Air pollution impacts childhood development, study shows
UC Merced
April 11, 2019
Children who live near major roads are at higher risk for developmental delays because of traffic-related pollutants.
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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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Can short-term stress make the body and mind more resilient?
UCSF
March 27, 2019
A new UCSF study is testing a theory about how much stress is good for us.
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What’s in your drinking water?
UC Riverside
March 21, 2019
Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.
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New project aims to predict people likely to use firearms in suicides
UC Merced
March 14, 2019
Shocking stats about suicide by firearm (the most common method in the U.S.) move professors to action.
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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.