Soggy shoes were traded for short skirts and scarves were swapped for sunglasses. Relentless rains last Wednesday suddenly gave way to sunshine on Thursday, much to the relief of students and their umbrellas. Read more...

While many people associate spicy curry with a burning sensation on the tongue, the brain may be using the spice to prevent certain diseases. A yellow pigment in foods such as mustard and curry has the potential to combat the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, traumatic injury to the head and Huntington’s Disease, a UCLA-Veterans Affairs study has found. Read more...

Researchers throughout the University of California and California State University systems observed images of faraway galaxies with Hubble Space Telescope-like precision this week, all from the safety of a grounded observatory. Read more...

“¢bull; Indonesia’s Social Affairs Ministry raised the country’s official death toll from the Dec. 26 disaster to 110,229, an increase of nearly 4,000. Sumatra island’s Aceh province was worst hit, with the number of people missing there at more than 12,000, and with 703,518 homeless survivors. Read more...

HIV/AIDS is a global problem, killing 3.1 million people in 2004 alone. Many feel the pandemic can be defeated given adequate resources, yet there is a continual lack of worldwide unity and support to defeat HIV/AIDS. Read more...

The deadly wall of water that devastated the coastal communities of nearly a dozen countries in South Asia on Dec. 26 was the ocean’s natural response to the massive underwater earthquake, UCLA geophysicists say. Read more...

As the list of victims of the South Asian earthquake and tsunami grows to an estimated 150,000 individuals, it is crucial for rescue workers who continue to search, survivors that begin to rebuild their homes, and those following news coverage of the event to take the time to recognize and cope with the shock and stress of the aftermath, in order to minimize future mental health problems, UCLA psychologists say. Read more...