UC San Francisco | 
Searching genes for drug reactions
UCSF School of Pharmacy is one of the first pharmacy schools in the nation to offer its students genetic testing for drug response.
San Diego Union-Tribune | 
UC San Diego scientists invent MRSA 'nanosponge' vaccine
After proving successful in mice, researchers hope to launch clinical trials for the vaccine in humans.
NPR | 
Would You Eat Michael Pollan Microbe Cheese?
Making your own cheese and yogurt is all the rage. Now a UCLA scientist has taken the DIY craze to an entirely new level: making cheeses using the microcritters on human skin.
NPR | 
Slathering spinach fields in poop, in the name of science
UC Davis scientists are mixing raw manure with salad greens in order to help protect us from E. coli and other food-borne bacteria.
UCLA | 
Low-fat diet changes prostate cancer tissue
Study suggests altering diet lowers cell cycle prorgression score, a key predictor for recurrence of the disease. 
UCLA | 
For anxious children and teens, context counts
Those with anxiety disorders have more activity in specific part of brain if interpreting situations negatively, study finds. 
UCLA | 
Engineered tomato improves cholesterol
The tomatoes, designed to mimic the effect of "good" cholesterol, reduced the negative activity of unsaturated lysophosphatidic acids, which are found in the small intestine.
UC Berkeley | 
Teen night owls likely to perform worse academically, emotionally
Teenagers who go to bed late during the school year are more prone to academic and emotional difficulties in the long run, compared to their earlier-to-bed counterparts.
UC Davis | 
Interactive tool helps patients discuss depression
Computer program helps users identify symptoms, facilitates discussion with physicians.
UC Davis | 
SARS-like virus discovered in Chinese horseshoe bats
First-ever isolation of related virus ultimately will lead to opportunities for vaccine development.
UC Irvine | 
Fighting malaria in the 21st century
Vector biologist Anthony James takes a fresh look at how mosquitoes transmit malaria and other diseases.
USA Today | 
Study links food-packaging chemical BPA and obesity in girls
BPA, found in plastics and food containers, can alter the body's metabolism, making it difficult for children to lose weight.