If there was ever a medical dictionary of bad words, it would have to include the word “Surgery”. Last week, I found myself thinking constantly about the S-word. Read more...

Most people wouldn’t build a LEGO castle by starting with a huge block of LEGOs and then slowly chipping away at the sides until they sculpt out the perfect shape. Read more...

Vinh Lam, a fourth-year economics student works out up to three hours a day, six days a week. His exercise regimen is divided between weight lifting, cardio and ab exercises. Read more...

Internet study finds increased household usage The Internet ranks as the most widely-used information source, higher than all other media including television and newspapers according to Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report. Read more...

With the help of my neighborhood GNC Nutrition Superstore, I have devised a plan to live forever. It’s simple, really. All I need to do is to eat garlic to prevent heart disease, and have a little folic acid and selenium to keep the cancer at bay. Read more...

Monday marked the official opening for the new Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration at UCLA. The joint partnership between UCLA and NASA aims to develop a “lab on a chip,” which would carry out the same complex functions of a full-sized scientific lab on a tiny chip. Read more...

UCLA chemistry and biochemistry professor James Heath, co-founder of the California Nanosystems Institute and recently named to the Scientific American top 50 visionaries in science, sat down last week for an interview with the Daily Bruin: DB: Working in new science like nanotechnology, do you often find yourself having to describe to people what you do? Read more...