UC San Francisco-Stanford team uncovers basis for health differences among Latinos in Mexico.

Joshua Osborn was fighting for his life in a Wisconsin hospital against a mysterious ailment. With his options dwindling, a team at UCSF employed advanced DNA sequencing technology to track down the culprit.

Their efforts have rallied others to the cause of defeating Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The virus originated in chimpanzees and jumped into humans 1.6 million years ago.

U.S. News honors children's hospitals at UC Davis, UCLA, UCSF and those affiliated with UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

Researchers find that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex — is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance and repair.

Gene variants may promote overall health while increasing risk of gliomas.

Genome experts show value of new generation of sequencing techniques in diagnosing brain infection.

A paraplegic with the help of robotic exoskeleton will kick a ball during the opening ceremony of soccer tournament.

Early complaints often precursors to significant decline in later life, UCLA/Gallup study says.

Doctors see successes with an experimental drug in two types of cancer with historically low survival rates: metastatic melanoma and lung cancer.

Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner and other UC speakers help shape the debate at New York Times health conference.