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Four Faculty Inducted Into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Butte, Kortemme, and Link were inducted as fellows during the AIMBE annual meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2019.
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Experimental Therapy Gives Children With Genetic Disorders A New Chance At Life
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Can Short-Term Stress Make the Body and Mind More Resilient? A New Study is Testing That Theory
UCSF scientists are testing how brief periods of controlled stress could protect the body from long-term stress.
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UCSF-led Commission Sets Out Targets to Eliminate Tuberculosis Within a Generation
TB remains the leading infectious killer of our time, responsible for 1.6 million deaths worldwide in 2017, with drug-resistant forms of TB threatening control efforts in many parts of the world.
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UCSF Wins 3 Regional CASE Awards for Excellence in Communications, Programs
The 2019 Awards of Excellence include gold, silver and bronze awards for UCSF.
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Gene Therapy Shows Initial Promise for Parkinson’s Disease
A delicate operation that involved placing a gene into the brain was found to reduce the severity of motor symptoms in patients with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease.
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Kathy Giacomini Receives the 2019 Faculty Research Lecture Award in Translational Science
A UCSF faculty member since 1982, Giacomini is a world-renowned pharmacologist and leader in transporter biology and pharmacogenomics
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Where HIV Treatment is Failing the Homeless in San Francisco, A New Clinic Steps In
It’s been decades since San Francisco was ground zero for the AIDS epidemic, but for one population, it still is.
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UCSF Campaign Alumni Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements and Up-and-Coming Leaders
The 15 winners were selected for their distinguished service in research and education, transforming care delivery, or improving access to advance health equity.
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How Does Music Affect Your Brain? Every Way Imaginable
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UCSF Debuts 'Excellence in Laboratory Safety' Awards
Six labs were recognized for their commitment to safety practices and their constant attention to laboratory safety compliance.
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UCSF and Other UC Campuses Prepare for One-Day Labor Strike in March
The University of California has been notified of a one-day strike across the UC system by the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union for its Research Support Professionals and Technical Units (RX and TX).
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Host Annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser for Pediatric Cancer Research
More than 150 people have signed up to shave their heads at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland on March 16, to support the 12th annual Brave the Shave fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.
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Brave the Shave
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UCSF study suggests novel treatment for fending off chronic age-related diseases: Moisturizer
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Soft Drink Companies Copy Tobacco Playbook to Lure Young Users
Tobacco conglomerates that used colors, flavors and marketing techniques to entice children as future smokers transferred these same strategies to sweetened beverages when they bought food and drinks companies.
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4 steps we must take to curb the exploitation of Generation Vape
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Want to cut your risk of dementia? Moisturize your skin, UCSF researchers say
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How Big Tobacco Hooked Children on Sugary Drinks
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Skin Repair Reduces ‘Inflamm-Aging’ Factors Linked to Chronic Disease
Properly caring for the skin with a moisturizing cream may lower inflammation levels and potentially prevent age-related diseases, according to a new clinical pilot study.
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UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Running
UCSF was the only medical school to be ranked in the top five in the nation in both research and primary care, the categories the magazine uses to assess medical education.
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UCSF Fellow Tackles an Urgent Threat to Women's Health in Kenya
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is committed to tackling the public health effects of gender inequality and helping to improve cervical cancer screening in Kenya.
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K Scholar Team Science Awardees Bring Family Planning Care to Liver Transplant Recipients
The team behind a K Scholar Team Science Award designed a pilot study to shine light on fertility after liver transplant and the subsequent need for improved family planning counseling.
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Home Birth Can Be Appealing, But How Safe Is It?
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The Big Sick – Once terminally ill with throat cancer, now she is cancer free
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SXSW: Can Precision Medicine Tackle Racial Inequities in Health Care?
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A path to defeat Parkinson's? UCSF team cracks molecular lock to target treatment
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Do nutritional supplements fight dementia?
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Just 1 Drink a Day May Increase High Blood Pressure Risk