Hana El-Samad Delivers 2019 Byers Award Lecture on Designing Smart Cells
Hana El-Samad’s research may one day make it possible to take a broken cell and bring it back to health by dynamically sensing its pathology and fixing it.
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Jeanne Paz Receives the 2019 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise
The Vilcek Foundation awards prizes each year to “emerging immigrant artists and scientists who have shown exceptional promise early in their career.”
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For Women Living With HIV, A Trauma-Informed Approach To Care
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So far, the deadly fentanyl epidemic hasn’t hit California. Here’s why.
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UCSF’s Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Accepting Applications for the Spring 2019 Cycle
The Resource Allocation Program, in partnership with many on-campus sources of research funding, facilitates the dissemination, submission, review and award of intramural research funding opportunities on campus.
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For Women Scientists in Developing Nations, UCSF Fellowship Builds Confidence and Connections
The first recipient of QBI's Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences returns to Uganda with tools for success.
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Mother's friendships may be good for babies' brains
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By 2025, a lot more people will be tracking their blood sugar, predicts doctor — here's why
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Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown In Lab
UCSF researchers have for the first time transformed human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a major breakthrough in the effort to develop a cure for type 1 (T1) diabetes.
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E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says
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Study Offers Hint of Hope for Staving Off Dementia in Some People
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Over-The-Counter Meds Show Promise As Cancer Drug
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Common Painkillers Such As Aspirin And Ibuprofen Can Improve Survival Rate Of Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
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Beware "Pseudomedicine" Claims Made To Sell Brain-Health Supplements, Warn Neurologists
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Cigarette filters are the No.1 plastic pollutant ... and don't prevent cancer
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Aging Americans Fall Prey to ‘Brain-Boosting’ Supplements Offering Hope, Hype and Dodgy Data
"Brain health” dietary supplements are “pseudomedicine” and health care providers should discourage patients from pursuing them, say neurologists at UCSF, in a JAMA opinion piece.
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Common Pain Reliever Can Improve Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UCSF has found.
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Gum disease–causing bacteria could spur Alzheimer’s
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$26 Million ‘Grand Challenge’ Project Will Probe Role of Inflammation in Cancer
UCSF's Thea Tlsty is a winner of the “Grand Challenge” competition sponsored by Cancer Research UK. Her international team will receive $26 million to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer.
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Alcohol destroyed their livers. Now, they're increasingly getting new ones
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UCSF Study: More People With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Receiving Transplants
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What You Should Know About This Year’s Flu
We invited infectious disease expert and clinician Charles Chiu to answer your questions about the flu.
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Liver Transplants Double for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
A study showed ongoing regional geographic variations in liver transplant rates for ALD patients, whose long-term survival rate is slightly lower than other liver transplant patients.
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How Abortion Law in New York Will Change, and How It Won’t
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From Technology to Home Care, Researchers Plan for "Silver Tsunami"
Faculty from UCSF School of Nursing are leading research projects that examine the shortage of long-term care workers and other senior care issues.
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New Nursing and Pharmacy Partnership Aims to Expand Access to Mental Health Care
The Dyad project will help address the shortage of mental health providers in California and support a team-based approach to clinical medicine.
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UC San Francisco Medical and Nursing Schools, San Francisco VA Health Care System Join National Clinician Scholars Program
UCSF is partnering with the National Clinician Scholars Program, an interdisciplinary research consortium for physicians and nurses, to drive innovation and improvements in health equity and health care.
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UCSF's Dean Ornish on How to 'Undo' Chronic Diseases
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A new study says the CDC inflated women’s risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies
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No quick fix for physician burnout, depression