UC Berkeley scientists seek to understand what tickles our neurons.
California Sunday Magazine |
The Itch Lab: Decoding the science of why we scratch
UC San Diego |
Building a defense against Zika
UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.
UC San Francisco |
Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice
New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.
Wired |
You need more than rat tumors to prove phones cause cancer
UC Davis researchers offer a counterpoint to concerns a new study has raised.
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Interviews: Jennifer Smith on the health of coral reefs
It turns out that remote coral reefs can thrive despite climate change.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz professor to create new public database about the slave trade
UC Irvine also contributes research to visualizing its massive scale.
UC Santa Barbara |
A switch for brain growth found
UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.
UC San Diego |
How the brain makes – and breaks – a habit
Goal vs. habit: A UC San Diego professor researches how we may switch between the two.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
UC scientists identify gene involved with fracture healing
UC Davis, UC Merced and Lawrence Livermore Lab join forces on work that could lead to new therapies.
UC San Diego |
UC San Diego develops body patch that could improve fitness tracking
Unobstrusive device monitors both biochemical and electric signals at the same time — a first.
UCLA |
The teenage brain on social media
A new UCLA study sheds light on the influence of what peers "like."
UC Office of the President |
TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project launched with $300,000 donation to combat climate change
The University of California launched the TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project with a $300,000 gift from the TomKat Foundation, established by Tom Steyer and Kathryn Taylor. The TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project seeks to develop and deploy solutions to the challenges of climate change.