Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’
October 15, 2020
In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
How a UCSF team is giving Cronutt the sea lion a second chance with neuroscience
October 15, 2020
Cronutt, a sea lion suffering from toxic algae-induced epilepsy — a problem on the rise due to climate change — gets a shot at a better life.
Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
October 7, 2020
Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.
Is it the flu, a cold or COVID-19?
October 6, 2020
Infectious disease specialists share how to tell the difference.
UC Davis alum Charles Rice wins Nobel Prize
October 5, 2020
Now professor at The Rockefeller University, he shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Which type of face covering works best?
October 2, 2020
New UC Davis research compares surgical, N95 and homemade cloth masks.
This diet is popular — but it doesn’t work
September 30, 2020
Research shows intermittent fasting is not effective on its own for weight loss.
Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect
September 24, 2020
Researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
Why you should never feel guilty about getting a good night’s sleep
September 22, 2020
UCLA researchers behind a new study on the human brain say ‘sleep is as important as food.’
