Category Archives: Science & Health

The next time you drive on the freeway, you may want to hold your breath. Two new UCLA studies show that people who live, work or travel within 165 feet downwind of a major freeway are exposed to potentially hazardous concentrations of particles, which may lead to future health problems. Though the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Formerly conjoined twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa had their expected trip home delayed because of “wound-care issues,” according to hospital officials. The girls were expected to fly home to Guatemala this week, but doctors at Mattel Children’s Hospital are keeping Maria de Jesus hospitalized to allow more time to recover from surgery to […]

Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 20th century, was a wanted man ““ by the FBI. From 1933 to 1955, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI compiled “derogatory information” in an effort to undermine the physicist’s influence and destroy his reputation, according to Fred Jerome, a science journalist and author of a new book titled “The […]

Edward Tobinick, assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, recently received a patent for his new method for fighting neurological diseases and related disorders. Tobinick’s method uses therapeutic agents produced through recombinant DNA technology that inhibits the action of certain natural molecules in the body, called cytokines. “I believe it’s the future of medicine,” Tobinick […]

There are more effective ways to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS beyond simply preaching abstinence and safe sex, according to UCLA Regents lecturer Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott. Jemmott, director of the Center for Urban Health Research and professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, came to UCLA last Thursday to speak about alternative […]

The center of the galaxy never looked so good. UCLA astronomers and their colleagues recently released the highest-resolution mid-infrared picture ever taken of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The photos reveal details about the bizarre phenomena surrounding a massive black hole in the middle of our galaxy. The team, led by UCLA professor […]

Dr. Daniel Furst of the UCLA Division of Rheumatology and Arthritis received the Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award for his leadership and involvement in the fight against arthritis. The award was presented to Furst by the Arthritis Foundation at the “Commitment to a Cure” fundraising gala at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Wednesday evening. The award is […]