By Teri H. P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Four years ago, Oscar Chavez walked through a wet, rodent- and robber-infested tunnel for a chance at life in the United States. Read more...

  PRIYA SHARMA/Daily Bruin Josh Steirnfeld (left), dressed as Waldo of "Where’s Waldo?," talks with the Grim Reaper at GSA’s first Grad Bar of the year on Halloween night. Read more...

By Natalie Digate Daily Bruin Contributor College students engaging in high-risk sexual behavior despite known risks, bees acting as “choosy flower visitors” and people enjoying a stroll along Venice Beach Boardwalk were a few of the research topics discussed over the weekend. Read more...

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...

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...

  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...

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...