Category Archives: Science & Health

Combination therapy found effective for breast cancer Two studies conducted by the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center have found that a combination therapy of the drug Herceptin and chemotherapy increases tumor response and decreases the rate of relapse in breast cancer. Herceptin interferes with a receptor on tumor cells that can induce the excess growth characteristic […]

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at UCLA knows its circuits. Teams of UCLA engineering students have spent months and many sleepless nights of algorithm tweaking for complex bundles of circuits and sensors on wheels. The fruits of their labor are Natcars, miniature racecars powered by a single battery and capable of running autonomously […]

So you’re sitting in class, thinking you’d rather gouge your eyes out with a pencil than listen to one more second of Professor Bore-ophyll. But it’s only been about 15 minutes since lecture started. How do you know if this is a typical symptom of college-student boredom, or a more serious problem with attention and […]

On-campus computer networks are prime targets for infection from worms and viruses because of constant connectivity to the Internet. Approximately 2,300 computers on the campus network were found to harbor a variety of worms, ranging from the annoying to the potentially hazardous, within the past two weeks. A worm is a type of computer virus […]

The increasing connectivity capabilities of the Internet have created a breeding ground for illegal file-sharing and potential copyright infringement. This is especially the case in college dorms that utilize the fastest local area network connections. “With the Internet, there are just so many information and transfer possibilities,” said first-year computer science student Angie Yen. “There’s […]

Stroke Center receives research grant The UCLA Stroke Center has received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research in therapies and treatments of stroke. The money will be used for programs focusing on magnetic resonance imaging for accurate diagnosis of stroke patients and less invasive surgery for treatment. The number […]

You just got back from a midterm that you know you failed. Walking down your hall in a daze, you are greeted by your roommate. “Dude, sorry about what happened,” he says with a smirk. You get to your room and notice the answering machine blinking. The lone message blurts out, “Hi, this is Dr. […]