UC San Francisco |

A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases

Martin Kampman, recipient of the Byers Award for outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers, describes how using CRISPR to tackle neurodegenerative diseases is yielding new treatments.
UCLA |

New research reveals alarming decline in U.S. children’s health

Finding rising mortality, chronic illness and other challenges, a comprehensive new study shows U.S. children and teens nearly twice as likely to die as their peers in 18 other high-income countries.
UC Newsroom |

7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.
UC San Francisco Magazine |

Can we train our brain to unlearn chronic pain?

Scientists are working to rewire the brain’s pain pathways and unlock lasting relief.
UC Berkeley |

This class traces the evolution of American friendship

From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships.
UC Santa Cruz |

Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.
UC San Diego |

Take that cancer, you big jerk: How clinical trials saved me 

A patient shares how an event about clinical trials at Moores Cancer Center brought a community together to educate and provide encouragement and hope.
UC San Francisco |

How much can you safely drink? Here’s what to know

Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.
UC Santa Cruz |

A fresh look at TikTok: Short food videos encourage long-term healthy eating habits in teens

Research from UC Santa Cruz human-computer interactions scholars is revealing how online habits translate into offline actions.
UC Irvine |

A surgical procedure without the surgery

UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering Tibor Juhasz spent 25 years perfecting a laser treatment for glaucoma. Now it’s ready to change how the world sees.
UCLA |

Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing unprecedented tools for studying diseases, testing drugs and developing personalized treatments.
UC Berkeley |

When warnings never cease, can we still trust our instincts?

UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.