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Full-Genome CRISPR Screen Reveals Surprising Ways Neurons Survive Oxidative Stress
UCSF researchers have created a CRISPR technique to study how turning on or off single genes affects the function of different cell types and how these changes play a role in disease.
Scientists Find Mechanism that Eliminates Senescent Cells
Scientists at UCSF are learning how immune cells naturally clear the body of defunct – or senescent – cells that contribute to aging and many chronic diseases
Smart Cell Therapies for Solid Cancers Ready to Move Toward Clinical Trials
Researchers at UCSF have demonstrated how to engineer smart immune cells that are effective against solid tumors, opening the door to treating a variety of cancers that have long been untouchable with immunotherapies.
New CRISPR Technology Offers Unrivaled Control of Epigenetic Inheritance
Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR’s basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what’s known as the epigenome.
Playing Virtual Reality Video Game May Boost Seniors’ Memory
Scientists at UCSF’s Neuroscape brain research center have developed a first-of-its-kind virtual reality video game that can improve memory in healthy, older adults.
Probiotics: Health Hack or Hype?
We turned to UCSF scientists to better understand probiotics and the human microbiome they aim to influence.
Could this Llama-Inspired Nanobody Help Curtail COVID?
A UCSF team has engineered a tiny antibody capable of neutralizing the coronavirus.
COVID-19 Variant First Found in Other Countries and States Now Seen More Frequently in California
“It’s too soon to know if this variant will spread more rapidly than others," said Erica Pan, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist for the California Department of Public Health.
UCSF and BridgeBio Pharma to Accelerate Therapies for Genetic Diseases
UCSF and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. today announced a partnership to drive the advancement of academic innovations in genetically driven diseases into potential therapeutics for patients.
Seizure Risk Forecasted Days in Advance with Brain Implant Data
Patterns of brain activity can be used to forecast seizure risk in epilepsy patients several days in advance, according to a new analysis of data obtained from clinically approved brain implants by neuroscientists at UCSF, the University of Bern and the University of Geneva.
Wearable Sensor May Signal You’re Developing COVID-19 – Even If Your Symptoms Are Subtle
The device, which may be a better illness indicator than a thermometer, could lead to earlier isolation and testing, curbing the spread of infectious diseases.
Big Data Powers Design of ‘Smart’ Cell Therapies for Cancer
Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research.
