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With generous support from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation, UCSF has begun a new scholarship for women and international scholars that promises to help build a more diverse pipeline of basic science PhD students.
Last month new “bivalent” booster vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer became available that protect against currently circulating Omicron variants as well as earlier strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This Q&A features Joel Ernst, MD, a UCSF professor of medicine whose research aims to understand how pathogens evade the immune system.
Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a new study.
After a decade of work, scientists at UCSF’s Neuroscape Center have developed a suite of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in aging adults.
A new study shows that fewer Black, Hispanic and Asian patients would qualify for these treatments that may slow Alzheimer’s progression, since cognitive impairment in these groups is more likely to be caused by other forms of dementia that may be unrelated to amyloid plaques.
A newly identified set of molecules alleviated pain in mice while avoiding the sedating affect that limits the use of opiates, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
UCSF has revealed how blood vessel cells develop in the prenatal human brain, paving the way to fully understand the role of these cells in healthy brain development and disease.
UCSF postdoc Elise Marsan, PhD, took first place for her cell-scale crime story, “Who Killed the Neurons?” at UCSF’s 5th Annual Postdoc Slam competition.
The new UCSF Rosenman Institute BUILD™ Heart Health program is designed as an 11-month cycle of fully funded fellowships aimed at training the next generation of health technology entrepreneurs.
Scientists have designed compounds that hit the same key receptor that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks.
UCSF Health’s Heart and Vascular Center is welcoming Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, as chief of its division of Interventional Cardiology and medical director of the division’s cardiac catheterization lab. Elmariah is a recognized expert in structural heart disease interventions and catheter-based valve therapies.
UCSF’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art research and academic building and rejuvenate the Parnassus Heights campus continues to build momentum.
A mortality prediction model for older adults with dementia may help physicians determine which treatments to provide while facilitating decision-making for patients and their families.
We are writing to update you on what UCSF is doing to ensure the equitable distribution of MPX vaccines in the face of ongoing vaccine shortages.
UCSF researchers Adam Staffaroni, PhD, and Adam Boxer, MD, PhD developed models of clinical and biomarker dynamics to determine the temporal sequence of biomarker and clinical changes in f-FTD before disease progression begins.
UC San Francisco has bestowed its highest honor, the UCSF Medal, to five extraordinary individuals.
On a sunny Friday, teams of aspiring young scientists gathered in the Clinical Sciences building at Parnassus Heights to look for treasure in a trillion data points about cancer.
UCSF Health is recruiting patients for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the United States.
Using equations to calculate kidney function that do not include race adjustments would result in Black patients gaining time before their kidneys fail.
Researchers have found significant differences between the gut bacteria profiles of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy individuals, showing new pathways for potential treatment.
To support the wellbeing of the UCSF community, the University is now offering grants for projects that promote various forms of wellness.
A new therapy pulls forward a mutated version of the KRAS protein to help the immune system recognize and destroy cancer cells.
