Poor sleep among the elderly may be a result of declining brain cell growth and development, according to UCLA researchers. Researchers in the lab of Noor Alam, an adjunct professor of medicine at UCLA and a research physiologist in the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, described how declining neural development may cause difficulty falling asleep or staying awake in aging individuals in a study published February. Read more...
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February 19, 11:42 pm
Broxton Brewery begins brewing in-house beer with support from Westwood councils
This post was updated Feb. 20 at 6:32 p.m. Broxton Brewery began brewing its own beer in its on-site microbrewery Feb. 9, marking the first time a brewery has served its own alcohol in Westwood since a new neighborhood council was formed last year. Read more...
Photo: Broxton Brewery is the first business able to serve their own brewed beer since the North Westwood Neighborhood Council was formed in May. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
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February 19, 11:38 pm
Healthy Campus Initiative grows in scope with community gardening event
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 2:29 p.m. A campus initiative is working to centralize the various health and sustainability projects on campus to tackle issues of physical, mental and emotional well-being. Read more...
Photo: The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center organized a community gardening event Tuesday to teach staff members about growing their own food. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
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February 18, 11:54 pm
Latino homeless population found to be at disadvantage in outreach programs
A UCLA researcher found Latino homeless individuals in Los Angeles are less likely to receive support due to cultural and language barriers. Melissa Chinchilla, a Latino policy and politics initiative researcher, published a study on the Latino homeless population in LA on Feb. Read more...
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February 18, 11:43 pm
Organization teaches Indian languages, helps students reconnect with roots
Abel Thomas lost most of his ability to speak his first language, Malayalam, when he immigrated to the United States in 2005 at the age of 6. Read more...
Photo: Bhasha is a student organization at UCLA that aims to teach students about Indian languages and culture with the instruction of postdoctoral students. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
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February 18, 11:40 pm
Global malnutrition issues discussed by United Nations member at UCLA event
A director-general of the United Nations said institutions must address issues like climate change and the overconsumption of unhealthy food to tackle global malnutrition. Jose Graziano da Silva, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, said at an event hosted Friday by the UCLA Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy and the Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law that government policies must adapt to changes in the production and consumption of food which increase both hunger and obesity globally. Read more...
Photo: Jose Graziano da Silva, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, said food production in many regions of the world is diminishing due to climate change. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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February 18, 11:39 pm
Genome of aquarium sea otter to contribute to research, conservation efforts
A UCLA graduate student sequenced a sea otter genome to understand how the species almost went extinct hundreds of years ago. Annabel Beichman, the graduate student leading the project, sequenced the genome of Gidget, a sea otter from the Monterey Bay Aquarium who passed away Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate student Annabel Beichman said she thinks she was the first researcher to acquire a sea otter genome. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)