Less stress hormone is found in children with access to green spaces, clean air and quality grocery stores.
A hangover pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise
A new pill may lower blood alcohol levels, helping a hangover and preventing alcohol overdose deaths.
UC grad students bring ingenuity to the fore at Grad Slam
10 campus finalists thrill by distilling years of research into three-minute talks on topics from synesthesia to ‘mansand.’
A drug lord and the world’s largest invasive animal
A zoo built by Pablo Escobar gives biologists a rare chance to study the impact of hippos gone rogue.
Be one in a million: Massive $1.5B precision medicine research effort kicks off
UC Irvine and UC San Diego are state co-leads of an unprecedented project to gather medical data for new cures.
Should we bring back the Woolly Mammoth?
Scientists are getting closer to bringing big animals, and big questions, to life.
Paralyzed hands move again
A nonsurgical technique allows six patients to turn doorknobs, open water bottles for the first time in years.
Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain
Genetic makeup changes how we experience pain, making it difficult to figure out what each patient needs.
Grad Slam is on! Students vie to present their theses in three minutes flat
UC grad students deliver powerful research in less time than it takes to sing a power ballad.
Football scuffles, auto injuries may raise risk for Parkinson’s
A shocking new study shows concussion is linked to a 56 percent increase in neurological disease.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects
Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
UCLA study reports nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily
The increase since 2009 alarms public health professionals.