UC Merced |

People don’t worry about losing jobs to AI, even when told it could happen soon

Surveyed workers were slightly more worried by a shorter AI-takeover timeline, but it didn't significantly change their views about government safety nets, according to new research from UC Merced.
UC San Diego |

Your feed is full of nutrition trends. Are any of them legit?

UC San Diego experts unpack the science behind seven of social media’s food, drink and supplement trends.
UC San Francisco |

This new tech helps Parkinson’s patients who have trouble walking

Scientists at UC San Francisco put AI to work analyzing study participants’ gaits, then had it develop personalized brain stimulation programs for each.
UC Santa Barbara |

Afraid of aging? Think of it as evolutionary success

By redefining aging as an evolutionary achievement, Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture to see the later decades of life as vital to our collective survival.
UC San Francisco |

‘Every time I relapsed, there would be a new course of therapy’

He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Francisco |

Fatty snacks in winter may trick the body into packing on the pounds

UCSF researchers found that unsaturated fat plays an important role in regulating circadian cycles, and that dietary changes may improve sleep and energy levels, and prevent chronic disease.
UC Irvine |

How one baseball game made laser surgery possible

Surgeons had tried ice cubes, cold water and even chilled metal plates to cool the skin’s superficial layer before laser exposure, but none worked. Then a UC Irvine researcher had an idea.
UC Davis |

Federal contract for up to $40 million fuels research to revolutionize clean indoor air and defend against next pandemic

UC Davis researchers will develop sensor systems that can act as a "smoke alarm" for indoor air contaminants such as allergens, viruses or mold spores.
UCLA |

UCLA scientists develop one-product-fits-all immunotherapy for breast cancer

The same cell product could potentially be used to treat multiple solid tumors like ovarian, pancreatic and lung cancers.
UC Newsroom |

UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025

Lab-grown seafood, a new treatment for Parkinson's disease and a kid-safe power saw are among the genius ideas from UC inventors honored by TIME magazine in 2025.
UC San Francisco |

Why does female fertility decline so fast? The key is the ovary

With a new imaging technique, UC San Francisco scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age.
UCLA |

Gene therapy delivers lasting immune protection in children with rare disorder

Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate, no serious complications in largest ADA-SCID gene therapy study to date