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Microorganisms’ presence affects daily lives
High concentration of bacteria usually benign unless introduced to wrong environment
Even after showering and scrubbing the human body clean, there are over a quadrillion life forms residing both inside and outside the body that can significantly impact human health.
Stress invites infections
Some students repeatedly sacrifice sleep to study from evening to early morning to get a higher grade on a paper or a couple more points on an exam, but according to experts it may invite the invasion of harmful bacteria.
Bacteria developing resistance
Over-prescription of medication may be contributing to strengthening illnesses
Medications that clinicians have been prescribing may not be the best solution for curing bacterial infections, according to some medical researchers.
Film calls for conservation of life in biological hot spots
With thousands of animal and plant species becoming extinct each day, many researchers call for a reversal of the destruction caused by human life to save the planet.
New type of stem cells may help regenerate heart tissues
When cold, sweaty skin and pressure, burning and tightness in the chest strikes, it could just be a sign of a heart attack.
Sickness alters lives of families
Cancer diagnoses of loved ones emotionally drain students, change priorities of college life, careers
The second the warmth left his mother’s hand, Caleb Poon knew she had passed away.
Confronting cancer’s challenges firsthand
Student survivors try to stay positive, teach awareness, focus on their family and friends
For Roxanne Camanyag, it started with recurring nightmares.
Science&Health: Finding memory
Neuroscience student Alex Blaseio works on research to understand the hippocampus
The game is called Memory.
Finding healthy appetite a complex endeavor
Humans experience many drives that prompt them to perform certain behaviors, the most powerful of which is the drive to eat.
Genetics plays role in obesity
As students pile their plates with often calorie-heavy food served to them by residential restaurants, scientists and doctors at UCLA and elsewhere are working to determine the relationship between an individual’s genetics and their probability of becoming obese.
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