Transgender Women Benefit from Prostate Cancer Screenings
Transgender women keep their prostates even after gender-affirming surgery, and the estimated risk of prostate cancer is at about 14 cases per 10,000 people.
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Can Aggressive Blood Pressure Control Prevent Electrical Heart Blockage?
A study found that intensive blood pressure control is associated with lower risk of left ventricular conduction disease, indicating left ventricular conduction disease may be preventable.
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Sleep Phase Can Reduce Anxiety in People with PTSD
Sleep spindles, bursts of brain activity during NREM2 sleep, may regulate anxiety in PTSD, challenging recent studies. Non-invasive therapies could provide relief, such as prescription drugs or electrical brain stimulation. Sleep hygiene is also recommended to maximize the benefit of spindles after a stressful episode.
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Psychedelic Inspires New Treatments for Addiction and Depression
A traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine is the blueprint for two new drug candidates that could treat addiction and depression.
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Transgender Women Face Prostate Cancer Risk, Says First-of-its-Kind Study From UCSF
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Could Bird Flu Become the Next Pandemic?
Avian flu cases are spiking. Will it spill over into humans?
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Small Steps Can Yield Big Energy Savings and Cut Emissions from MRIs
Medical centers can reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by up to 51% by turning off MRIs and using a “power save” mode that cycles cooling components on and off.
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Sugary Drink Tax Improves Health, Lowers Health Care Costs
Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local “soda tax” went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money.
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Drug Resistance, Targeted Cell Therapies Among Cancer Conference Talks
Leading cancer researchers from UCSF will present at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference, held April 14-19, 2023, in Orlando.
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Body Dysmorphia in Boys and Men Can Fuel Muscle Obsession, Doctors Say
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How a Morning-After-Style Pill Could Help Rising STD Cases
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Overwhelmed? Your Astrocytes Can Help with That
A newly discovered brain circuit recruits brain cells called astrocytes to calm overactive neurons to produce a calming and relaxing effect.
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Possible Culprit Identified in Outbreak of Severe Liver Damage Cases in Children
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Severe Hepatitis Outbreak Linked to Common Childhood Viruses
A hepatitis outbreak in children occurred after COVID-19 lockdowns eased in 2022. Sudden exposure to a multitude of viruses upon reopening may have triggered this response in a small group of children.
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Does Taxing Sugary Drinks Lead to Improved Health During Pregnancy?
Pregnant women have a lower risk of gestational diabetes and unhealthy weight gain in cities that tax sugary drinks, according to a first-of-its-kind study of more than 5 million women by UCSF.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Cell Therapy Facility at UCSF to Accelerate Development of Breakthrough Therapies
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and UCSF will accelerate advanced cell therapies for difficult to treat conditions like cancer from a new manufacturing facility.
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Bad Company: Is Too Much Alone Time Making You Sick?
What is “social prescribing” and what is UCSF doing to promote it? UCSF experts address the health ramifications of social isolation.
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What To Know About New Research on Coffee and Heart Risks
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White House Disbanding Its COVID-19 Team in May
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Drug Shortages Symbolize Further Issues Within Us Healthcare System
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Being ‘Socially Frail’ Comes With Health Risks for Older Adults
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UCSF Neurologist Celebrated for Innovative Epilepsy Research
Jon Kleen is named the 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award recipient by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). He is honored for his contributions to epilepsy treatment.
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If You Still Haven’t Had COVID, Are You Immune – Or Just Lucky?
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Can Lymph Nodes Boost the Success of Cancer Immunotherapy?
A clinical trial showed that, rather than removing lymph nodes, leaving them intact could help immunotherapy activate tumor-fighting T cells in the lymph nodes.
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How Do We Smell? First 3D Structure of Human Odor Receptor Offers Clues
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California’s Anti-Smoking Push Spurs Big Savings on Health Costs
For the past 30 years, the California Tobacco Control Program has helped Californians save $816 billion in health care costs.
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Making Sense of Scents
In a first, UCSF scientists created a molecular-level, 3D picture of how an odor molecule activates a human odorant receptor.
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For Anorexia Patients, Does Distress Rise with Higher Caloric Intake?
A higher-calorie nutrition plan isn’t more distressing for hospitalized teens and young adults with anorexia than a lower-calorie plan.
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These Morning-After Pills May Prevent S.T.I.s, Researchers Say
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What Running Does to the Knees, According to a Large Survey of Marathon Runners