New study provides insight into how folding issues in proteins can result in hardening arteries.
Origami of the cell
Why succeeding against the odds can make you sick
UC Berkeley researchers are seeking to understand why and when resilience hurts.
UC Merced Blum Center relaunching with focus on food
Will become hub for food-security-related research and outreach on and off campus.
UCLA will lead international study of epilepsy after traumatic brain injuries
$21M grant provides opportunities for determining how epilepsy develops.
Biologists discover how viruses hijack cell’s machinery
The process by which viruses 'trick' cells into producing hundreds of new viruses is revealed.
Are you training for a marathon?
Tips for getting fit with long-distance running.
Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity
UC Riverside researchers identify pharmaceutical target for overeating associated with diet-induced obesity.
Understanding the complexity of mother's milk
$10.5M gift funds center for human milk research at UC San Diego.
UC Irvine nursing program becomes a school
Expanded facilities and faculty will address urgent state and national shortages.
CRISPR research institute expands into agriculture, microbiology
Gene-editing tools may help prevent illness, improve crop yields and nurture a balanced ecosystem.
Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
Older women with low physical activity and 10 hours of daily sit time had even 'older' cells.
The force is with woman who gets life-saving lung transplant
UCLA team performs transplant on high-risk patient, 24, a longtime fan of "Star Wars."