Pop-up institutes help medical research advance quickly, cheaply
UC Newsroom
April 3, 2018
If restaurants and retail can test new concepts with minimal investment, why not medicine?
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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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Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain
UCLA via The Conversation
April 25, 2018
Genetic makeup changes how we experience pain, making it difficult to figure out what each patient needs.
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Football scuffles, auto injuries may raise risk for Parkinson’s
UCSF
April 19, 2018
A shocking new study shows concussion is linked to a 56 percent increase in neurological disease.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects
UC Santa Cruz
April 19, 2018
Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
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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.