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A laser focus on melanoma

With federal funding, Mihaela Balu, UC Irvine associate professor of dermatology and biomedical engineering, and her team have invented a laser-equipped device that looks beneath the skin surface for ...
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First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Northern Elephant Seals confirmed in California

The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant ...
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AI promised to free up workers’ time. UC Berkeley Haas researchers found the opposite.

While conducting research on how AI was changing daily work at a U.S. technology company, a UC Berkeley Haas doctoral student noticed a pattern that raised a provocative question: What if AI is ...
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The science of Ramadan fasting

Fasting during Ramadan is physiologically similar to time-restricted eating, as both shift the body from glucose to fat use after 12–16 hours. The key difference is that Ramadan prohibits fluids ...
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From Rett and Pitt-Hopkins to ALS: 5 rare diseases UC San Diego researchers are tackling in the lab

Researchers at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute have taken the fight against rare diseases to the lab, to patients’ bedsides ...
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New report: Sustainability is driving major cost savings across UC

UC has saved hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years by investing in energy efficiency, reuse and resilient infrastructure.
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University of California Opens Contract Negotiations with Federated University Police Officers’ Association

The University of California (UC) and the Federated University Police Officers’ Association (FUPOA), which represents 325 sworn non-supervisory police officers across the system, today announced the ...