Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the host bacteria’s defenses.

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

A look back at the success of the UC PRIME medical education model, seen through the experiences of PRIME alums.

Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give birth.

Embracing the neurodiversity paradigm, which views autism as a difference in brain wiring rather than a disorder to be fixed, is not only a clinical imperative but a societal one.

Poverty, stress, limited access to healthy foods and certain medical conditions up the ante – especially in women. For this UC San Francisco neurologist, it’s personal.

Throughout California, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources offers practical, hands-on education in a range of useful skills, from fending off garden pests to freezing surplus food.

Smoke and ash from urban wildfires, like those in Los Angeles, may put people at risk of short- and long-term health problems.

AI can compare thousands of images to uncover dangerous patterns, create ultra-high resolution scans from low-res images and see what the human eye misses.

A psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make your resolutions last.

Researchers have demonstrated the long-term safety and feasibility of neural stem cell transplantation for treating chronic spinal cord injuries.

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.