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For patients with skin cancer & facial sarcoma, reconstructing the face with skin grafted from the leg may result in poor color match. A new technique pioneered by UCSF surgeons uses pigmented tissue to achieve a better match.
Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building Experts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the world’s largest and most
The UCSF initiative aims to increase the effectiveness and availability of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy for lymphoma patients.
Spending time under the sun may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study led by UCSF and the Australian National University shows that for children and young adults, sun exposure may protect against multiple sclerosis.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has received the largest research trial grant in its history to launch an innovative clinical trial that aims to cure sickle cell disease.
Hoping to discover a new approach to treating depression, UCSF researchers looked at mitochondrial proteins and found that people with untreated depression have significantly lower levels of these proteins. New hypotheses emerge about the relationship between depression and the function of the brain’s energy-hungry neurons.
A recent UCSF study tested possible triggers of a common heart condition, including caffeine, sleep deprivation and sleeping on the left side, and found that only alcohol use was consistently associated with more episodes of heart arrhythmia.
