Study: Snacking on almonds a healthy alternative for breakfast-skipping students
UC Merced
August 17, 2018
A new study shows the snack can improve key metabolic indicators for breakfast-skipping college students.
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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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Be one in a million: Massive $1.5B precision medicine research effort kicks off
UC San Diego and San Diego Blood Bank
May 3, 2018
UC Irvine and UC San Diego are state co-leads of an unprecedented project to gather medical data for new cures.
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Frances McDormand headlines performance that sparks dialogue on sudden death
UCSF
April 26, 2018
Thousands of years after its first performance, Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’ remains a source of catharsis, the UCSF community finds.
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Paralyzed hands move again
UCLA
April 26, 2018
A nonsurgical technique allows six patients to turn doorknobs, open water bottles for the first time in years.
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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.