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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive in-office procedure. Brief magnetic pulses to the brain induces electrical currents that stimulate nerve cells in specific areas of the brain, providing symptom relief for patients with depression and OCD.
UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed the health system’s first commercial transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedure using
With further validation and clinical trials, the use of artificial intelligence in emergency departments could one day help prioritize patients based on the urgency of their treatment, and help with triage in emergency care.
Faculty members Chase Anderson, MD, and Brittany Bryant, LCSW, help us understand what microaggressions are, what they look like, and what they mean for your mental health – and practical skills to deal with them, whether they’re directed at you or not.
From left to right: W. Thomas Boyce, MD; Kathleen Giacomini, PhD; Geeta Narlikar, PhD; and Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA.Four scientists and clinicians at UC San Francisco have been honored this year with
As the human body ages, cellular changes can drive a host of age-related diseases and conditions. The appearance of aging cells, also called senescent cells, in age-related diseases has spurred the
Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s
UCSF scientists have found a set of autoantibodies that emerge in some MS patients years before symptoms.
New CAR-T gene therapy techniques could extend survival for patients with glioblastoma.
When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe – heading toward a healthy person’s lungs instead of their gut – they start coughing uncontrollably. That’s because their upper airway senses the
Mild brain inflammation destroys arm-like projections of neurons rather than the neurons themselves, but can still cause significant brain damage.
A study reveals the life-altering impact of COVID-19 on individuals who developed severe illness, the majority of whom had to be placed on mechanical ventilators. Two-thirds still had physical, psychiatric, and cognitive problems for up to a year later.
