Monday, April 6

All-nighters may prove beneficial

By Hilaire Fong Daily Bruin Contributor Instead of catching a few more hours of sleep the night before an exam, pulling an all-nighter may prove to be beneficial, according to a new sleep study. Read more...


East works with West at UCLA Medical Center

By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter After long days of lifting and playing with children, kindergarten and preschool principal Linda Kaufman was left with severe migraine headaches and a paralyzing pain in her neck and left arm. Read more...


New medication can increase quality of life for cancer patients

  Photos courtesy of Institute for Neurological Research Seventy-seven-year-old spinal cancer patient Myrtle Miller sits beside Dr. Edward Tobinick during her appointment Wednesday. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter Seventy-seven-year-old lung cancer patient Myrtle Miller was in constant pain for two months, even with daily morphine. Read more...


News Briefs

PET scans detect early Alzheimer’s UCLA research shows that positron emission tomography scans of the brain can accurately detect early Alzheimer’s disease up to 95 percent of the time, leading to prompt medical treatment. Read more...




News Briefs

EXPO opens in Westwood The new EXPO Design Center opened in Westwood Thursday, completing the former Macy’s complex on Weyburn Avenue that now houses Ralphs Fresh Fare and Best Buy. Read more...