Using stimulants to cram for exams ruins sleep and doesn't help test scores
UC Irvine via The Conversation
October 16, 2019
Students looking to gain an academic edge by taking Adderall and other stimulants will find it backfires.
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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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Research to focus on small molecule that can help fight breast cancer
UC Riverside
October 9, 2019
The goal is to bring to the clinic a novel compound to selectively destroy breast cancer cells.
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Cooking food alters the microbiome
UCSF
October 3, 2019
Whether food is cooked or raw has a distinct effect on gut microbes, researchers find.
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Dyslexia, other learning challenges are focus of new $20M initiative
UCSF
September 26, 2019
UCSF and UC Berkeley join forces to understand dyslexia and other specific neurodevelopmental differences that impact learning.
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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.