Get some more sleep — deep, restorative slumber may defend against virulent dementia.

In a significant advance, researchers have developed a way to make prosthetics ‘learn’ better from the brains that control them.

An unexpected 50 percent uptick in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses may indicate pre-pandemic arrival of the coronavirus.

A UCSF-led flu study sheds light on which groups are most likely to skip shots.

Having had the common cold appears to have programmed some people’s immune cells to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

UCSF doctors on what we know about COVID-19 in children, the safety precautions schools need to take, and the pros and cons of reopening schools.

Worried that air pollution from wildfires could increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms? Learn the risks and how to protect yourself.

The portable imager could massively increase testing across the nation by the end of 2020.

A mobile app will provide motivation-based autism treatment for families.

 Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.