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.

UC San Diego |

The buzz about a malaria prevention drug

Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, reserarchers are zeroing in on compounds that could prevent the disease.

UC San Francisco |

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.

UC Berkeley |

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.

UCSF |

Sex chromosomes hold the secret to female longevity

Two X’s and ovaries extend life and protect mice from aging.

UCLA |

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.

UC Riverside |

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.

UC Davis |

Tiny birds, tiny tech

A new tracking method gives a round-the-clock record of hummingbird life.

UC Davis and UC San Diego |

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.