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A team of UC San Francisco and Stanford University scientists has discovered that a protein thought to be crucial for the body to develop and function correctly can be reduced by half in mice with no apparent ill effects.
Oncologists are treating the immune system instead of tumors to fight cancer – with startling results.
Alan Ashworth, PhD, one of the world’s preeminent cancer scientists and new president of UCSF’s cancer center, shares his vision for tackling the disease.
Men with an elevated, genetically inherited risk for prostate cancer could be routinely identified with a simple blood or urine test, potentially paving the way to better or earlier diagnosis.
Sean Parker, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, has donated $4.5 million to UCSF to launch a research program on innovative and aggressive approaches against the mosquito that transmits malaria.
Training health care workers to educate young women about intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants dramatically cut the number of unintended pregnancies among young women seeking family planning services.
A team of scientists has shown that using just three molecular markers will help clinicians classify gliomas – the most common type of malignant brain tumors – more accurately than current methods.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is among the nation's premier children’s hospitals in nine pediatric specialties, according to the 2015-2016 U.S. Best Children’s Hospitals rankings conducted by the U.S. News Media Group.
A team led by researchers from UCSF, Organic Health Response and Microclinic International is reporting results of a study that showed significant benefits of microclinics – an innovative intervention that mobilized rural Kenyan HIV patients’ informal social networks to support their staying in care.
A new study led by UCSF has found that women with dense breasts may need only routine mammograms unless they are at high risk.
A team led by UCSF researchers has discovered how a commonly administered vaccine protects against acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer.
An online smoking cessation program that offered personalized guidance and support free of charge to smokers worldwide prompted thousands to quit, and should be used as a blueprint for other global health initiatives, according to Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD, professor emeritus of psychiatry at UCSF
A team led by UCSF scientists has discovered a possible reason why angiogenesis inhibitors often work in the short term but usually become ineffective within months, one that could lead to a way to prevent cancer relapse.
UCSF scientists have identified a biological escape hatch that explains the resistance to targeted drug treatment in some lung cancer patients.
A research team at UCSF has won a five-year award of $14.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to investigate whether a personalized approach to breast cancer screening is as safe and effective as annual mammograms.
