UCLA Health |

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to reestablish brain connections in mice

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.
UC San Francisco |

UCSF Fresno celebrates 50 years of training local doctors

Regional campus creates pathway for developing critical medical expertise, clinical trials and high-quality care in San Joaquin Valley, from trauma and burns to sickle cell anemia and Alzheimer’s.
UC Berkeley |

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting it can aid weight loss.
UCLA |

Breathing new life: Working toward an inhalable gene therapy for cystic fibrosis

UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of the disease.
UC Newsroom |

Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates

Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
UC Berkeley |

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.
UCLA |

Did UCLA just cure baldness?

Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.
UC San Francisco |

The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ biggest mystery.
UC San Diego |

Vaping does not help U.S. tobacco smokers quit

Vaping, especially daily vaping, may actually make it harder to quit smoking, according to new research.
UC Santa Cruz |

Explaining how our biological clocks work and how to better regulate our circadian rhythms

A Q&A with renowned chronobiologist and UC Santa Cruz Professor Carrie Partch
UC San Francisco |

How a paralyzed man moved a robotic arm with his thoughts

Newly developed artificial intelligence can account for how the brain changes as we learn, enabling a person with paralysis to move objects.
UC Newsroom |

Your bird flu questions, answered

“Avian influenza is not new,” said Mark Stetter, dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. “But what is new is this virus is changing, and it’s changing in multiple ways that have raised concerns lately.”