Chronic Inflammation Can Trigger Cancers Via Newly Discovered Mechanism
In these patients, chronic tissue inflammation causes an over-active protein to introduce mutations across the genome, some of which eventually lead to cancer.
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Risk of Heart Attacks is Double for Daily E-Cigarette Users
Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of a survey of nearly 70,000 people, led by researchers at UCSF.
In Choosing Care, HIV Patients in Zambia Prefer Kindness Over Convenience
Patients were hypothetically willing to increase wait time and travel distance—and accept significant reduction in medication—in order to access a healthcare provider with a nice attitude, according to a new survey.
The Making of a World-Class Health System: How UCSF Health Excels Amid Today's Industry Demands
Over the past three years, UCSF Health has seen patient satisfaction ratings climb, while negative safety incidents and overall costs have continually decreased.
UCSF Medical Center Is Best Hospital in California for 2018-19
UCSF ranked sixth on the national Best Hospitals Honor Roll and received special recognition for exceptional performance in 15 medical specialties, including top-10 status in a dozen.
‘Undruggable’ Cancers Slowed by Targeting Growth Signals
Researchers have identified a new strategy for potentially treating a subset of intractable cancers by decoupling the entire RAS / MAP Kinase signaling pathway from external growth signals.
Important Cancer-Tracking Registry to Locate at UCSF
The Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, which has been at the forefront of cancer data collection throughout the region is moving its headquarters and management to UCSF.
Genetic Study of Familial Leukemia Solves 30-Year Medical Mystery
A decades-old medical mystery has been solved by researchers at UCSF and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, who have discovered a pair of inherited genetic mutations underlying a familial blood disorder that sometimes leads to leukemia.
Disrupting Toxic Stress in Children to Prevent Long-Term Health Impacts
Clinicians and researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and UCSF are developing tools to combat negative health outcomes from toxic stress.
CRISPR-Based Tool Maps Gene Function in Human Cells
UCSF scientists have used a high-throughput CRISPR-based technique to rapidly map the functions of nearly 500 genes in human cells, many of them never before studied in detail.
Genomic Landscape of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Unveiled in New Study
A comprehensive genetic analysis of metastatic prostate cancer has, for the first time, revealed a number of major ways in which abnormal alterations of the genome propel this aggressive form of the disease.
Breast Cancer Follow-Up Imaging Varies Widely, Study Finds
Follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer varies widely across the country, according to a new study led by researchers at UCSF.
T Cell Engineering Breakthrough Sidesteps Need for Viruses in CRISPR Gene-Editing
In an achievement that has significant implications for research, medicine, and industry, UCSF scientists have genetically reprogrammed human immune cells without using viruses to insert DNA
Deadly Form of Advanced Prostate Cancer is Common, Calls for Distinct Treatment
Study of prostate cancer in 202 men, whose cancers had spread and were resistant to standard treatment, found that about 17 percent of these cancers belong to a deadlier subtype of metastatic prostate cancer.
Evolution of Melanoma Reveals Opportunities for Intervention
UCSF researchers have identified the sequence of genetic changes that transform benign moles to into malignant skin cancer.
