Indian company licenses Berkeley Lab technology for treating contaminated water.

First U.S. national study strongly links e-cigarettes with smoking for many adolescents.

A shot every one to three months may someday provide an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV.

UCLA's chapter of Flying Samaritans brings quality medical care to Tijuana's Colonia Margarita Moran.

Using a robotic surgical technique to excise the prostate appears to improve cancer-cell removal and reduce the need for additional post-surgery therapies.

UC researchers and educators across the state are encouraging children and their families to eat healthier diets.

Users of the wearable computers can take pictures of medical samples, upload them immediately to a server and receive accurate analyses in as little as eight seconds.

Commonly brewed for tea, the plant compound is being studied for its effectiveness against bladder malignancies.

Using an existing drug and a new drug developed at UCLA, the researchers wiped out cancer cells in mice with a deadly type of blood cancer, leaving healthy blood cells alone. The treatment might also have applications for other blood diseases.

UC San Francisco's Dr. Robert Lustig is often called "the anti-sugar guy." But he says "the anti-processed-food guy" might be more accurate.

Joint endeavor on UCSF campus aims to improve medication safety and decrease health care costs.

Are they a path to tobacco, or from it? UCSF's Stanton Glantz and others weigh in.