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Improving medication management
UC Davis Medical Center has enhanced its medication management to reduce medication errors and improve patient care.
UC Berkeley |
Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
Researchers are developing screen displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairments to create sharp images without the need for corrective lenses.
UC San Francisco |
Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
A new study is the first to show that while the impact of life’s stressors accumulate over time and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well.
UC San Francisco |
Stem cell discovery may make tissue regeneration more efficient
Work builds on a strategy that involves reprogramming adult cells back to an embryonic state in which they again have the potential to become any type of cell.
UC San Diego |
WIFIRE project helps firefighters get a jump on wildfires
New cyberinfrastructure system monitors and forecasts wildfire activity.
UCLA |
Three of four California children with mental health needs don't get treatment
Barriers to care persist, despite fact that 95 percent have health insurance.
UC Merced |
President Napolitano explores UC Merced-Yosemite partnership
Two-day visit provided an up-close look at UC Merced’s partnership with the neighboring national park.
UC Santa Cruz |
Cassini finds geysers on icy Saturn moon
Scientists on NASA's Cassini mission have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn's small, icy moon Enceladus.
UC Santa Cruz |
Next-generation Thirty Meter Telescope to begin construction in Hawaii
The TMT has its roots at UC Santa Cruz, where astronomers have been working for years on the design of this powerful new telescope.
UC Davis |
Aging brain influenced by experiences throughout life
Cognitive impairment may have more to do with such factors as socioeconomic status and less to do with race or ethnicity.
UC Santa Barbara |
Earth's catastrophic animal loss
Widespread contraction of the planet’s animal life could have harmful effects on human well-being.
UC Davis |
Breast milk reveals clues for health
'Complete food' for infants could lead to supplements that boost immunity for cancer patients, the elderly and children in the developing world.