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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UC Berkeley research leads to Nobel Prize-winning immunotherapy
UC Berkeley
October 1, 2018
James Allison shares the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries he made at UC Berkeley that revolutionized the treatment of cancer.
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Innovative ideation challenge aims to catalyze new direction in breast cancer research
UC Newsroom
September 21, 2018
The California Breast Cancer Research Program wants your bold breast cancer prevention research ideas.
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Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
UC Riverside
September 19, 2018
Obesity's effects may be different for men and women.
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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.