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5 Things Doctors Want You To Know About America’s Quest To Cure Cancer
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Forestry, Ecology Experts to Help Guide New Mount Sutro Management Plan
UCSF is convening a panel of environmental, ecological and fire protection experts to help develop a sustainable management plan for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve.
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UCSF Global Food Initiative Fellows Tackle Food Insecurity’s Impact on Infectious Diseases
Three UCSF research fellows are exploring the role food insecurity plays in poor health related to infectious diseases, as part of the University of California Global Food Initiative.
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New USDA Dietary Guidelines Validated by UCSF Sugar Research
Just in time for flailing New Year resolutions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture have served up new dietary guidelines, including one of the biggest changes in recent years: For the first time, they’ve placed a clear limit of no more than 10 percent of daily calories from added dietary sugars.
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Smoking Gun: Kids Overexposed To 'Cool' Cigarettes In Their Video Games
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Health Tips to Make This Year’s Super Bowl Party Memorable
To make your Super Bowl party a touchdown, here are some health tips from UCSF.
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Rhett Berg: Persevering Through Past Challenges
First-year dentistry student Rhett Berg has just embarked on his health care career, but he already has years of experience as a caregiver – often in extremely challenging situations.
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Robert Wachter Tapped to Lead UK Digital Health System Review
Robert Wachter, MD, author of the book The Digital Doctor, has been tapped by the United Kingdom to help chart its future of digital health records.
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Genetic Traffic Signal Orchestrates Early Embryonic Development
New research by UCSF stem cell biologists has revealed that a DNA-binding protein called Foxd3 acts like a genetic traffic signal, holding that ball of undifferentiated cells in a state of readiness for its great transformation in the third week of development.
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Poor Health: When Poverty Becomes Disease
Living in poverty can have a devastating effect on health. UCSF is actively developing programs and studies to help circumvent the toxic effects of economic disparity.
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UC Implements New Student Model to Address Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment
The University of California this month is implementing new systemwide procedures for investigating, adjudicating and imposing sanctions in student cases of sexual violence and sexual harassment, as part of its continuing strategy to more effectively prevent and respond to sexual violence and sexual harassment on campuses.
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Cannabis-Based Drug Reduces Seizures in Children With Treatment Resistant Epilepsy
Children and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that does not respond to standard antiepileptic drugs have fewer seizures when treated with purified cannabinoid, according to a multi-center study led by researchers from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
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UCSF Rethinks Oral Health Education – For Med Students
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At the Hospital, Better Responses To Those Beeping Alarms
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Mind of Blue: Conveying Emotion Affects Brain’s Creativity Network
The workings of neural circuits associated with creativity are significantly altered when artists are actively attempting to convey emotions, according to a new brain-scanning study of jazz pianists.
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Study Finds Mechanism That Causes Normal Cells To Become Cancerous
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Feast Brightens Holiday For Families At Children’s Hospital
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Toward A New Standard Of Care For Trans Kids
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Proto-Teeth Migrate Along The Developing Jaw
Researchers have captured on video how teeth find their way to the right spot in the jaw to give you that winning grin.
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UCSF, Kaiser Permanente Study Identifies Genetic Susceptibility for Hernia
Researchers at UCSF and Kaiser Permanente have identified variations at four locations in the genome that underlie the risk of inguinal hernia.
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Through the Looking Glass
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New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-To-Transplant Patients
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Karché Bass: Excelling in New Career at UCSF
Karché Bass has found a home in UCSF's Human Resources department after graduating from a unique workforce development program here that teaches administrative skills.
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NSF Director Discusses Graduate Education, Partnerships on UCSF Visit
Director of the National Science Foundation France A. Córdova visited UCSF on Dec. 16 to speak with leaders and students about how to improve graduate education to train the next generation of scientists.
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More Men with Mustaches than Women In Top Spots at Medical Schools, Study Shows
A man with a mustache is more likely than a woman to lead a medical school department, according to a study published on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2015, in the British Medical Journal.
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Biochemist James Wells Among 12 UC Innovators Elected to National Academy of Inventors
James Wells, PhD, chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been elected as a fellow to the prestigious National Academy of Inventors.
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Dean Revealed: Questions for Talmadge King
New School of Medicine Dean Talmadge King shares what makes him tick.
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Diversity in Medical Research Is a Long Way Off, Study Shows
Despite Congressional mandates aimed at diversifying clinical research, little has changed in the last 30 years in both the numbers of studies that include minorities and the diversity of scientists being funded, according to a new analysis by researchers at UCSF.
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When Disaster Strikes
Effective disaster response requires speed, stamina, flexibility and proper training. UCSF personnel are on the front lines both here and abroad in times of emergency, making sure outside aid is both sustainable and beneficial.
