Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej Alvarez, twins formerly conjoined at the head, continue to improve and could return to their home country of Guatemala some time in October, doctors said. Maria de Jesus was upgraded to good condition and was moved from the pediatric intensive care unit at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
PET Project
It can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease and cancer, or even show doctors what areas of your brain are stimulated while you’re listening to music or moving your arms. It is a machine called the Positron Emission Tomography scanner, first invented in 1973 by Professor Michael Phelps, now the Chair […]
Simulation team at UCLA creates virtual L.A. model
The Urban Simulation Team at UCLA is making it possible for people to drive, walk or even fly through Los Angeles without the hassle of traffic, all from the convenience of their personal computers. The main focus of UST’s Virtual Los Angeles project “is a long-term effort to build a real-time virtual reality model of […]
Visualization Portal encourages student comprehension
UCLA students are taking field trips to the cathedrals in Spain and into the microscopic world of molecules ““ all while sitting comfortably in their seats here on campus. The students are getting a first look at UCLA’s Visualization Portal, a virtual reality theater which uses a floor-to-ceiling spherical screen to overcome time and space. […]
Stem cells promising for diabetes patients
Lauren Behlmer is one of 17 million people suffering from diabetes in the United States. She injects herself with insulin and checks her blood sugar up to four times per day, calling it a “pain, but necessary” for her survival. Unless a cure is found, Behlmer will depend on insulin until the day she dies. […]
Brain mapping may help depressed
UCLA psychiatrists are using brain waves to predict their patients’ futures. A new study conducted by researchers at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute suggests that doctors may be able to analyze a clinically depressed patient’s brain wave activity. Then, they can determine whether a particular antidepressant will be effective for a patient ““ weeks before the […]
Scientists track particles, search for origin and fate of universe
Tucked between a video store and a Westwood parking lot, UCLA physicists are assembling the parts to a machine that may help explain why your pizza doesn’t fall through the table when you set it down to read this newspaper. The machine, called the Compact Muon Solenoid, will be fully assembled in spring of 2007 […]