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Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe obesity, few see long-term benefits in diet and exercise programs, and could benefit more from bariatric surgery and GLPs.
A professor of physiological nursing explains the differences between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors for type 2 diabetes, and how to predict and prevent it in high-risk racial groups.
The UCSF community is saddened at the passing of former UCSF faculty member William Rutter, PhD, whose collaborative and interdisciplinary research style helped guide the growth and quality of the basic science enterprise at UCSF.
The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary 2025 lecture is titled “A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases.”
Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these
A study found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.
It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps
This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a day in their work life. Here we meet David Gonzalez, Ambulatory Care, administrative coordinator, in the School of Dentistry.
Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.
Alameda County community members have identified mental health issues, systemic inequities, and safety as top health challenges their children face, according to a triennial report by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) has accepted UCSF Health into its OHF Care Center Network recognizing the health system’s dedication to providing high-quality medical care, resources,
People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study.
UCSF researchers recently created the world's first shape-shifting synthetic proteins using artificial intelligence (AI). The breakthrough opens the door to developing entirely new proteins that could, one day, produce medicines to stop diseases like cancer.
A critical step in meeting the needs of the growing aging population is early recognition of cognitive decline. In California, women who live to be 65 or older have a one in four chance of developing
Atul Butte, who championed the use of big data in science and health care and inspired a generation of trainees at UC San Francisco and beyond to pursue the fields he pioneered — translational and clinical bioinformatics — died on June 13 at the age of 55.
A new class of drugs that target inflammation can treat acute fulminant myocarditis patients.
Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study found that the disease may make them more sociable rather than less — at least in the early stages.
Scientists found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases.
Curious about the future of health care? This UCSF Rosenman Institute podcast explores big ideas like at-home tests for early cancer detection and the next wave of weight loss treatments. Hear insights from the front-line innovators and entrepreneurs tackling health’s biggest challenges.
What do Tinder and the immune system have in common? Both swipe to find the perfect match, but instead of love, the immune system is hunting virus-infected cells. UCSF PhD student Sophia Miliotis explains it all in her clever, three-minute Grad Slam talk – and made history as UCSF’s first-ever winner of the UC-wide competition. Watch it now on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
UC San Francisco’s ties to AIDS Walk San Francisco go back decades. But the funds raised at each event, including this year’s walk, will advance critical HIV research, care, and programming at the
Bonnie Tsui’s latest book is a “celebration of musculature ... vivid, thought-provoking, undeniably fascinating,” according to Kirkus Reviews. She researched it by visiting UCSF’s Anatomy Learning Center with Amber Fitzsimmons, DPTSc ’13, chair of physical therapy, as her guide, uncovering how the perception of muscle shapes cultural ideas of power and beauty.
Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01, didn’t just want to own a pharmacy – she wanted to redefine what one could be. “I wanted to create something different, something more personal,” says Lopez, the 2025 Alumni Humanitarian Service Award winner.
“With this piece, I wanted to reflect the creativity and collaboration that make offering care to these children possible,” says artist Rachel Howard of her collage. It depicts a UCSF School of Dentistry partnership that uses telehealth to bring preventive dental care to kids in rural schools.
The School of Pharmacy’s Joanne Chun, PharmD ’93, PhD ’96, leads a new master’s degree program focused on AI’s transformation of drug discovery and development.
Researchers and clinicians are advancing the science of sight to ensure the health of these complex and crucial organs.
What scientists are learning about weed’s health effects might come as a surprise.
