UC Davis |

Soda found to be uniquely harmful

Compared to equal amounts of starch, sugar sweetened calories present cardiometabolic risk.

UC Newsroom |

How basic research on jellyfish led to an unexpected scientific revolution

From destined for the drain to winning a Nobel Prize.

UCSF |

Over-the-counter allergy drug helps patients with chronic injury from multiple sclerosis

Clinical trial shows FDA-approved antihistamine restores nervous system function in MS patients.

UCLA |

Physician, feed thyself

Future doctors and nurses learn what nutrition really means to help patients down the line.

UC Newsroom |

Innovations in patient care boost health outcomes — and the bottom line

UC Health investment in testing innovative approaches is paying off.

UC Irvine and UC Davis |

How exercise influences health

UC researchers take part in national study to identify molecules that contribute to improved health.

UC Newsroom |

How to break the junk food habit

Sugar may be addictive, but you can break free.

UC Newsroom |

UC initiative to spur Alzheimer's disease research

Grants to UC scientists will fund early proof-of-concept clinical trials for potential treatments for disorder.

UC San Francisco |

Big ideas in health and science for 2016

UC San Francisco experts predict areas that will see major advances, and where basic science will be translating into real treatments.

UC Santa Barbara |

Afraid of aging? Think of it as evolutionary success

By redefining aging as an evolutionary achievement, Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture to see the later decades of life as vital to our collective survival.
UC San Francisco |

‘Every time I relapsed, there would be a new course of therapy’

He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Francisco |

Fatty snacks in winter may trick the body into packing on the pounds

UCSF researchers found that unsaturated fat plays an important role in regulating circadian cycles, and that dietary changes may improve sleep and energy levels, and prevent chronic disease.