Numerous doctors told Grace Jimenez she would need a Caesarean section in order to give birth to her second child, citing risks and liabilities. Read more...
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Certified nurse midwife Shadman Habibi applies pressure on Grace Jimenez’s belly to locate the head of her baby. Through the UCLA Midwifery Associates, a division of the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, some expecting mothers can opt for midwife prenatal care and delivery.
Dressed in a suit with two earrings in his left ear, Jay Phelan reclined back in his chair and put his feet up on his desk as he talked about a few of his favorite things: data, science and teaching. Read more...
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Jay Phelan, a professor and evolutionary biologist in the life sciences department at UCLA, speaks in a lecture. Phelan recently co-authored the second edition of “Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts” with Chapman University professor Terry Burnham.
You can find countless dietary supplements that will claim to help you lose weight, enhance performance, boost your immunity, improve sleep or give you energy "“ you name it, there's a supplement marketed to fix it. Read more...
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This week, we will consider the age-old question of how best to stay awake when you need to cram for an exam or get that paper written by morning, and which works best, coffee or soda. Read more...
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So what's important about our kidneys and how can we keep them healthy? Read more...
Student groups have begun applying for a new grant that will fund projects encouraging healthy lifestyles at UCLA. Read more...
With a busy college schedule, sleep usually takes a hit when it comes to a student's priorities. But new findings from a UCLA study may help researchers better understand the connection between sleep and memory. Read more...
