UC Riverside |
How does traumatic brain injury progress to Alzheimer’s disease?
An NIH grant to UC Riverside and Indiana University will explore the question.
UC San Francisco |
A healthy diet with less sugar is linked to younger biological age
Sticking with foods that are rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients bring health benefits at the cellular level.
UC San Francisco |
What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
UCSF scientists are seeking to solve COVID-19’s greatest riddles with sophisticated imaging techniques that have found long-term immune activation throughout the body.
UC San Diego |
Legalized gambling increases irresponsible betting behavior, especially among low-income populations
UC San Diego Rady School of Management findings emphasize the high financial risk associated with legalized gambling.
UC Health |
Training tomorrow's public health leaders: The impact of UC Irvine’s new health professional school
The UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health is the fourth school of public health in the 10-campus UC system, joining schools of public health at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego.
UC San Francisco |
Scientists discover a new hormone that can build strong bones
Researchers at UCSF and UC Davis solved a long-standing puzzle on how the bones of breastfeeding women stay strong even as they lose calcium to milk.
UCLA |
Dolls and trucks: Political right and left share some parenting beliefs
UCLA study finds area of overlap in ‘deeply polarized’ issues.
UC Santa Cruz |
Scientists find that small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa
The study more generally shows how previously ignored fast brain waves define basic patterns of sleep and wake.
UC Newsroom |
California has problems. AI can help solve them.
As AI gets more powerful and easier to use, UC researchers are finding ways to integrate these emerging technologies into their work, shortening the distance to solutions that benefit every Californian.
UC Berkeley |
First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants
A new UC Berkeley study finds that tampons used during menstruation can contain toxic metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium.
UC San Francisco |
The power of deep rest
A truly restorative state that alters our bodies at the cellular level can counter deterioration of our mental and physical health, according to researchers at UC San Francisco.
UC Newsroom |
Stop microwaving plastic — here’s why
UC experts are tackling our big plastic problem from every imaginable angle, from chemistry to engineering, policy to art, medicine to oceanography.