Triclosan, a common antimicrobial in personal hygiene products, causes liver disease and cancer in mice.

UCLA is one of 20 colleges and universities participating in the Partnership for a Healthier America’s program of the same name.

UCSF researchers highlight six trends in translational science that will improve your health. Learn more in a series of podcasts.

New ‘microlattice’ helmet material would reduce head injuries, track collision impacts.

UCSF scientists deliver the inside scoop on sugar, its prevalence in our diet and its impact on our health.

Research and education project is designed to highlight the impact of added sugar on health.

Campus-nonprofit partnership gets a funding boost from the National Institutes of Health.

The current Ebola outbreak shows how quickly diseases can spread with global jet travel.

Berkeley Lab researchers assess the health impacts of inhalable constituents of thirdhand smoke.

Originating from indigenous Americans, variant reduces risk by 40 to 80 percent.

Scientists find shorter telomeres — the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes — in immune cells of soda drinkers.

Researchers are using biological accelerator mass spectrometry to see how cancer patients respond to specific chemotherapy.