Tai Chi proven to reduce risk of shingles in elderly A recent study conducted by the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute has revealed that the practice of Tai Chi can significantly reduce the chances of older adults contracting shingles. Read more...
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September 29, 9:00 pm
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September 29, 9:00 pm
Abortion pill, though legal, may still be dangerous
Three years ago, RU-486 ““ or simply “the abortion pill” ““ was approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration despite much controversy and debate over its safety. Read more...
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September 29, 9:00 pm
Student outreach group uses waiting room downtime to educate
It is usually hard to get anything useful done in waiting rooms, but a new student-run information center at the UCLA Children’s Health Center is providing parents with an opportunity to learn about child and family health issues while they wait. Read more...
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September 20, 9:00 pm
Network helps children with traumatic stress disorder
On Sept. 11, 2001, two of the world’s largest buildings came crashing to the ground. Debris fell from the sky, covering entire blocks of New York City ““Â and some elementary schools. Read more...
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September 20, 9:00 pm
Tiny technology hopes to make big impact
Welcome to a world where everything is smaller, faster, stronger and always reliable. In Nanoworld, the nation’s military can detect dangerous activities or substances within seconds and doctors can detect cancer long before it even appears. Read more...
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September 20, 9:00 pm
Science can come to life for both learned scholar, curious novice
There are few who dare to cross the rift between the North and South campuses of UCLA. Students who can recite the elements of the periodic table may seldom associate with those who know Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy by heart. Read more...
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September 20, 9:00 pm
Depression poses complicated problem for many
Leaving home is a major step toward adulthood that many college students take. For some, the stresses of college can push them into an area beyond unhappiness, where nothing is possible and life becomes overwhelming. Read more...