UCSF |

How our eye movements during sleep correspond to what we look at in our dreams

Multiple brain regions coordinate to conjure wholly imagined worlds in our sleep, study shows.
UC Irvine |

The sleep detectives

UCI Health’s one-stop Sleep Center treats slumber disorders of every stripe.
UC Berkeley |

When work becomes your religion, nothing else matters

Religion expert Carolyn Chen examines the role that spirituality plays in productivity in Silicon Valley.
UC San Diego |

Physical activity may have a stronger role than genes in longevity

Can you extend your lifespan by exercise, no matter what your genetics say?
UC Davis |

Clinical trial aims to restore speech to those who lost it due to brain injuries

BrainGate2 will use brain implants and machine learning to ‘decode’ people’s intended speech.
UCLA |

A simple method for destroying ‘forever chemicals’ and making water safe

Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds.
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine study examines distorted time perception during pandemic

The distortion of time may be an important risk factor to target with early interventions for better mental health.
UC Santa Barbara |

A new kind of chemo

Researchers identify a new class of drugs that offer a safer, more targeted treatment for leukemia patients.
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

The metaverse isn’t here yet, but it already has a long history

The metaverse is still unfolding, but it has been developing for more than a century. Rudimentary virtual worlds have existed — in imagination and reality — since the days of the telegraph.
UC San Francisco |

Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease

New CRISPR technology puts diseased microglia back on track.
UC Berkeley |

New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs

The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and could be readily modified to target other RNA viruses.
UC Irvine |

When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved

A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.