UC Davis Health |

LA fires are producing hazardous smoke: How to protect yourself

Smoke and ash from urban wildfires, like those in Los Angeles, may put people at risk of short- and long-term health problems.
UC San Francisco |

4 ways artificial intelligence is poised to transform medicine

AI can compare thousands of images to uncover dangerous patterns, create ultra-high resolution scans from low-res images and see what the human eye misses.
UC Riverside |

Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?

A psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make your resolutions last.
UC San Diego |

Neural stem cell transplantation shows promise for treating chronic spinal cord injury

Researchers have demonstrated the long-term safety and feasibility of neural stem cell transplantation for treating chronic spinal cord injuries.
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $15.5M in research grants to tackle big questions in health, AI, agriculture and climate justice

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.
UC San Diego |

The science of shopping

UC San Diego neuroeconomist Uma Karmarkar explains what happens in the brain when we buy.
UC Davis |

Probiotics and prebiotics: hype or health?

A closer look at the proliferation of probiotics with Maria Marco, a microbiologist and professor in the department of food science and technology at UC Davis.
UCLA |

Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds

Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. in a UCLA study.
UC Newsroom |

Why some concussions are worse than others

Find out what happens to your brain when you get a concussion, and why you might want to think twice before signing your kid up for certain sports.
UC San Diego |

Making vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality

Technologies developed by UC San Diego and Scripps Research teams will map the human eye-brain connectome, extend the lifespan of the revived human eye, and help regenerate and monitor the optic nerve after a whole eye transplant
UC Riverside |

Too much sitting hurts even young, active people

A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, increasing the risk of heart disease and obesity.
UC Newsroom |

12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.