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UCSF Receives 10 NIH Grants to Study Pain and Opioid Addiction
UCSF researchers have received 10 grants from the NIH’s HEAL Initiative, which aims to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
E-Cigarettes, Tobacco and Cannabis Products Are Littering High Schools
High schools in the San Francisco Bay Area are being contaminated by plastics and toxic litter from e-cigarettes, cannabis products and combustible tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigarillos.
New Mural Celebrates Diverse Heroes in Nursing
The UCSF School of Nursing has unveiled a new mural that commemorates a diverse set of nurse heroes whose work and advocacy revolutionized health care and paved the way for diversity and inclusion in nursing.
UCSF Health Again Named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality’
UCSF Health has been named a 2019 “Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality.”
Key to Learning and Forgetting Identified in Sleeping Brain
Distinct patterns of electrical activity in the sleeping brain may influence whether we remember or forget what we learned the previous day.
Stem Cell Studies Offer Hope for Childhood Neurological Condition
International team of researchers report progress in using stem cells to develop new therapies for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a rare genetic condition affecting boys that can be fatal before 10 years of age.
Valley Fever Is On the Rise – But No One Knows How It Picks Its Victims
In 2017, Valley Fever sent some 14,000 Americans to the doctor’s office, half in California. Most show up with flu-like symptoms and fatigue, but a small number of people develop debilitating infections that spread from the lungs to other parts of the body, including the brain. UCSF researchers are trying to figure how the fungus works and what we can do to stop it.
Food Insecurity in Young Adults Raises Risk for Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Asthma
Study finds that young adults in the United States who are food insecure are slightly more likely to be obese, and are significantly more likely to suffer from disorders associated with high BMI, as well as obstructive airway diseases like asthma.
Back to School 2019-1
New courses and programs for students, facts about our incoming class, and voices from our first-gen students.
