Newly Discovered Immune Cells Play a Role in Hemorrhagic Stroke
A new “atlas” of every cell in the brain’s blood vessels reveals that some strokes are caused by immune cells interacting with arteries, in a new study by UCSF researchers.
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3 Researchers Named 2021 Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Three UC San Francisco researchers have been selected as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals. They are among 564 newly elected fellows announced Jan. 26.
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Scientist Wins Prestigious Bowes Biomedical Investigator Award for Finding ‘Anti-CRISPRs’
Microbiologist Joseph Bondy-Denomy, PhD, has been selected as the 2022 William K. Bowes Jr. Biomedical Investigator for his groundbreaking discovery of a secret weapon deployed by viruses in their ancient battle against bacteria.
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco Becomes Second in State to Earn Top Surgery Designation
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco has been verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons, making it one of only two children’s hospitals in California with Level 1 Surgery status.
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Suresh Gunasekaran Tapped as Chief Executive of UCSF Health
UCSF has named Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, as the new president and chief executive officer of UCSF Health, bringing an accomplished leader to the world-renowned health system.
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Race-Based Prescribing for Black People with High Blood Pressure Shows No Benefit
For years, physicians have been taught to prescribe different drugs to Black people with high blood pressure. A recent UCSF study calls that into question.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID ‘Brain Fog’
Many patients with COVID-19 develop brain fog and other cognitive symptoms months later. Their cerebrospinal fluid may hold clues to why this is happening.
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UCSF Infectious Disease Specialist Discusses COVID-19 Surge in Children
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32 UCSF Researchers Named New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators
Thirty-two UCSF faculty members have been named to the second cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators and will receive $1 million apiece in unrestricted funds over the next five years to pursue creative and innovative research.
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Nose or Throat? The Best Way to Swab for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
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Binge Drinking Linked to First Episodes of Heart Rhythm Disorder
Binge drinking can lead to more ER visits and first episodes of a serious heart condition, new UCSF study reports.
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Human Proteins Behind COVID-19 Infection Revealed by Innovative CRISPR Technology
In the quest for new treatments for COVID-19, a team led by UCSF researchers identified a new potential drug target that may prevent infection of human cells by SARS-CoV-2.
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Medicine Meets Emotion: COVID Expert Shares What Happened When His Son Tested Positive
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Novel Brainstem Circuit Gives Rise to the Rhythms of Vocalization
Human vocal sounds have the same rhythmic quality as the sounds made by many mammals, songbirds, and even some species of fish. UCSF researchers have found the brainstem circuit responsible, and it's connected breath control.
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Exercise Alters Brain Chemistry to Protect Aging Synapses
UCSF researchers show how physical activity protects cognition by altering brain chemistry that maintains synapses, especially for the elderly.
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Sorting Cancers by ‘Immune Archetypes’ May Offer New Approach For Precision Immunotherapies
UCSF researchers found that cancers from different parts of the body are immunologically similar to one another. They described 12 classes of "immune archetypes" to classify cancer tumors, which can provide unique strategies for enhancing patients’ choice of cancer immunotherapies.
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Timing of Brain Injury in Pregnancy, Birth May Impact Motor and Language Outcomes
Brain maps and developmental outcomes differ greatly in newborns with two of the most common brain injury types, which may have implications for early intervention.
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Pig Brain Cells May Have Cured a Sea Lion’s Epilepsy – Are Humans Next?
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Meet the Dermatologists Changing Their Field
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We Have Life-saving Treatments for the Opioid Overdose Epidemic. Here’s Why They Often Don’t Get Used
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New Research Shows How the Pandemic Has Affected Teenagers’ Health
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Alpha Coronavirus Variant Evolved to Evade Immune System
A new study led by scientists at UCSF's Quantitative Biosciences Institute and University College London found that the Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 ramped up production of a protein that it uses to stifle infected cells’ immune-stimulating signals, helping it evade immune detection and accelerate its transmission.
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What CDC’s New COVID Isolation Rules Mean for Vaccinated, Boosted
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‘This Virus Will Ultimately Become Endemic’: Scientists Find Key in Alpha Variant To Fight Omicron
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Mom’s Kidney Donation To Ailing Son Means Family Toddler Home for Holidays for 1st Time
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There Aren’t Enough Mental Health Professionals Despite a Tsunami of Need. Here’s What S.F. Is Doing About It
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As Omicron Surges, UCSF Experts Answer Questions About the COVID-19 Variant
There is some information that is known about the variant and other information that sti
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AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication
A natural language processing study parses doctor-patient communication at an unprecedented scale and offers new ways to help doctors communicate with their patients.
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UCSF Doctor Composes Song ‘Angels Among Us’ Inspired by Teen Cancer Patient
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Experimental Gene Therapy Shown Safe and Effective, Giving Kids a New Chance at Life