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Do Masks Provide a Just-Right Dose of Coronavirus?

Infectious diseases expert Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, explores her hypothesis that one of the benefits of masks may be that they provide exposure to enough coronavirus to build immunity but not enough to cause illness.

Illustration of group of people wearing face masks.

Smartphones May Help Detect Diabetes

Researchers at UCSF have developed a “digital biomarker” that would use a smartphone’s built-in camera to detect diabetes.

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Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation Boosts Learning of Foreign Language Sounds

New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and UC San Francisco revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF that imperceptibly stimulates a key nerve leading to the brain could significantly improve the wearer’s ability to learn the sounds of a new language.

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When Telehealth Came to the Tenderloin

Can people who are struggling with serious mental illness and poverty benefit from telehealth? The pandemic forces a UCSF team to find out.

Illustration of silhouettes of two people touching foreheads, with a coronavirus symbol above them.