Scientists at UCSF, Celera Genomics and The Cleveland Clinic have discovered two gene variants associated with a significantly increased risk for early heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).
Four doctors will receive awards on May 12 for demonstrating a commitment to UCSF Medical Center values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence.
The first center in the country to serve the specific cardiovascular care needs of Asians in the Bay Area and beyond has opened at UCSF Medical Center.
A question long debated among Alzheimer's disease researchers has been definitively answered by scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco.
Ray and Dagmar Dolby have donated $16 million to the University of California, San Francisco, in support of the construction of a proposed research building. With the donation, the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology will be renamed the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine.
UCSF's Department of Dermatology held its annual free skin cancer screening for the general public on May 6, with record participation in more ways than one. The 329 people who were screened contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt as part of the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD's) national one-day event.
The campus community is invited to celebrate the annual day to protect the planet on May 18 at the UCSF Parnassus campus, where more than 50 organizations will be represented.