Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, reserarchers are zeroing in on compounds that could prevent the disease.
The buzz about a malaria prevention drug
Depression, anxiety may take same toll on health as smoking and obesity
Arthritis, heart disease, stroke — but not cancer — are strongly swayed by psychological status, study finds.
3 easy strategies for dealing with difficult relatives
Why does your family know how to push your buttons? They installed them. Here's how to take stress out of the holidays.
Sex chromosomes hold the secret to female longevity
Two X’s and ovaries extend life and protect mice from aging.
Administrations change, but tendency to believe threats does not
Research shows political views predict whether people trust false information about dangers — no matter who's in office.
The Payless stunt that shows expectation equals experience
How the low-cost shoe retailer duped influncers into spending $600 for a pair of cheap, $20 shoes.
Tiny birds, tiny tech
A new tracking method gives a round-the-clock record of hummingbird life.
Secrets of the jellyfish genome
The first in-depth look at the jellyfish genome shows how they build a complex life history with simple genes.
More than $9M in research grants awarded to UC campuses to address California’s critical issues
Grants from the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) to help UC researchers address pressing contemporary issues.
Proposed changes to immigration laws would cost California jobs, harm public health
The state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits with changes to the ‘public charge’ test, a new report finds.
What’s so controversial about the first gene-edited babies? Experts explain
Researcher He Jiankui’s announcement of the first babies with DNA edited as embryos causes concern.
Detecting cancer's ability to spread
New sensors detect and measure single cancer cells' potential to metastasize, the leading cause of cancer deaths.