UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab research points to possible link between deficiency and obesity-related diseases.
Copper is key in burning fat
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.
‘Human-on-a-chip’ could replace animal testing
Scientists at Livermore Lab are replicating four major biological systems that are vital for life.
Building a defense against Zika
UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.
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.
How the brain makes – and breaks – a habit
Goal vs. habit: A UC San Diego professor researches how we may switch between the two.
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.
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 develops body patch that could improve fitness tracking
Unobstrusive device monitors both biochemical and electric signals at the same time — a first.
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.
Why we actually need our allergies
A UC Berkeley biologist explains the evolutionary purpose of all that itching and sneezing.
Gates Foundation grants tackle big problems in global health
Three UC researchers receive new Grand Challenges Explorations grants; two previous UC grantees awarded additional funding.