When a team of Japanese researchers approached Edwin Cooper seven years ago about becoming the editor in chief of a new journal on complementary and alternative medicine, he had his doubts. Read more...
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October 20, 10:43 pm
Wellness remedies can work best in tandem
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October 20, 10:36 pm
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine fuses integrates alternative, conventional medicine for better treatment
A gourmet dinner is to a chef as integrative medicine is to the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, which strives to provide its patients with a variety of integrative medicine, said Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, founder and director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine. Read more...
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October 19, 11:11 pm
California Social Science Experimental Laboratory plans 2000th social experiment
If you were given $200 to split however you wanted between you and an anonymous person, what would you do? What if the other person could deny your offer and no one received any of the money, or if they could see your decision-making process on the computer? Read more...
Photo: William Zame, lab director of the California Social Science Experimental Laboratory, said the lab will be conducting its 2000th experiment this Friday.
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October 15, 12:59 am
UCLA professors and students excitedly observe the search for water on the moon
David Paige, a professor of planetary sciences, invited students and staff to his house early on Friday to watch a rocket and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, deliberately crash into the moon in an attempt to find evidence of water. Read more...
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October 13, 9:32 pm
Sports medicine interns get hands-on experience
At the moment that quarterback Kevin Prince fractured his jaw during the Tennessee football game, Brian Enriquez was standing on the sidelines, watching the medical response unfold right in front of him. Read more...
Photo: Women’s soccer sports medicine intern April Anthony, a third-year physiological science student, wraps the ankle of junior midfielder Kylie Wright Tuesday.
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October 13, 9:30 pm
Scientists discover Stonehenge extension
British scientists announced the archaeological discovery of the remains of an additional branch of the iconic Stonehenge monument last week. Read more...
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October 12, 10:51 pm
UCLA EMTs balance student life with saving lives
The first call John Thompson ran was a response to a man who had a seizure and cracked his head on a cement planter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA EMTs John Thompson (left) and Dominic Woodson take turns driving the ambulance. In order to be a UCLA EMT, one must be a full-time UCLA undergraduate or graduate student. Applicants must complete a rigorous training program that lasts approximately six months. Those hoping to succeed must be well-versed in both medical knowledge and campus geography.