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New Parkinson’s Treatment Helps Former Pro Keep Skateboarding
An experimental adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) device had tremendous success in a trial that helped a Parkinson’s patient, who is a former skateboarding professional, resume skating and mentoring San Francisco youth.
Child-Parent Therapy Has Biological Benefits for Traumatized Kids
A UCSF-created child-parent therapy for trauma in kids under age 5 was found to slow down biological aging, which is tied to health benefits later in life.
A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
A breakthrough study shows how a ketogenic diet alters human metabolism and makes a particular pancreatic cancer drug effective by starving tumors of fat that they feed on to grow.
Gift Launches New UCSF Training Program for Jobs in Health Care
UCSF received its first philanthropic grant for workforce training and development. The $14M gift from Crankstart will train workers as medical assistants, radiology technologists, and practice coordinators; support training programs by outside partners; and establish an internal program to help connect them with jobs at UCSF Health and campus research projects.
COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.
Strong Insurance Laws Help Kids Get Access to Mental Health Care
A study found that states with more comprehensive mental and behavioral health insurance policies and enforcement of those policies allows caregivers easier access to care for their children.
Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication
Aashish Manglik delivered the 29th annual Byers Award Lecture titled “Signal Reception: Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication.”
Patient Email Volume Stays Steady After E-visit Fees Are Put in Place
Patients sent about the same number of emails to clinicians after UC San Francisco’s health system, UCSF Health, began charging for certain types of messages, a new study found. In line with
Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
Medical Trainees May Be Exposed to Unnecessary Radiation Risks
Radiation from X-rays is an occupational hazard for many medical specialists, including cardiologists, vascular and orthopedic surgeons, urologists, some radiologists and gastroenterologists.
Could This New Drug Turn Back the Clock on Multiple Sclerosis?
Scientists at UCSF and Contineum Therapeutics have developed a drug that spurs the body to replace the protective insulation around nerve cells, myelin, that is lost in multiple sclerosis. If it works in people, it could be a way to reverse the damage caused by the disease.
