Now you just need to remember to exercise!
UC Irvine
September 27, 2018
Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function.
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How do our bodies fight off dangerous chemicals?
Cells are like night club bouncers, says UC San Diego's Amro Hamdoun: With every substance that a cell encounters, it has to decide which to eliminate and which to let in. -
How much sugar are you really eating?
In the near future, the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods will have a new look and more information. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope explains how this will reveal the amount of sugar that is added to our foods. -
Ebola 101
An infectious-disease expert at UC Berkeley offers a primer on the deadly Ebola virus. -
New tactics, old foe: malaria
Vector biologist Anthony James takes a fresh look at how mosquitoes transmit malaria and other diseases.
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Nine UC faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine
UC Newsroom
October 19, 2018
More than 200 UC-affiliated professionals have received this prestigious honor since 1970.
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Sick of googling symptoms and getting bad information? Here's a second opinion.
UC Merced
October 17, 2018
You can search for better health answers by using a free internet health assistant developed by medical researchers.
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The Kidney Project and the bioartificial pancreas: When inspiration strikes twice
UCSF
October 11, 2018
Shuvo Roy is not content to just work on the world's first bioartificial kidney. Now he's doing the same for the pancreas.
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Your kid will love this: Lawrence Hall of Science's DIY Human Body app (for iPhone and iPad) helps kids discover how their bodies really work.