UC Santa Cruz |

How grandparents' experiences can affect our genes

Roundworms may help us make sense of how DNA 'switches' are inherited.

UC San Francisco |

Toxic exposure: Chemicals are in our water, food, air and furniture

Are the chemicals we encounter every day making us sick?

UCSF |

A surgeon's fight to legalize HIV-to-HIV organ transplants around the world

Dr. Peter Stock's advocacy from D.C. to South Africa has helped overturn laws and save lives.

UC Merced |

Researcher continues progress toward effective HIV inhibitor

Patricia LiWang's new, topical delivery system could help solve lingering HIV prevention problems.

UCSF |

Chronic pain linked to increased dementia risk

Study exposes the need for a more holistic way of treating older adults.

UC Santa Barbara |

3 minutes to mindfulness

Just a few minutes may be all you need to reduce stress and get your mind under control.

UCLA |

UCLA doctors use magnetic stimulation to ‘rewire’ the brain for people with depression

FDA-approved therapy appears to be effective for some whose condition isn’t improved with medication.

UC Merced |

How reading makes us move

A new study shows how our muscles react as we process written language, an advance in the field of embodied cognition.

UCSF |

Born in the Summer of Love: The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic transformed drug addiction treatment

Famed clinic celebrates its 50th anniversary.

UCSF |

Bicycling's huge costs in America

Billion-dollar toll from injuries suggests a need for safer infrastructure.

UC Santa Cruz |

Rescuing damaged chromosomes

The discovery of a 'Hail Mary' mechanism for saving damaged cells could lead to new strategies to fight cancer.

UC San Diego |

How climate change makes us all lose sleep

Millions of nights of insufficent sleep could be created by rising temperatures, study says.