UC Riverside |
The next generation of avocados
As the fruit gains popularity worldwide, a new program plans to make it ever better.
UC Berkeley |
How generosity in disasters flows in both directions
Sharing what we have activates pleasure circuits in the brain, says the Greater Good Science Center.
UC Riverside |
Erasing your fears?
Researchers have developed a method to selectively erase fear memories in the brain.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley alum Barry Barish wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
His work on the discovery of gravitational waves helped prove Einstein's general theory of relativity right.
UCSF |
The most detailed look yet at an animal's brain
The C. elegans worm may have only 302 neurons, but for the first time, scientists can see them all one by one.
UC Berkeley |
New podcast explores people, places behind the food we eat
The Berkeley Food Institute explores the network of people and places behind what we eat in a new series.
UC San Diego |
DNA mutations found in blood predict response to immunotherapy in patients with cancer
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists find you don't need a biopsy to determine if the treatment will work.
UCLA |
Black tea may help with weight loss, too
The beverage promotes good health and lower weight by changing the mixture of bacteria in the gut.
UC Davis |
The diet soda effect of buying a fuel-efficient vehicle
Yikes — consumers often compensate for fuel-efficient cars by buying a bigger second vehicle.
UC Irvine |
Teens’ online friendships just as meaningful as face-to-face ones
Digital communication can even provide more benefits but also carries more risks.
UCSF |
How ketogenic diets curb inflammation
UCSF team discovers a key to the diet's apparent effects.
UC Santa Barbara |
Step back into the 19th century
A replica printing press from England takes center stage in the new Maker Lab.