The first time third-year psychobiology student John tried smoking marijuana, he experienced a high that made him see the world and his life with an alternative perspective he had never experienced when sober. Read more...

Alcohol is a ubiquitous part of the college experience, with 62.5 percent of UCLA undergraduates reporting in a survey last year that they drink. Making up such a large part of the college scene, drinking has many causes and effects that students should be aware of. Read more...

With movies and television shows commonly portraying college students as eager to experiment sexually, students transitioning to college life may believe that they will be faced with a lot of pressure to be sexually active. Read more...

Recent discoveries at UCLA indicate the possibility of reprogramming normal tissue cells to have the same characteristics of embryonic stem cells. Read more...

The first birth control pill designed to indefinitely prevent a woman's monthly period received approval from the Food and Drug Administration last week. The pill, called Lybrel, is the first oral contraceptive meant to be taken continuously, meaning that an active pill will be taken every day without the usual placebo interval each month. Read more...