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How Can We Be Sure the New COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe?
We asked several UCSF experts for a personal take on what will convince them that a vaccine is safe.
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Post-Pandemic: When Will Life Return to Normal?
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New COVID-19 Testing Approach Measures Patients’ Immune Response for Better Diagnosis
This type of test could be used as a check against possible errors generated by the standard tests that directly detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the scientists said.
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Astonishing Animals That Illuminate Human Health
Giant lizards with superpowered hearts. Hairless rodents that don’t seem to age. Songbirds that babble like human babies. These and other scurrying, soaring, and slithering wonders are teaching scientists how our own bodies work – and how to fix them.
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UCSF Doc Explains What You Can Safely Do Amid New COVID-19 Surge
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Novel Tool Deciphers Cells’ Energetic Code to Enhance Anticancer Therapies
Immunotherapies are a promising anticancer arsenal and work by mobilizing the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. Currently, however, only a third of patients respond to
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Pandemic Patient With Swastika Tattoo Leaves Nor Cal Doctor Questioning His Compassion
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UCSF, UCLA Gain FDA Approval for Prostate Cancer Imaging Technique
The imaging technique for prostate cancer locates cancer lesions in the pelvic area and other parts of the body to which the tumors have migrated.
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Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days
In the new study, UCSF researchers showed rapid restoration of youthful cognitive abilities in aged mice, accompanied by a rejuvenation of brain and immune cells that could help explain improvements in brain function.
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UCSF Contracts With Color to Expand Access to Free COVID-19 Testing for Employees and Students
UC San Francisco has contracted with the health technology company to expand access to free COVID-19 testing for employees and students.
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Toddler Survives 12 Hours of Open-Heart Surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
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Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses
Children with dyslexia who watched emotionally evocative videos showed increased physiological and behavioral responses when compared to children without dyslexia.
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This Professor Sees Brain Disease through a Unique Lens
Every fall, Matt Jacobson relives his Parkinson’s diagnosis so future pharmacists perceive the patient behind the prescription.
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Forest Fires, Cars, Power Plants Join List of Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
The study adds to a body of evidence indicating that pollution from cars, factories, power plants and forest fires joins established dementia risk factors like smoking and diabetes.
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Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
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Big Data Powers Design of ‘Smart’ Cell Therapies for Cancer
Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research.
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Breast Cancer Study Hits 30K Milestone in Demystifying Risk
A new, $9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to increase ethnic diversity will help the study work toward a goal of enrolling 100,000 or more women overall.
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COVID Cravings Drive Us to the Fridge in Search of Comfort Food
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Navajo Nation’s Health Care System Strained by COVID-19
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For Teens with Migraines, Sleeping In (a Bit) May Help
Researchers found that teens with migraines whose high schools started before 8:30 a.m. experienced close to three more headache days than those with later school start times.
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Connecting Music, Creativity and the Brain in ‘The Last Dance’
A virtual event explored music, creativity and neuroscience, with featured talks and improvised music and dance performances.
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5 UCSF Researchers Named 2020 Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS Fellowship recognizes important contributions to STEM disciplines, including pioneering research, leadership within a given field, teaching and mentoring, fostering collaborations, and advancing public understanding of science.
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Watkins to Assume Leadership Role at UC Riverside
At the university, Watkins will oversee seven different schools and colleges and be responsible for shaping and implementing the University’s vision for the future.
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Gut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission
An international research team led by UCSF scientists has shown, for the first time, that gut immune cells travel to the brain during multiple sclerosis flare-ups in patients.
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The Third Wave Is Here, But We Still Need to Reopen Our Schools
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UCSF Health Joins Top U.S. Hospitals for National #MaskUp Campaign Amid COVID-19 Surge
UCSF Health has joined 100 of the nation’s top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals nationwide, in launching a national campaign urging people to wear a face mask.
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Yes, Californians Should Be Worried About Thanksgiving, Too
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T-Shirt? Towel? Some Experts Say It’s Time to Get Beyond States’ Anything-Goes Approach to Masks
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Holiday Gatherings During COVID-19: What Doctors Say About Traveling and Family Events
After months of being separated, many families and friends are pondering whether they want to attempt spending the holidays together while doing their best to not spread coronavirus or if they should skip the gatherings altogether for the safety of themselves and others.
