UCSF scientists deliver the inside scoop on sugar, its prevalence in our diet and its impact on our health.

UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UCLA are among recipients who seek ways to handle data in search of medical discoveries.

An infectious-disease expert at UC Berkeley offers a primer on the deadly Ebola virus.

A new study suggests that maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well through the stressful times may buffer against the negative impacts of stress — on a cellular level.

Team led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified eight drugs, including antihistamine, that may stimulate nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis.

PRIME — Programs in Medical Education — is a training program at six UC campuses focused on preparing students for health care jobs as clinicians, administrators and policy makers in underserved parts of California.

Researchers found at least 10 percent of tumors - and possibly as high as 30 to 50 percent - would be identified differently if oncologists determined their diagnoses by a tumor's molecular makeup.

Sleep disturbances such as apnea may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while moderate exercise in middle age and mentally stimulating games may prevent onset, according to new research from UCSF.

An international team of researchers led by the University of California have identified 50 brain and behavioral measures that are both under strong genetic control and associated with biopolar disorder.

The virus originated in chimpanzees and jumped into humans 1.6 million years ago.

A new study shows that college football players who have experienced concussions and those who have been playing for a longer period of time have a smaller hippocampal volume than others. Hear what UCLA's Dr. Christopher Giza says about concussions and young athletes.

A drug intended to hobble the body's defense system may actually help destroy dormant reservoirs of the virus that causes AIDS.