UCLA |

Nursing student, cancer survivor draws on experience to help patients

A 2016 graduate from the UCLA School of Nursing pays it forward to others.

UC San Francisco |

Looking for a better way to die

Several experts at UCSF offer comment on the new California end-of-life law.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Copper is key in burning fat

UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab research points to possible link between deficiency and obesity-related diseases.

UC San Francisco |

Tarantula toxins offer key insights into neuroscience of pain

Extracts from venom could be used to study disorders ranging from irritable bowel syndrome to epilepsy, UCSF finds.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

‘Human-on-a-chip’ could replace animal testing

Scientists at Livermore Lab are replicating four major biological systems that are vital for life.

UC San Diego |

Building a defense against Zika

UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.

UC San Francisco |

Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice

New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.

UC San Diego |

How the brain makes – and breaks – a habit

Goal vs. habit: A UC San Diego professor researches how we may switch between the two.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

UC scientists identify gene involved with fracture healing

UC Davis, UC Merced and Lawrence Livermore Lab join forces on work that could lead to new therapies.

UC Davis |

Biomedical innovations take top prizes in Big Bang! competition

UC Davis startups vie for funding to support new technologies in fertility and more.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego develops body patch that could improve fitness tracking

Unobstrusive device monitors both biochemical and electric signals at the same time — a first.

UC San Francisco |

White House and Gates Foundation to convene precision public health summit at UCSF

Two-day live streamed conference will draw 150 leaders to discuss the early years of a child's life.