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.

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.