Scientists Discover Why Obesity Takes Away the Pleasure of Eating
New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting it can aid weight loss.
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When Stress Levels are High, this Program Turns to Exercise as Medicine
Exercise is Medicine On Campus is a popular health, wellness and research initiative, providing students consultations with coaches and mentors each year.
U.S. Withdrawal From WHO Could Bring Tragedy at Home and Abroad
Trump’s announcement from withdrawing from the WHO was not a surprise, but it was jarring for the public health community.
A Second Look at CDC’s Post-COVID-19 Reform Efforts
Berkeley professor looks back at the COVID reforms posed by the CDC.
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.