The UC Office of the President's health division has changed its name to reflect its role providing leadership and strategic direction for UC’s five academic medical centers and 17 health professional schools.

Cells are like night club bouncers, says UC San Diego's Amro Hamdoun: With every substance that a cell encounters, it has to decide which to eliminate and which to let in.

Researchers analyzed DNA from hundreds of melanoma tumors to figure out specifically what drives the disease. They say it could ultimately help treat this deadly form of cancer and others.

UC, like many California colleges, does not require students to receive measles and many other immunizations before enrolling. But that policy may soon change.

In the near future, the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods will have a new look and more information. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope explains how this will reveal the amount of sugar that is added to our foods.

After more than a decade in the works, a new $1.52 billion UCSF Medical Center will open Feb. 1.

A Q&A with UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig about sugar.

UC nutrition experts maintain that adding H2O will help curb our sugar intake as well as quench our thirst.

With little oversight, Chinese manufacturers are expected to ship more than 300 million e-cigarettes this year to the U.S. and Europe.

CellScope, a San Francisco startup launched by UC Berkeley alumni, believes that telemedicine’s next frontier is buried under earwax.

California HIV/AIDS Research Program supports the CRUSH project, which is tailored to those greatest at risk for HIV infection within Alameda County, and most underreached.

UCSF researchers highlight six trends in translational science that will improve your health. Learn more in a series of podcasts.