A new app developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers enables a smartphone to ID bacteria in just one hour.
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UC Berkeley research leads to Nobel Prize-winning immunotherapy
James Allison shares the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries he made at UC Berkeley that revolutionized the treatment of cancer.
Innovative ideation challenge aims to catalyze new direction in breast cancer research
The California Breast Cancer Research Program wants your bold breast cancer prevention research ideas.
Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Obesity's effects may be different for men and women.
What kind of person donates a kidney to a stranger?
‘All you have to do is lay on the couch for a couple weeks,’ remarks life-saving UC staffer Katherine Welsh.
Time-restricted eating can overcome the bad effects of faulty genes and unhealthy diet
They say ‘you are what you eat.’ But a new study suggests that when you eat may be just as important.
More than skin deep: How environment, diet and social experiences affect health
UC scientists dive into the ambient factors contributing to health crises like obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
A new spinal cord injury treatment is getting patients back on their feet
Patients are recovering from injuries that were once believed to be irreversible.
New antibiotics that work
8,000 new combinations are surprisingly effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Cracking the sugar code: Why the ‘glycome’ is the next big thing in health and medicine
The long sugar chains covering our cells could provide answers to cancer, aging and autoimmune diseases.
Finding Ebola before it finds you
For the first time, scientists discover a new Ebola species in a host prior to detection in an infected human or animal.
Does the keto diet live up to its promise?
As the super low-carb ketogenic diet gains popularity, scientists explain what we do and don’t know.