Engineers Hack Cell Biology to Create 3-D Shapes from Living Tissue
UCSF bioengineers have shown that many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian body plans and internal tissue structures can be recreated with very simple instructions.
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Social Interactions Override Genetics When Birds Learn New Songs
UCSF research finds that although young male songbirds are genetically predisposed to sound like their fathers, enriched early experience with a foster-father can overcome this genetic destiny.
Carry the One Radio: “The Hidden Addiction”
Sugar scientist and professor of health policy Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, explores the tactics corporations use to get people hooked on sugary products – and how she and her colleagues are fighting back. Carry the One Radio is produced by a dedicated band of young UCSF scientists, graduate students, and postdocs.
Brainy Bridge
Neuroscientist Ashley Smart shares the wonders of the brain through art.
Does Your Age, Gender, or Race Matter When Recovering from a Head Injury?
Kristine Yaffe shares what scientists are learning about the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury.
How is Research Helping Solve Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE?
Amanda Woerman explores how basic science fuels efforts to end trauma-induced brain disease.
Silver Tsunami: The Next Wave of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
More than half of TBI patients are over 65 – research hasn’t caught up to the demographic shift.
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Devastating Fall, A Climb Back to Health
Millions of people suffer traumatic brain injuries each year, but there remains no effective treatment.
Solving the Hardest Problems in Health
UCSF: The Campaign is taking on the world’s most complex health challenges, powered by an exceptional community of mavericks, innovators, and advocates. Together we will make the Bay Area and our world healthier for all.
DNA Annotations Predict Patient Outcomes in Childhood Leukemia
UCSF physician-scientists have developed a test that can predict how patients with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia will respond to treatment.
Simple Tool May Expedite Transplants in Kids with Kidney Failure
An easy-to-use tool to predict the likelihood of a child with kidney disease progressing to kidney failure has a high degree of accuracy.
1 in 5 Older Patients with Chronic Disease Report Health Care Discrimination
Researchers said all the groups in the study – black, white and Hispanic – reported high rates of discrimination for one reason or another.
Most Popular Science Stories of 2017
Whether you are seeing them for the first time or coming back for another look, check out the most popular scientific stories from UC San Francisco from the past year.
Researchers Launch Atlas of Developing Human Brain
UCSF have taken the first step toward a comprehensive atlas of gene expression in cells across the developing human brain.
New Genetic Models of Autism Point to Cellular Roots of Disease
Researchers at UCSF have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells.
