How to Stop Dangerous Scarring After a Heart Attack
Gal-3C, a galectin-3 inhibitor, shows promise in limiting post-MI scarring, improving cardiac function, and outperforming current therapies.
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New Concussion Headset Shows When it’s Safe to Return to Play
A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion.
Calling All Scientists to Fight the Next Pandemic
UCSF’s Nevan Krogan, PhD, is taking aim at the world’s deadliest diseases by uniting scientists and the biomedical industry to speed treatments.
The Cancer Breakthrough Boom
Engineered immune cells. Supercharged scans. Drug implants. Gene manipulators. Blood biopsies. Read how these breakthroughs are transforming cancer care.
UCSF Health Cancer Experts Featured at Premier Cancer Meeting
Oncology specialists from around the globe will gather for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to discuss the latest cancer therapies, technologies, research and education.
Has Science Cracked the Code on Chronic Pain?
In a first, researchers have identified chronic pain pathways in individuals directly from their neural activity, showing promising paths forward for treatment.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Cell Therapy Facility at UCSF to Accelerate Development of Breakthrough Therapies
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and UCSF will accelerate advanced cell therapies for difficult to treat conditions like cancer from a new manufacturing facility.
New App Calculates Women’s Risk for Advanced Breast Cancer
A new digital tool helps to calculate breast cancer risk for those who may develop advanced cancer that goes undiagnosed despite regular screenings.
AI Technology Generates Original Proteins from Scratch
A new AI language program developed by Salesforce can learn the language of biology to create artificial proteins.
Fitbit, Apple Watch Screening for Heart Arrhythmia Needs More Study
Promises from companies leap ahead of medical science in promoting the use of smartwatches to screen for heart rhythm disorders says UCSF’s Gregory Marcus.
UCSF Study Sheds Light on the Reasons Behind Sex Differences in Myocarditis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) used in cancer care can cause myocarditis, a potentially fatal side effect, and it appears that the adverse cardiac effects may disproportionally impact female patients.
