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UC Berkeley analysis finds steep increase of self-harm among California girls, multiracial youth

While documented self-harm rates have increased across the board, researchers found multiracial girls, in particular, have seen incidences surge since 2016.

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Got eggs? This UC Berkeley museum has tens of thousands.

A male patient arrives at the therapy clinic complaining of low back pain. The therapist examines the patient's physical pain in examination room photo.

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To understand low back pain, researchers are looking closely at how our bodies move

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UC Berkeley Public Health professor on why America needs unmuzzled science

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Researchers and students gather in Sproul Plaza to ‘Stand up for Science’

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Labor Occupational Health Program celebrates 50 years of advancing safe jobs and worker justice

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During campus visit, U.S. representatives vow to fight freeze on federal research funding

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Increased risk of Valley fever linked to fine mineral dust exposure

How worried should you be about bird flu?

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A Berkeley environmental epidemiologist’s journey from Woodstock to America’s salad bowl

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Undernutrition may be key driver of measles outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries

Two monkeys sit on a branch, with one looking disapprovingly toward the other.

Do animals get jealous like people? Researchers say it’s complicated.

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Bay Area soda taxes don’t just affect sales. They help change people’s minds.

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UC Berkeley professor takes stock of the CDC’s post-COVID reforms

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UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action launches major new partnership with USAID

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Black students are punished more often, ‘no matter how you slice it’

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