UCLA |

UCLA develops artificial thymus that produces cancer-fighting cells

This could be an important step for treating many different types of cancer.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego scientists find potential genetic basis for anorexia

Cellular model composed of stem cells from teens with eating disorders reveals a novel gene.

UCSF |

Zika in fetal brain tissue responds to a popular antibiotic

UCSF researchers identify crucial cells targeted by the virus.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego opens Jacobs Medical Center

World-class facility offers patients leading-edge cancer, stem cell and surgical therapies.

UC Berkeley |

Gene editing marks key step toward sickle cell cure

Repairing the sickle cell mutation in stem cells holds promise for new treatment.

UC San Diego |

Researchers use a single molecule to command stem cells to build new bone

The work could lead to treatments for patients with critical defects and injuries.

UC Irvine |

Needles not needed

A professor pursues an approach to diabetes that would make daily injections obsolete.

UC Davis |

Beware of unapproved stem cell procedures

UC Davis study looks at businesses selling "stem cell" interventions for variety of injuries and diseases.

UC San Diego |

Building a defense against Zika

UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.

UC San Francisco |

Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice

New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.

UC Santa Barbara |

A switch for brain growth found

UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

UC scientists identify gene involved with fracture healing

UC Davis, UC Merced and Lawrence Livermore Lab join forces on work that could lead to new therapies.