With movies and television shows commonly portraying college students as eager to experiment sexually, students transitioning to college life may believe that they will be faced with a lot of pressure to be sexually active. Read more...
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September 22, 9:07 pm
Students’ sex experiences vary
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June 6, 11:08 pm
Researchers learn to reprogram cells
Recent discoveries at UCLA indicate the possibility of reprogramming normal tissue cells to have the same characteristics of embryonic stem cells. Read more...
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May 31, 9:50 pm
Birth control pill to stop periods gets OK
The first birth control pill designed to indefinitely prevent a woman's monthly period received approval from the Food and Drug Administration last week. The pill, called Lybrel, is the first oral contraceptive meant to be taken continuously, meaning that an active pill will be taken every day without the usual placebo interval each month. Read more...
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April 18, 10:01 pm
Coming face-to-face with the psychology of fear
Running dangerously late for class early one Monday morning, Tatiana Vardanyan, a third-year psychology student, began running toward Franz Hall when she came to a sudden, heart-stopping halt. Read more...
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March 6, 10:04 pm
Science&Health: Researchers look into health effects of smog
The poor air quality of Los Angeles and its causes are the stuff of legends. The traffic, smog and stale air of the L.A. basin is bemoaned in movies, lamented about in songs, and constantly punctuates conversations as travelers go in or out of the Valley. Read more...
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February 7, 10:36 pm
Science&Health: Summit to link politics, environment
The Institute of the Environment is hosting a three-day summit this week at UCLA to discuss the effects of human inflicted changes on natural evolutionary processes in the environment. Read more...
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February 6, 9:13 pm
Science&Health: The changing face of plastic surgery
Celebrities are notorious for spending thousands of dollars each time they get breast implants or a nose job. Yet such procedures are also common among the general population. Read more...