UCSF |

How gut immune cells can fight multiple sclerosis

Scientists are learning how our guts connect to our brains.

UC Irvine |

Study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time

With a little help from HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” scientists learn more about how we process the flow of time.

UC San Diego |

Risk tolerance: It's in your DNA

Large study identifies genetic variants linked to risk tolerance and risky behaviors.

UC Davis |

‘World’s greatest wine library’ continues to grow

A glimpse of UC Davis' bottomless collection.

UC Merced |

Can our forests survive the next drought?

Researchers try to discover how many dry years plants can survive.

UCLA |

Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?

How closely do deep learning computer networks mimic the human brain? There's still a long way to go, psychologists find.

UC Santa Cruz |

The importance of being tilted

New findings show how a tilt of the head facilitates social interaction, with potential benefits for people with autism.

UCSF |

Artificial intelligence can detect Alzheimer’s disease in brain scans 6 years before a diagnosis

A machine-learning algorithm diagnosed early-stage Alzheimer’s disease using a common PET scan.

UC Davis |

Bulldogs’ screw tails linked to human genetic disease

Scientists find the genetic basis for these dogs’ appearance, and link it to a rare inherited syndrome in humans.

UCSF |

The mystery of the super-ager

Researchers are trying to figure out the secret to some elderly people's success.

UC Santa Barbara |

The international statistic of the year

Roland Geyer's much lauded finding is a sobering one: 91 percent of the world's plastic waste has never been recycled.

UC Newsroom |

UC’s most buzzworthy research of 2018

A looming beer shortage, the gender paradox and consumer products dominated the conversation this year.