UC San Francisco |
Bike injuries rise, especially among older riders
Resurgence of cycling is taking a toll on middle-aged cyclists: More are getting hurt, and their injuries are more serious.
UC San Diego |
Magnetic fields provide a new way to communicate wirelessly
New technique could pave the way for ultra low power and high-security wireless communication systems.
UC ANR via The Conversation |
What would it take to end California’s drought?
The state has built momentum on water reform, but rains from an expected El Niño could stall it.
UC Santa Cruz |
Healthy heart lessons from dogs, cats and surfers
Heart rates of big-wave surfers are among the surprises from 30 years of studying exercise physiology in people and wild animals.
UC Santa Barbara |
Virtually all seabirds are eating plastic
Thanks to its prevalence as garbage in the ocean, plastics have been ingested by nine out of every 10 seabirds now living.
UC Natural Reserve System |
Hunting for green treasure
Citizen scientists are joining botanists to find and measure California's plant diversity.
UC San Francisco |
DNA guides 3-D printing of human tissue
Technique produces tiny models of human tissue, or ‘organoids,’ that can be used in cancer research and drug screening.
UC Santa Barbara |
Deflecting asteroids: fact or fiction?
Solar laser beams will push that deadly space rock out of a collision course with Earth: It sounds far-fetched, but it may be closer to reality than one might think.
UC San Francisco |
Federal funds will help launch nutrition and obesity research center
Center —one of only 12 nationwide – will support and facilitate studies on obesity, nutrition and metabolism at UCSF and across Northern California.
UCLA |
More than 750,000 elderly Californians ‘unofficially’ poor
1 in 5 older adults have incomes above the federal poverty level, but still struggle to pay their expenses.
UC San Francisco |
Sleep deprived get sick more often
Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold, suggesting a rested immune system works better.
UC Merced |
Drones aid agriculture
UC Merced lab spurs students' use of technology to serve agriculture, environment, health.