New noninvasive technique may lead to low-cost therapy for patients with severe brain injury.
MRI scans may be able to diagnose CTE in living patients
Disease known for affecting football players has been confirmable only in autopsies — until now.
Student delivers hope to hospital in homeland
UC Irvine undergraduate Lydia Natoolo is helping to save lives in her native Uganda.
Is the 'midlife crisis' a myth?
Despite physical ailments, scientists find that older adults are happier.
Soda tax linked to drop in sugary beverage drinking
New law produces a 21 percent decline in soda consumption in Berkeley neighborhoods, study finds.
The health benefits of tea
Learn how different teas affect your well-being via this UC Berkeley infographic.
Researchers develop safer opioid painkiller from scratch
New compound, tested in mice, could reduce overdoses and possibly curb addiction.
UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov to step down
He will continue as a member of the school’s faculty.
A pregnant woman’s immune response could lead to brain disorders in her kids
New studies cast light on a process that may trigger autism, schizophrenia, and more.
UC leads Zika carrier research
Scientists aren't waiting for the first breakout to ready the state against disease.
Needles not needed
A professor pursues an approach to diabetes that would make daily injections obsolete.
Latinos age slower than other ethnicities, UCLA study shows
Slower aging rate helps neutralize health risks related to obesity and inflammation.