The buzz about a malaria prevention drug
UC San Diego
December 19, 2018
Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, reserarchers are zeroing in on compounds that could prevent the disease.
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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
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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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Sick of googling symptoms and getting bad information? Here's a second opinion.
UC Merced
October 17, 2018
You can search for better health answers by using a free internet health assistant developed by medical researchers.
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The Kidney Project and the bioartificial pancreas: When inspiration strikes twice
UCSF
October 11, 2018
Shuvo Roy is not content to just work on the world's first bioartificial kidney. Now he's doing the same for the pancreas.
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What if doctors could zero in on the one action that would make the most impact on your health?
UC San Diego
October 10, 2018
Health choices made easy, thanks to a new model that relies on data from your FitBit.
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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.