Pups will put their superior sense of smell to work detecting cancer, especially at early stages, in humans.
UC Davis |
Employing dogs to sniff out cancer
UC Riverside |
Online health forums can be boon for underserved communities
Study finds forum use differs by gender, ethnicity and age.
UC Santa Cruz |
Precision medicine initiative funds UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer project
State initiative provides $1.2 million for the Genomics Institute's California Kids Cancer Comparison project.
UCLA |
How to convince vaccine skeptics, and how not to
UCLA and University of Illinois psychologists find a way to change minds.
KQED News |
UCSF doctors, students confront their own unconscious bias
Class is one of only about a dozen of its kind at medical schools in the country.
UC San Francisco |
California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine announces funding for 2 projects
Use of big data to identify cancer treatments and a DNA sequencing test to diagnose hospital infections are the first projects of UCSF, UC Health initiative.
Berkeley Wellness Center |
Are mobile devices ruining our eyes?
A UC Berkeley optometrist warns about the effects of laptop computers, tablets, cell phones on our vision.
UCLA |
Non-surgical approach helps people with paralysis move their legs
UCLA study's results are believed to be the first time voluntary leg movements have ever been relearned without surgery.
UC Davis |
Autism's costs estimated to be $500 billion, potentially $1 trillion, by 2025
UC Davis health economists have for the first time projected costs of caring for all people with the disorder.
UCLA |
Study may show way to predict autism or psychosis in children with genetic disorder
UCLA-led research may help lead to earlier, more targeted intervention for people with DiGeorge syndrome.
UC Riverside |
Soybean oil may be more fattening than fructose or coconut oil
The main ingredient in vegetable oil is linked to weight gain, fatty liver, diabetes and insulin resistance.
UC Newsroom |
UC medical centers among nation's best
U.S. News includes all five centers in its annual rankings; UCLA and UCSF make the magazine's honor roll.