What if you could treat common conditions just by limiting when you eat and drink all your calories? New research says it might work.
Limited eating times could be a new way to fight obesity and diabetes
Comedian Maz Jobrani on noticing the good in his life
How writing down three good things every day helped the stand-up see the positive in life.
Toward a “head-to-toe” health check from a single blood test
A UCSF physician is developing a screen capable of providing a detailed portrait of current health and future disease risks.
Many pregnancies are shorter as climate change causes more 90-degree days
The startling trend could cause health risks for newborns.
How gratitude can help you bounce back from setbacks
It's not just for Thanksgiving — gratitude can help us overcome thought patterns hardwired in our brains.
Planning a trip abroad? Before you pack, check the air pollution levels
Study finds even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is bad for your health.
Nursing the streets
Students in the nursing program provide essential ‘bridge care’ to people experiencing homelessness.
DDT linked to higher risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to U.S.
Prior exposure to the notorious pollutant may explain the population's higher rate of Type 2 diabetes.
Exploring how lipids and cholesterol relate to Alzheimer’s
Though the motor proteins they study may be tiny, professor Jing Xu and her students could make a huge contribution to the study of the disease.
In Down syndrome mouse model, scientists reverse intellectual deficits with drugs
Scientists were able to correct learning and memory deficits associated with the condition in a surprising new finding.
Are students breathing good air?
A new study from Berkeley Lab/UC Davis finds many California classrooms don't have sufficient ventilation.
Researchers halt spread of some metastatic breast cancers by blocking enzyme
Findings in mice point to new approach that may help make some metastatic breast cancers susceptible to immunotherapy.