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Alpha Coronavirus Variant Evolved to Evade Immune System
A new study led by scientists at UCSF's Quantitative Biosciences Institute and University College London found that the Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 ramped up production of a protein that it uses to stifle infected cells’ immune-stimulating signals, helping it evade immune detection and accelerate its transmission.
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‘This Virus Will Ultimately Become Endemic’: Scientists Find Key in Alpha Variant To Fight Omicron
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As Omicron Surges, UCSF Experts Answer Questions About the COVID-19 Variant
There is some information that is known about the variant and other information that sti
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AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication
A natural language processing study parses doctor-patient communication at an unprecedented scale and offers new ways to help doctors communicate with their patients.
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Race-Based Equations May Lead to Under-Treatment of Lung Disease in Black Patients
A UCSF study finds that race-based equations may mean Black patients' lung disease can be underdiagnosed and classified as moderate disease in more severe cases.
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Digital Therapy for Prenatal Insomnia May Prevent Postpartum Depression
A UCSF study finds that a digital version of cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression
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UCSF’s Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, on “The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast”
Explore the power of psychedelic therapy to treat the ailing human mind with international expert Carhart-Harris, who joined UCSF in 2021 as the Metzner Distinguished Professor and director of the new Neuroscape Psychedelics Division. Discover what his comparison of psilocybin with an antidepressant revealed on the Aug. 19 episode.
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Wildhood: The Astounding Connections between Human and Animal Adolescents
Does your rambunctious teen seem like an animal? You may be on to something. Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD ’87, and science writer Kathryn Bowers reveal startling similarities between humans and animals in young adulthood.
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Can This Controversial New Drug Curb Alzheimer’s Disease?
UCSF neurologist Gil Rabinovici, MD, explains the controversy and shares why he thinks Alzheimer’s care is entering a new era “regardless of whether aducanumab proves to be a blockbuster or a bust.”
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Five Questions for Monica Gandhi
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, an infectious disease expert and professor of medicine, has been an ardent voice for science during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Speaking Again, With a Little Help from AI
How neuroscientists harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to give a paralyzed man back his voice.
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Surprise! It’s a Nobel Prize
UCSF’s David Julius won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on pain sensation. “It was really a shock,” he says.
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An All-Out Quest to Understand Long COVID
A concerted research effort gave UCSF scientists early insight into long COVID. It also showed patients that they weren’t in the fight alone.
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Surgical Procedure Helps Cancer Patients Face Themselves Again
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.
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International Breast Cancer Conference Features UCSF Health Experts
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
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$6M Gift from Family of Roblox Creator Launches New Initiative to Advance CAR T Therapy
The UCSF initiative aims to increase the effectiveness and availability of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy for lymphoma patients.
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Sunshine May Shield Children, Young Adults from Multiple Sclerosis
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.
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As Prescribed: UCSF Study First To Use CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Humans
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UCSF Oakland Just Got $17 Million To Find a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease. Here’s the Plan
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Looking to the Cell’s Power Generators for Clues to Depression
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.
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Only Alcohol – Not Caffeine, Diet or Lack of Sleep – Might Trigger Heart Rhythm Condition
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.
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Infecting Gut Microbes with CRISPR-loaded Virus Demonstrates Potential for Microbiome Gene Editing
In a first, UCSF reserachers successfully used the DNA-editing system CRISPR to alter the genomes of bacteria living in the guts of mammals, which may advance our understanding of the microbiome and pave the way for treating gut-related disease.
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Medical Photography Is Failing Patients With Darker Skin
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New Study Indicates Fluvoxamine, an Anti-depressant Pill, Could Help Reduce Hospitalizations
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For New Patients with Paralysis, Tighter Blood Pressure Control Management May Lead to More Mobility
A man was paralyzed from the neck down in a surfing accident. Now he can walk again. Using machine learning, UCSF researchers found that controlling blood pressure during surgery may aid in patient recovery from spinal cord injuries.
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COVID Patients on SSRI Antidepressants Are Less Likely to Die, UCSF-Stanford Study Finds
A UCSF and Stanford study of electronic health records linked SSRIs, the most widely prescribed antidepressants, to survival for COVID-19 patients.
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Solo Seniors with Social Support Are Less Likely to Need Nursing Home Care
A new UCSF study shows maintaining ties with friends and family reduces seniors’ risk of moving into a nursing home. Elders with someone to count on are more likely to remain in their homes in a health crisis.
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Kids Nearly Doubled Screen Time During the Pandemic, but There Is Something You Can Do About It
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Adolescents’ Recreational Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic, Affecting Mental Health
A new study by UCSF researchers finds that more screen time was linked to poorer mental health and greater stress for U.S. teenagers; kids of color and with lower income logged more hours than white, wealthier peers.
