Through a necklace device that tracks the amount of food and drink a person consumes, a UCLA lab is trying to create technology that would improve preventive medicine. Read more...
Photo: Haik Kalantarian, a graduate student in computer science, has helped produce a necklace that tracks its wearer’s food and drink intake. Kalantarian said the engineering aspect of the necklace is well-developed, but it needs design modifications to improve comfort and appearance. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently instructed a pair of UCLA researchers to stop promoting an experimental brain scan that uses an unapproved drug to detect long-term neurological damage. Read more...
When Patti Davis’ father announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to America through a letter in 1994, strangers began approaching her in public to share their personal stories and struggles with the disease. Read more...
Photo: Patti Davis, who co-facilitates a support group called Beyond Alzheimer’s twice a week, spoke to attendees at the 2nd annual I-CareD Bootcamp for Caregivers of Dementia. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin)
The new nap room in Powell was full during Thursday of week two. Students napped on mats, the lights dimmed and the room silent. Sleep Week, an event across campus to promote the importance of sleep, took place this week. Read more...
Photo: Jabril Muhammad, a first-year sociology and mathematics student, Clara Vara Escamilla, a first-year biology student, and Joyce Lin, a first-year psychobiology student, supervise the napping area in Powell. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)
UCLA neuroscientists analyzed the brains of 14 ex-NFL players to study chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain condition found in athletes who suffer from repeated brain injuries. Read more...
The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will be hosting educational and interactive activities about diabetes Thursday in Bruin Plaza for the second annual Diabetes Day. This year, DiaBeaters has planned a larger event, receiving financial help from both the UCLA community and local businesses in Westwood, including Bristol Farms, Whole Foods and Coffee Bean, among others, said Megan Cory, one of the club’s co-founders. Read more...
Photo: The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will host a day of activities and interactive games relating to health and nutrition in Bruin Plaza on Thursday for the second annual Diabetes Day at UCLA. (Courtesy of Samar Khoury)
Los Angeles County received a C+ on a report card from UCLA yesterday for multiple environmental factors. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability graded the entire county together on multiple factors relating to environmental health, such as water, air, ecosystems, waste, energy and quality of life. Read more...
