UCLA |
Your monkeypox questions answered as vaccine access expands
Infectious disease doctors say most people who get infected do not require hospitalization and the chance of contracting it remains “very low.”
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine-developed COVID-19 test detects, identifies specific variants with 100% accuracy
The new RNA-based method advances personalized medicine for improved patient care.
UC Riverside |
The chemical controlling life and death in hair follicles
The discovery could help end baldness and speed healing.
UC San Diego |
Biological age, not birthdate, may reveal healthy longevity
What if we had a way to measure how fast we were aging that could predict our odds of living a long and healthy life?
UC Berkeley Engineering |
To infinity and beyond: UC alum becomes spacecraft pilot
Astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg will head to the International Space Station with the SpaceX Crew-6 mission in spring 2023.
UC San Diego |
Black households suffer the most from rising inflation rates
New research is the first to provide race-specific data on the impacts of inflation.
UC Riverside |
How stressed out plants produce their own aspirin
The discovery could protect plants from climate change.
UC Riverside |
Professor serves as historical consultant to Jason Momoa’s new film ‘The Last Manhunt’
The new film is a Native American love story spun into a tale of “Savage Indian murder” by fear-mongering publications of the day.
UCLA |
Asian, Hispanic and Black Californians saw bigger drops in life expectancy than whites during COVID
The findings are another troubling sign of the pandemic’s uneven impact across different communities.
UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |
Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have its purpose.
UC San Francisco |
Turnaway study shows impact of abortion access on well-being
A groundbreaking study reveals the long-term adverse effects of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives, pointing to widespread challenges that will result from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
UC Berkeley |
Like it or not, we’re prone to adopt popular beliefs, even fake ones
As social creatures, we care what others think — but that has a big downside.