Formerly conjoined twins Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez left for Guatemala yesterday after their seven-month stay at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital following separation surgery last August. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
Staff bids farewell to separated twins
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January 7, 9:00 pm
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Two UCLA researchers cleared in investigation The UCLA Office for Protection of Research Subjects cleared two UCLA researchers last month in connection with controversial malariotherapy HIV research being conducted in China by the Heimlich Institute. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
Just one drink can slow reaction time
According to a recent study, even a single drink of alcohol is enough to impair someone’s ability to reason quickly and detect errors. Volunteers in the study were given drinks and then given a computer test that required quick thinking and instinctive reasoning. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
Engineering class takes the gamble out of Nevada casinos
One of the biggest knocks against engineering students is we don’t learn anything in class relevant to daily life. Often times, this is true. But there are exceptions. Read more...
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January 7, 9:00 pm
UCLA scientists working to map brain country
Humans have charted longitude and latitude lines that stretch across the ends of the earth. There remains, however, a final frontier which has yet to be mapped: an extremely complex lump of gray matter known as the human brain. Read more...
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November 26, 9:00 pm
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Med Center offers midwife-assisted delivery The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA Medical Center has created UCLA Maternity Associates ““ a Midwifery and Obstetrical Partnership. Read more...
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November 26, 9:00 pm
Ashe, students prepare for flu season
As it has for each flu season during the past seven years, the UCLA Ashe Student Health Center is offering free flu shots at events around campus. Read more...