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UCSF to Lead Resource Team for Craniofacial, Oral and Dental Tissue Regeneration
UCSF is the lead institution on a California-based, six-university consortium that was awarded $12 million by the NIDCR to develop strategies for treating craniofacial and dental defects.
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UC Statement on President Trump’s New Travel, Immigration Executive Order
The University of California has issued a statement expressing its deep concern about the Trump Administration’s new executive order banning citizens of six nations from entering the United States.
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Leaders of UCSF’s Clinical Sites Present Unique Perspectives and a Shared Vision
Leaders from UCSF’s three major clinical organizations joined on Feb. 27 at the Mission Bay Hospitals’ Oberndorf auditorium for an overview of the breadth of the institution’s clinical enterprise.
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Studies highlight gender, racial inequalities in medical profession
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Dorothy Rice, economist whose research paved the way for Medicare, dies at 94
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‘A far less diverse set of views’: Female docs don’t give grand rounds as often as men
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Study Shows How Skates, Rays and Sharks Sense Electrical Fields
Sharks, rays and skates can hunt for prey hidden in the sandy sea floor by “listening” for faint traces of bioelectricity – they can literally sense their prey’s heart beating.
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Medical Students Explore Health Care Delivery Improvement with Clinical Microsystems Clerkship
The launch of the Bridges, which came 15 years after the last revamping of the School of Medicine’s curriculum, includes the striking and intriguing change of including the Clinical Microsystems Clerkship.
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Zebrafish-to-Patient Approach Speeds Search for Childhood Epilepsy Treatments
In an unprecedented leap from lab to patients, a potential treatment for childhood epilepsy identified in experiments with zebrafish.
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Patients Demand The 'Right To Try' Experimental Drugs, But Costs Can Be Steep
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Artificial Intelligence Aids Scientists in Uncovering Hallmarks of Mystery Concussion
New research is paving the way to a precision medicine approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury.
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UCSF Physicians, Staff Honored by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
UCSF physicians and staff were among those honored by The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in this year’s Heroes & Hearts Award, which recognizes individuals within the community who go above and beyond the call of duty to care for the people of San Francisco.
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UCSF Researchers Find Key to ‘Tired’ Blood and Immune Systems
A molecular key to aging of the blood and immune system has been discovered in new research conducted at UCSF.
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With New Imaging Technology, Scientists and Clinicians Can Visualize Biological Systems
A picture may be worth a thousand words. But new imaging technology that harmonizes mighty and distinctive microscopes may tell a complex story about a disease or condition – how it develops and how it can be treated precisely
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UCSF Scientists, Leaders Highlight Latest Advances at 2017 Precision Medicine World Conference
Scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs shared the latest innovations and initiatives in the rapidly evolving movement to make health care more personal, predictive and preventive at the Precision Medicine World Conference in January.
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Joan Voris, Former Associate Dean at UCSF Fresno, Passes Away
Longtime former associate dean in Fresno, Joan Voris, passed away on Feb. 11.
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Science in Focus: The Placenta’s Role in Protecting the Fetus from Infection
The mammalian placenta is a sort of armored car protecting a developing fetus. All manner of infectious agents attempt to break in, but few of them can. Scientists are working to understand why some infections do break through and how to stop them.
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Dorothy Rice, Pioneer in Medical Economics and Health Statistics, Passes Away
Dorothy Pechman Rice, professor emerita of health economics at the UCSF School of Nursing, passed away on Feb. 25, 2017.
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UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John Featherstone Announces Plan to Retire
John Featherstone has announced he will step down as dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry at the end of December 2017. He will also retire from his faculty position as professor of preventive and restorative dental sciences.
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Genetic ‘Balance’ May Influence Response to Cancer Treatment
The chromosomal “balance” of normal and abnormal versions of the cancer-driving gene KRAS affects the response to targeted treatments.
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San Francisco doctor shares experience at beginning of AIDS crisis
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Amputee athletes team up with Warriors for free basketball camp
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Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Newborns with Severe Immune Disorder
A novel gene therapy treatment may save infants from SCID, a devastating immune disorder commonly known as "bubble boy disease".
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New Golden Compass Program Helps Older HIV Patients Navigate Health Services
Ward 86 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center has launched Golden Compass, a new program to meet the health needs of the increasing population of HIV patients who are growing older.
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Statement in Support of Transgender Members of the UC Community
The UC Office of the President issued a statement in support of transgender members of the UC community.
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Brain connectivity changes linked to mild TBI: Study
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Common Virus May Be Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes in Some Women
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Hosts Annual Amputee Warriors Basketball Camp Feb. 25
The UCSF Amputee Comprehensive Training program will host its second annual, free Golden State Warriors basketball camp for amputees.
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Common Virus Tied to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Women Under 50
A type of herpes virus that infects about half of the U.S. population has been associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease in normal-weight women aged 20 to 49.
