UC San Diego |

Forecasting the flu better

Combo of ‘big’ and traditional data improves power of prediction.
UC Irvine |

Chemists find a way to unboil eggs

It may not improve your cooking, but it could reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of biotech.
UC San Diego |

Temporary tattoo measures glucose without a needle

Stick-on device takes the pain out of diabetic testing.
J Weekly |

UCSF doctor wants the U.S. to curb its sugar addiction

A Q&A with UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig about sugar.
NPR |

What might be missing from MyPlate? Water

UC nutrition experts maintain that adding H2O will help curb our sugar intake as well as quench our thirst.
UC Berkeley |

To trigger body’s energy-burning brown fat, just chill

Those who overindulged during the holidays may want to get a shot of cold air to kick-start some extra fat-burning activity for the new year.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Technology quickly traces source of tainted food

Contaminated food sickens 1 in 6 Americans every year. DNATrax traces the bad stuff back to its source.
UC Berkeley |

Is it lonelier at the bottom or at the top?

Psychologist links human quest for power, influence and a foothold in the social hierarchy to mental health.
UC Newsroom |

All UC medical centers designated as Ebola treatment centers

The hospitals were selected by state health officials; all of the facilities received an on-site assessment by CDC Ebola preparedness teams.
UC Davis |

Changing trends in gun violence

Firearm suicides, notably among whites, have outpaced homicides, which have decreased in recent years.
New York Times |

China’s e-cigarette boom lacks oversight for safety

With little oversight, Chinese manufacturers are expected to ship more than 300 million e-cigarettes this year to the U.S. and Europe.
UCLA |

Social media-behavioral psychology combo points to more HIV testing

Research suggests a valuable tool in the fight against the virus that causes AIDS.