfortunate gazer with a grotesquely elongated torso, enlarged head and stubby legs. Another mirror stretches the reflected face horizontally like silly putty. As […]

With the heart of Hollywood just over the hill, UCLA students combat messages about the hypothetical ideal body type every day, helping to lead many high school and college students to develop eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating. These devastating conditions produce both physical and psychological suffering for their victims, ranging from […]

A change in lifestyle from high school to freshmen year of college can lead to a change in how firstyears manage their eating. Not having home-cooked meals may result in fast-food choices, and the stress of school can be difficult to deal with and an open buffet can add a second dinner that may not […]

The UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute received a $25 million donation June 17, making it one the nation’s largest gifts solely directed toward the study of the brain. Terry Semel, chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., and his wife made the donation to the institute, which will be renamed in honor of them. Faculty at the institute […]