UCSF via The Conversation |
Overeating? It may be a brain glitch
New approaches seek to switch off the brain patterns that drive overeating. Here's how they could help you.
UC Davis |
Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands
Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
UC Riverside |
Research links anti-immigrant prejudice to mortality risk
U.S.-born individuals of immigrant descent fare much worse than their foreign-born counterparts.
UC Newsroom |
The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics
How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.
UC Santa Cruz Magazine |
A safer, better plastic
Aging plastic leaches harmful chemicals. Rebecca Braslau has made it her life's work to create a safer alternative.…
UC San Diego |
How ‘junk’ DNA plays a role in cancer
Nearly 200 mutations have been identified that play a functional role in cancer, opening new avenues for treatment.
UC Santa Barbara |
A singular story
A new book reveals the extraordinary history of famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker.
UC Davis |
Meditation's lasting power
A first-of-its-kind study of meditation practictioners shows they are able to maintain their cognitive gains.
UC Irvine |
An invisibility cloak in real life
Inspired by animals, engineers have developed a material that is invisible to infrared night vision cameras.
UC Merced via The Conversation |
Sure, cancer mutates, but it has other ways to resist treatment
New research exposes how cancer can resist treatment — and how scientists can improve their response.
UC Newsroom |
Pop-up institutes help medical research advance quickly, cheaply
If restaurants and retail can test new concepts with minimal investment, why not medicine?
UC Berkeley |
Poor grades are tied to mismatched class times, study says
Being a night owl is not an “excuse” — how we learn is affected by our biological rhythms.