Triple-Negative Breast Cancers Depend on Fat as Fuel, Research Shows
The most intractable common form of breast cancer might in most cases be treatable by drugs that target fat metabolism, according to UCSF researchers.
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Earlier Intervention for Type 1 Diabetes Sought with New Staging Classification
Two decades of research by the international research network Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet has helped to produce recommendations for a new type 1 diabetes staging classification.
Tool Enables Doctors to ID Babies at Risk of Obesity, Study Says
Newborns who are heavier than average and gain weight rapidly in the first six months of life face a heightened chance of obesity by the time they are old enough for kindergarten, according to a study published on March 4, 2016, in The Journal of Pediatrics.
'Brain GPS' Component Allows Brain to Track Location When at Rest
UCSF scientists have discovered a network of brain cells that allows animals to keep track of where they are when they are not moving through space, such as when they are eating, engaged in social interactions, or sleeping.
VP Joe Biden Visits UCSF to Advance National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden visited UCSF to meet with top cancer experts as part of the National Cancer Moonshot initiative to develop new approaches that fast-forward the development of novel therapies.
Homeless People Suffer Geriatric Conditions Decades Early, UCSF Study Shows
Homeless people in their fifties have more geriatric conditions than those living in homes who are decades older, according to researchers at UC San Francisco who are following 350 people who are homeless and aged 50 and over, in Oakland.
Using Big Data to Chart Cancer’s Hidden Genetic Weaknesses
UCSF researchers are using big data to find cancer treatments by mapping gene networks and screening existing cancer drugs to test their effectiveness against dozens of different cancer gene variants.
Economics Colloquium Tackles Societal Returns on Health Care Investments
What is the best way to measure returns on investments in health care? What are the economic implications of the global rise in non-communicable diseases? These are just a few of the global challenges taken up by health economics experts at the third annual Global Health Economics Consortium Colloquium at UCSF.
Gene Linking Sleep and Seasonal Affective Disorder Found
A newly discovered human gene mutation appears to contribute both to unusual sleep patterns and to heightened rates of seasonal depression, according to new research from UCSF.
‘Unhealthy’ Microbiomes Could Promote Metabolic Disease
Leading microbiome researchers recently came to UCSF to share the newest insights about how improving our relationship with our bodies’ microbial ecosystems could be the next big breakthrough in treating metabolic disease.
Team-Based Health Care Model Reduces Need, Improves Quality of Life for Complex Patients, Study Shows
A complex care model that is interdisciplinary and team-based and utilizes home visits reduces health care need and improves quality of life for medically complex patients, according to researchers at UCSF and the affiliated San Francisco VA Health Care System.
Gene Signature Could Lead To A New Way Of Diagnosing Lyme
Researchers at UCSF and Johns Hopkins may have found a new way to diagnose Lyme disease, based on a distinctive gene “signature” they discovered in white blood cells of patients infected with the tick-borne bacteria.
Ebola, Zika and More: Designing One Test to Catch Them All
With a tiny sequencing machine that plugs into a laptop’s USB port, UCSF’s Charles Chiu aims to diagnose infectious diseases quickly – and even catch the next wave before it strikes.
$25 Million From Oberndorf Foundation To Advance UCSF Psychiatry, Neuroscience Research
UCSF has received an unrestricted $25 million commitment from the Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation to advance basic research in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences.
