Emotional brain training can help you break the stress-obesity connection, a UCSF professor says.
Want to lose weight? Train the brain, not the body
New vision device, OrCam, helps improve reading skills in the legally blind
A UC Davis study finds a "smart camera" provides benefits beyond current therapies.
100 great hospitals in America | 2016
This list of 100 great hospitals in America includes medical centers at UC Davis, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC San Francisco.
Can this app change schizophrenia treatment?
A UCSF psychiatrist created a social network to help patients feel less isolated.
Smile! Laughter and chocolate are good for your health
A UC San Diego lecture explains why these are the best medicine.
A mother’s immune system, a child’s autism
UC Davis professors are trying to establish a connection between maternal antibodies and the disorder.
Breakthrough study reveals biological basis for Sensory Processing Disorder
More common in children than autism, SPD has only recently gained recognition as a distinct neurological disorder. UCSF's Elysa Marco explains how her team's groundbreaking research may lead to a greater understanding of the condition, as well as better diagnosis and treatment.
Teen girls see big drop in chemical exposure with switch in cosmetics
A UC Berkeley study finds that using personal care products free of hormone disruptors makes a difference.
Doctor says: When it comes to breastfeeding, your health and happiness matter as much as your baby’s
3 UC doctors suggest mothers prioritize their mental health when making choices about infant care.
Last men standing: the forgotten survivors of AIDS
UCSF lends its support to a new documentary about the challenges facing eight long-term survivors of AIDS.
Biden at UC San Francisco Saturday to talk about cancer ‘moonshot’
The vice president will headline a conversation about the $1 billion initative to eradicate cancer.
Eye drops to reverse cataracts
UC San Francisco’s Jason Gestwicki describes his lab’s work developing eye drops to reverse cataracts, a potential boon to millions of people who go blind every year in developing countries because they can't afford (or have access to) the current, successful surgical treatment.