Over-activation of telomerase in most malignant tumors has made the unusual enzyme a prime target for drug development efforts.

'It’s possible to end AIDS in Tijuana, but we need to take a broader look,' says UC San Diego's Steffanie Strathdee. The trials she and fellow researchers faced in northern Mexico are recounted in UCTV's new four-part documentary.

New technology could fundamentally change the way cancers are tracked and treated.

Wireless mobile devices have been developed to monitor everything from eating to stress levels.

Success of the Health eHeart Study was the impetus for the creation of the Health ePeople project. 

San Diego County has become a hotbed of medical innovation, led by UC San Diego and other institutions.

A sweet may sound like a treat, but a steady diet of them also may impair recovery from mental deficits after head trauma.

UCLA-VA pilot project is nation’s first to offer veterans access to cutting-edge cancer clinical trials and state-of-the-art treatment facilities.

UC San Francisco's Dr. Laura Esserman, who leads the Athena Breast Health Network — a collaboration of the five UC medical centers — offers insights into breast cancer.

Berkeley Lab gets $1.3M to study health impacts of the stubborn, noxious residue left behind from smoked tobacco.

System can be integrated into simple, portable instrument for use in field situations where rapid, accurate detection of the virus is needed to control outbreaks.

Mind-controlled technology bypasses spine and creates gateway to a host of medical possibilities.