UC Health Media Relations |

University of California and Assemblymember Weber announce legislation to close nutrition disparities for vulnerable babies

Sacramento, Calif. — Today, February 26, the University of California and Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D., announced AB 3059, which will help eliminate disparities in accessing medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk, known as donor milk, for newborns in need.

3 green cell culture agar plates show differing amounts of bacterial growth
UC Santa Barbara |

Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem: In 2019, an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe could be attributed to AMR.
Chelsea Nash wears a black and white polka dot dress and white doctor coat, smiling for a portrait outside of a medical building at UC Davis
UC Davis |

A medical school that looks more like California

How the UC Davis School of Medicine became the third most diverse medical school in the country without affirmative action.
Two cell phones held by statues of hands have hearts coming from them
UC Berkeley Haas |

Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile

Letting people know what you are looking for instead of focusing solely on yourself might be Cupid’s secret, research shows.
A group photo taken from above of ~200 young medical students in business attire, gathered in a courtyard.
UC Newsroom |

For these UC medical students, California’s health equity crisis is personal

UC medical students gathered in San Diego last month to share research and connections for their future careers at the nexus of health care and social justice.
Two women on a pickleball court. A woman in the center of the frame reaches to hit a ball overhead, and her teammate looks on
UC San Diego |

As pickleball's popularity surges, injuries are also on the rise

UC San Diego Health physical therapists offer ‘prehab’ exercises to keep players out of a pickle
A father and his teen son sit on a park bench. The father is speaking intently to the son, who appears to be listening.
UC Riverside |

Got advice? Here's how to get teens to listen

A study from UC Riverside researchers found teens will appreciate parents’ unsolicited advice, but only if the parent is supportive of their teens’ autonomy.
A young woman wearing a black t-shirt and a pink face mask gesticulates with her hands standing in front of a trailer
UC San Francisco |

Can native speakers change health care in the Navajo Nation?

A new generation of UC San Francisco fellows is leading the way on health disparities, culturally appropriate care and provider shortages.
A woman wearing a peach shirt and yellow rubber gloves uses an unmarked spray bottle to clean a kitchen counter with a rag.
UC Newsroom |

Millions of California women are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals at work. UC-funded research pinpoints risks and solutions.

The California Breast Cancer Research Program recently hosted a virtual symposium exploring critical findings on women's occupational exposures to chemicals linked with the disease.
A photo of two young African American men, twins, one eating fast food and the other eating a salad
UC Irvine |

‘You Are What You Eat’: How a nutritional study made it to the Netflix screen

Researcher and dietitian Dr. Matt Landry served as first author on a study that made its way to a new documentary.
A photo illustration and collage of bright, oversaturated images of someone's mouth open with a pill on it, an email, the word Pain, and an ink splot, on the backdrop of a pharmacy aisle photo
UC San Francisco |

Corporate strategy, national tragedy

Fudging numbers. Targeting children. Paying professors. UCSF’s industry archives expose the marketing tactics that fueled the opioid epidemic.
Blonde teenage girl frowns as peers behind her gossip
UC Davis |

When some adolescent girls internalize rejection, it really is in their head

A new UC Davis study identifies visible brain activity during rejection.
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