UC San Diego |

How a plant virus could help stop cancers from reaching the lungs

A virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants could form the basis for a new therapy to treat metastatic cancers and established tumors.

UC San Francisco |

California faces short-term nursing shortage from COVID-19 retirements

Many older registered nurses have left the field and a large number plan on retiring or quitting within the next two years. 

UC Riverside |

Why is it taking so long to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

UC Riverside vaccine expert David Lo explains the reasons behind the wait.

UCSF |

The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney

Taking another big step toward becoming reality, Shuvo Roy's project is awarded KidneyX’s Artificial Kidney Prize.

UC Riverside |

Grow and eat your own vaccines?

A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.

UC San Diego |

It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols

Our conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs revision, an international science team finds.

UC Riverside via The Conversation |

How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis

The multibillion-dollar settlement will trigger the release of troves of documents that may shine new light on what caused the opioid crisis.

UC Davis |

Both sucrose and high fructose corn syrup linked to increased health risks

Sucrose, a more 'natural' form of sugar, may be just as bad for your health.

UCSF |

Struggling to learn a new language? Blame it on your stable brain

A new study sheds light on the age-old question of why it’s so difficult to learn a second language as an adult.

UC Berkeley |

How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?

Scientists investigate what homes are best at keeping the smoke out and what we can do to keep our air cleaner.

UCSF |

COVID-19 during pregnancy associated with preterm birth

People of color face disproportionate infection risk while pregnant, large study finds.

UC Davis |

LGBTQ+ youth face increased anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic

Using social media, research identifies stressors among an already vulnerable population.