UC San Francisco |

Building human breast tissue, cell by cell

Zev Gartner's innovative work in 3-D tissue generation has earned him a spot on Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' list of 2015.

UC San Diego |

Hearts build new muscle with this simple protein patch

Successful in mice and pigs, researchers hope to test the patch in human clinical trials as early as 2017.

UC Berkeley |

Single protein at the root of dengue's virulence

Blocking this protein may prevent the virus' lethal effects, and ultimately may lead to a vaccine.

UC Berkeley |

Alumni startup’s digital stethoscope green-lighted by FDA

Federal clearance sets the stage for unlimited clinical use of the tool by Eko Devices, a Skydeck accelerator-nurtured business.

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.

Gladstone Institutes |

HIV particles don't cause AIDS — our own immune cells do

Virus turns host immune cells into suicide machines, using them to spread the virus and cause the progression from infection to disease.

UC Newsroom |

NIH grants to help turn discoveries into medical advances

UC Irvine, UC San Diego receive renewed Clinical and Translational Science Awards.

UC Santa Cruz |

Precision medicine initiative funds UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer project

State initiative provides $1.2 million for the Genomics Institute's California Kids Cancer Comparison project.

UCLA |

How to convince vaccine skeptics, and how not to

UCLA and University of Illinois psychologists find a way to change minds.

UC San Francisco |

California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine announces funding for 2 projects

Use of big data to identify cancer treatments and a DNA sequencing test to diagnose hospital infections are the first projects of UCSF, UC Health initiative.

UCLA |

Non-surgical approach helps people with paralysis move their legs

UCLA study's results are believed to be the first time voluntary leg movements have ever been relearned without surgery.
UC Davis |

Autism's costs estimated to be $500 billion, potentially $1 trillion, by 2025

UC Davis health economists have for the first time projected costs of caring for all people with the disorder.