To Boldly Go or Anxiously Hang Back?
UCSF research has identified a particular group of nerve cells in the brain that play an important role in anxiety’s influence over behavior.
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Synthetic Speech Generated from Brain Recordings
The technology could one day restore the voices of people who have lost the ability to speak due to paralysis and other forms of neurological damage.
Had Enough Water? Brain's Thirst Centers Make a Gut Check
New UCSF study may have answered how your brain knows when you’ve had enough water.
‘Undruggable’ Parkinson’s Molecule Spills Its Secrets
UCSF researchers developed a strategy for targeting a key molecule implicated in Parkinson’s disease, opening up a potential new treatment strategy for the currently incurable movement disorder.
Not Just Neurons: Precision Signaling Architecture Discovered in Non-Neural Cells that Direct Development
UCSF lab found that a chemical that acts as a neurotransmitter in the nervous system is essential for cytonemes to mediate cell-to-cell communication between non-neural cells.
Chimpanzee Brain Organoids Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution
UCSF researchers created a chimpanzee brain “organoids” that mimic the development and organization of full-size brains.
Ultra-Sturdy Bones, with a Surprising Origin, Suggest New Osteoporosis Approach
A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women’s bone density.
Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Mouse Cerebral Cortex
New study shows the post-rhinal cortex, appears to obtain visual data directly from an evolutionarily ancient sensory processing center at the base of the brain called the superior colliculus.
Gut Immune Cells Cut Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers have discovered that the intestine is the source of immune cells that reduce brain inflammation in people with MS, and that increasing the number of these cells blocks inflammation entirely.
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Scans Six Years Before a Diagnosis
UCSF researchers programmed a machine-learning algorithm to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The algorithm used PET scans – a common type of brain scan.
4 Strategies for Aging Well
UCSF experts share their science-backed strategies for aging well.
