One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice
UC San Diego
June 25, 2020
A new strategy for treating neurodegeneration gives hope for treating even those with advanced disease.
In the News
-
STAT
May 1, 2020
Priscilla Chan of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and UCSF chancellor Sam Hawgood praise the efforts of the nearly 30,000 DACA recipients who are health care workers.
-
Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients' work fighting coronavirus
USA Today
April 20, 2020
The high court agrees to consider a supplemental filing regarding the real-world consequences of the COVID-19 global health crisis and the life-sustaining role of nearly 30,000 DACA recipients on the front lines.
-
‘Dreamers’ risk lives on pandemic’s front lines while they await a decision on their own futures
The Washington Post
April 17, 2020
An estimated 29,000 health workers could lose their work permits if the Supreme Court ends the program for undocumented workers brought here as children.
Video
-
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.
-
Children’s hospitals launch global initiative on preterm birth
UC San Francisco
April 24, 2014
$100 million from Lynne and Marc Benioff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund 10-year program to reduce childhood death from prematurity. -
Treating stroke improves during 'golden hour'
UCLA
April 23, 2014
Patients who receive clot-busting drug within first hour of symptoms are more likely to survive, preserve brain function and reduce disability. -
Blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury
UC Berkeley
April 23, 2014
Study in rats shows that a common hypertension drug can nearly eliminate the epilepsy that often follows severe head injury. Nearly one in five cases of epilepsy is the result of head trauma.
Pages
Press Releases
-
All UC Schools of Medicine to interview applicants virtually
June 30, 2020
The deans of University of California Health's six medical schools announced today (June 30) that all medical school, residency and fellowship interviews for the 2020-2021 academic year will be held in a virtual format.
-
All University of California Health children’s hospitals ranked among the nation’s best
June 22, 2020
The four children’s hospitals of University of California Health were recognized for excellence in multiple areas of subspecialty care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020–21 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
-
June 15, 2020
The University of California’s academic health centers delivered a net total of $1.4 billion of community benefits during the 2018-2019 reporting period, the most recently completed fiscal year.
-
All University of California academic health centers receive environmental sustainability awards
June 3, 2020
The University of California’s health systems received a total of 13 environmental sustainability awards in Practice Greenhealth’s 2020 Environmental Excellence Award competition.
-
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.