2015 NIH Funding: A Look at the Researchers Behind the Numbers
Learn more about some of the UCSF researchers who received the top funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2015.
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UCSF Schools Continue to Lead Nation in NIH Biomedical Research Funds for 2015
For the third year in a row, UCSF's four schools — of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy — topped the nation in federal biomedical research funding in their fields, according to 2015 figures from the National Institutes of Health.
Scientists Find Molecular Link Between Zika and Microcephaly
Strengthening the link between Zika virus and microcephaly, scientists at UCSF have discovered that a protein the virus uses to infect skin cells and cause a rash is present also in stem cells of the developing human brain and retina.
Researchers Learn How the Bat Got its Wings
An international team of scientists have for the first time identified genes and gene regulatory elements that are essential in wing development in the Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis), a species widely distributed in eastern and southern Africa.
PTSD in Veterans Tied to Worse Heart Health
A UCSF study found that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to have worse endothelial vascular function, which plays a key role in blood vessel dilation, blood pressure, clotting and inflammation.
Study Suggests ‘Emotional Health’ Implicated in Dementia
Serious and escalating depression in the elderly may almost double the likelihood of dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco, and could be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline, rather than just an early symptom of it.
Mindful Eating, Meditation May Lead to Better Metabolic Health
A diet and exercise program that included mindfulness training resulted in participants having lower metabolic risk factors compared to those who underwent the same program without the training, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Black Patients More Likely to Suffer With ER Ambulance Diversion
African American patients suffering heart conditions are more likely than white patients to have their ambulance diverted to another hospital due to overcrowding in their nearest emergency room, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
UCSF Research Suggests New Model for Cancer Metastasis
Scientists at UC San Francisco have been able to directly observe, for the first time, how invasive cancer cells create a beachhead as they migrate to the lung in a mouse model of metastatic cancer.
Patients at Highest Stroke Risk Not Prescribed Blood Thinners
Nearly half of all atrial fibrillation patients at the highest risk for stroke are not being prescribed blood thinners by their cardiologists, according to a new study by researchers at the UC San Diego and UC San Francisco schools of medicine.
Watch UCSF Faculty, Leaders Speak at the 2016 Personalized Medicine World Conference
UC San Francisco leaders and faculty took part in the 2016 Personalized Medicine World Conference, a premier gathering in precision medicine.
'Hey Siri, I’m Depressed': Can Smartphones Answer the Call for Help?
Personal voice assistants are increasingly used by smartphone owners for a range of health questions, but in a new study the telephone conversational agents responded inconsistently and incompletely to simple questions about mental health, rape and domestic violence.
UCSF Zika Symposium Brings Together Bay Area Experts to Pool Latest Information
UCSF hosted a Zika symposium to bring together Bay Area experts and health officials to to help focus the research agenda as scientists around the world scrambling for information the virus.
Saturated Fat ‘Short-Circuits’ Immune Cells To Trigger Inflammation
Research by UCSF scientists has opened up a surprising new avenue for potential therapies to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders that are associated with chronic tissue inflammation in obesity.
Better Malaria Prevention for Pregnant Women in Africa
Pregnant women can be protected from malaria, a major cause of prematurity, low birth weight and death in infants in Africa, with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), an artemisinin combination therapy that is already widely used to treat malaria in adults, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and in Uganda.
