A Second Look at CDC’s Post-COVID-19 Reform Efforts
Berkeley professor looks back at the COVID reforms posed by the CDC.
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Bay Area Soda Taxes Help Change People’s Minds.
Berkeley researchers found that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages helped to change social norms around sugary drinks.
Watch a UC Berkeley Neurologist Explain How Concussions Really Work
A neurologist explains the impact of repeated head blows.
Sugar Restrictions In Utero and Early Childhood Reduces Risk of Chronic Disease
New study provides compelling new evidence of the lifelong health effects of early-life sugar exposure.
“Altruistic” Doctors Put Patients Before Profits — and Achieve Better Results
New research suggests that patients of altruistic doctors had dramatically lower rates of hospitalization and emergency room visits, as well as lower medical expenses.
It’s Not Just Psychedelics That Change Minds. Storytelling Does, Too.
In Berkeley Talks episode 207, bestselling author and UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Michael Pollan discusses how he chooses his subjects, why he co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and the role of storytelling in shifting our perspective.
Recyclable Adhesives Easily Adapted for Medical, Consumer and Industrial Applications
Uses include surgical superglue that could be game-changer for fetal surgeries
After Trump’s Election, Women of Color Had More Underweight, Premature Babies, Study Finds
"That thousands of infants may have been healthier had the election not occurred is incredibly troubling," said Caitlin Patler, associate professor at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy.
UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Yartsev will join 20 other UC Berkeley faculty members whose salaries and a major part of their research are paid for by the HHMI.
First Study to Measure Toxic Metals in Tampons Shows Arsenic and Lead, Among Other Contaminants
Tampons from several brands can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found.
Study Shows PFAS Threat to Drinking Water in Rural, Predominantly Latinx Communities
The UC Berkeley study is the first to evaluate PFAS contamination from pesticides in California, and the first environmental justice study on the issue.
Can Engineered Plants Help Make Baby Formula as Nutritious as Breast Milk?
Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers.