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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2021: The Year in Review
COVID-19 vaccines for our communities. A Nobel Prize. Scientific breakthroughs and advancements in patient care. Innovation in education. While it has been a challenging year, there are many examples of what makes UCSF a special place. Take a moment to reflect on some of the moments from this past year that exemplify what we do.
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UCSF Joins Arc Institute to Advance New Therapies for Complex Diseases
Arc investigators will include faculty at UCSF, UC Berkeley, and Stanford, as well as graduate students in these universities pursuing PhD studies at Arc labs.
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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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Madalene Mandap, PharmD ’12: Hand in hand with Alaska Native people
A “help each other” mindset drew Madalene Mandap to Anchorage and the Southcentral Foundation.
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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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UCSF Women’s Sports Performance Center webinar
See the story behind the first and only women’s sports medicine center on the West Coast. Learn how the center’s physicians – all athletes – are helping women and girls, from weekend warriors to pros, optimize their performance and heal from injuries.
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Postcards from the Living
UCSF alum Jenny Qi, PhD ’17, shares a poem from her first book, Focal Point
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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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What You Didn’t Learn in School about Sexual Health
UCSF experts share their favorite science-based, judgment-free tips.
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Are Generic Drugs on a Par with Pricier Brands?
Americans save billions of dollars using lower-cost generics instead of brand-name drugs. Are they as effective?
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The Body Tells the Story
A student-run clinic that offers forensic medical evaluations helps asylum-seekers escape extreme violence and persecution.
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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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Building the Brains of Precision Medicine
Keith Yamamoto, PhD, UCSF’s director of precision medicine, explains how a new tool – a knowledge network – will transform health care.
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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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Rapidly Responding to Long COVID
Since the early months of the pandemic, physicians throughout UCSF have pitched in to help support hundreds of long COVID patients.
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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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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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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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Four Big Questions About Omicron
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More Contagious But Less Severe? UCSF Discusses Omicron Variant
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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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Nurses In Psychedelics, Naturals Caring For Patients In Non-Ordinary States Of Consciousness
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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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Sickle Cell Clinical Trial Aims to Cure Disease by Correcting Patient’s Mutated Gene
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has received the largest research trial grant in its history to launch an innovative clinical trial that aims to cure sickle cell disease.
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New Antiviral Drugs Are Coming for COVID. Here’s What You Need To Know