Functional Impairment in Middle Age Often Leads to Further Decline
Nearly 40 percent of individuals who experience an episode of functional impairment in middle age see further functional decline, or even death.
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Researchers Rethink How ‘Beige’ Fat Cells Burn Calories
UCSF researchers have discovered a new heat-producing pathway in fat cells that works by burning excess blood glucose, suggesting a potential new approach to treating metabolic disorders.
Deadly Lung Cancers are Driven by Multiple Genetic Changes
New research finds one of the world’s most deadly forms of lung cancer is driven by changes in multiple different genes.
Preventing Disease Through Social Media: UCSF Doctor Gets Creative with Health Interventions
Smartphones and emotional crises, social media and tanning beds are seemingly disconnected – but UCSF researcher Eleni Linos has started to make an impact on health by her focus on how technology can influence our behaviors.
Survivors of Childhood Leukemia with Down Syndrome Have Unique Health Risks, Benefits
A study challenges the belief that children with Down syndrome are significantly more susceptible to leukemia.
Diverse Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells Share a Hidden Weakness
UCSF researchers have discovered a gene vulnerability that could let oncologists wipe out drug-resistant cancers across many different cancer types.
Public-Private Consortium Aims to Cut Preclinical Cancer Drug Discovery from Six Years to Just One
Scientists from two U.S. national laboratories, industry, and academia on Oct. 27 launched an unprecedented effort to transform the way cancer drugs are discovered.
UCSF’s Cryo-Electron Microscopy Advancements Bring Atomic-Level Life into Clearer View
UCSF researchers are leading a resolution revolution by capturing the inner workings of the human body in exquisite images through recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy.
Burned Out Trainee Surgeons at High Risk for Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts
Seven out of 10 trainee surgeons surveyed experienced burnout driven by emotional exhaustion, “depersonalization” and doubts about their effectiveness at work, impacting their own performance and potentially patients’ health.
Imported Candy at Top of Contaminated Food List in California
Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health issued more alerts for lead in candy than for the other top three sources of food-borne contamination combined.
Where Does the Ebola Virus Hide Between Outbreaks?
Joe DeRisi, PhD, a master detective of infectious diseases, stumbled on a clue to cracking the decades-long search for the place – or creature – where the Ebola virus hides between deadly outbreaks.
UCSF Specialties Among World’s Best in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2018
UCSF has ranked in the top 10 for seven specialties in 2017 Best Global Universities rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public-Private ATOM Consortium Aims to Cut Preclinical Cancer Drug Discovery from Six Years to One
Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, GSK, and the University of California, San Francisco will hold a briefing to discuss Accelerating Therapeutics for Opportunities in Medicine
UCSF Innovators Use EHRs to Track Hospital-Acquired Infection
UCSF Health Informatics team has used electronic health records to track down a source of a common hospital-acquired infection.
Big Data Shows How Cancer Interacts with Its Surroundings
UCSF researchers have identified a molecular signature in tissue adjacent to tumors in eight of the most common cancers that suggests they are all using the same mechanism to remodel normal tissue and spread.
