ADHD: Could dogs be the answer?
UC Irvine Health
May 7, 2019
Therapy dogs can help reduce symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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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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What do dating technology and Alzheimer's have in common?
UC Davis and UCSF
May 23, 2019
Artificial intelligence, developed around the same ‘swipe right’ approach we associate with dating apps, could vastly scale up Alzheimer’s research.
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Nicotine exposure in newborns alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction
UC San Diego
May 22, 2019
Exposure to nicotine through mother's milk induced a number of changes in young mice.
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Lack of sleep shrinks men's testicles?
UC Berkeley
May 22, 2019
UC Berkeley scientist Matt Walker shows how missing sleep can really catch up with you in his new TED Talk.
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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.