Nature provides the answers
11/10/25 — Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
Health
Q+A on neurotechnologies
11/10/25 — Rikky Muller is developing end-to-end devices that are smarter, safer and smaller than ever
A new hue
11/10/25 — Berkeley scientists have developed a technique to manipulate the eye into seeing a brand-new color
From drop to diagnosis
11/10/25 — Researchers have created a rapid, at-home diagnostic test that is 100 times more sensitive to viruses
Testing the waters
11/10/25 — Researchers have found that stored drinking water is a key transmission pathway for E. coli
Sweat sense
11/10/25 — A tiny sweat sensor opens the door to hydration monitoring using wearables like smartwatches
Follow the flow
11/10/25 — An innovative MRI technique maps blood flow in the brain back to its source
How a major Bay Area earthquake could endanger healthcare access
11/06/25 — Study shows that damage to hospitals and transportation networks could compound failures across the region
Heart-on-a-chip may lead to new treatments for heart failure
11/03/25 — Model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells
Dan Fletcher named to National Academy of Medicine
10/21/25 — Bioengineering professor recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries
Berkeley alums develop at-home robotic rehabilitation device
10/20/25 — ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies
With these devices, the doctor is always in
10/07/25 — Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care
Preparing for the next ‘big one’
09/08/25 — Studying how people are injured inside buildings during earthquakes could improve safety and survival
Documentary examines rural Calif. town’s fight for water
08/11/25 — Los Angeles Times: Allensworth residents join forces with CEE professor Ashok Gadgil to fight for clean water
UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory
07/09/25 — Neuroscientists record activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in bats, providing new clues into how memories are stored
From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy
07/08/25 — Novel technology uses the ‘coffee-ring effect,’ paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics
Cracking the code of life
06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.
From silence to sound
06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.
New MRI method offers deeper insight into brain physiology
05/29/25 — Technique traces blood flow sources ‘in reverse’ to study brain function and disease
Household drinking water identified as key pathway for bacterial transmission
05/05/25 — Research points to effective strategies for protecting community health