‘It’s a first step toward fulfilling the promise of the genomics era to inform how we combat disease,’ lead researcher says.

The University of California has been on the front lines in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, since the earliest indications of its emergence in China. From top-flight medical care to groundbreaking research, UC’s scientists and physicians across its 10 campuses and five academic medical centers are part of the global effort to treat, understand and ultimately defeat the virus.

Dr. Daniela Bota’s pioneering work is improving outcomes for patients with the most aggressive form of the disease.

A simple screen may soon be able to detect two common forms of dementia — Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia — and tell them apart.

The goal is to test water at the faucets people actually drink from and catch contamination along the way.

A new study suggests metals like zinc are part of the devices’ harm.

Researchers have developed a breakthrough cochlear device that could enable hearing-impaired people to detect pitch.

The new molecular models could help scientists develop more effective treatments.

Eric Walle explores why babies who walk have vocabularies that are significantly larger than those who crawl.

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, successfully breeds rare weedy seadragons for the first time.

Nadine Burke Harris, the state's first-ever surgeon general (and UC alum), is working with UCSF to realize her ambitious goal.

At one bank, the cumulative effect of male bonding accounts for 39 percent of the gender pay gap.