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UCSF Grad Slam: This is Your Brain on Your Mother Tongue

Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2024 Grad Slam event. This year’s first-place talk was by Ilina Bhaya-Grossman on how our brains make meaning out of groups of vowels, consonants and pauses in our native tongues to recognize words.

2024 Grad Slam winner Ilina Bhaya-Grossman presents her research onstage. In the background is a presentation slide showing an illusration of measurements of brainwaves.

Allen Institute Joins Weill Neurohub

The Allen Institute is the newest member of the Weill Neurohub, a collaborative research network advancing treatments for neurological diseases.

A cluster of neurons with arms branching outwards

How AI Can Help Spot Early Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease

UCSF scientists found a way to predict Alzheimer’s disease up to seven years before symptoms appear by analyzing patient records with machine learning. Conditions that most influenced prediction of Alzheimer’s were high cholesterol and, for women, osteoporosis.

An abstract illustration of a person whose brain is visible thorugh their head, signifying intelligence and thought.

Can Native Speakers Change Health Care in the Navajo Nation?

The two-year HEAL fellowship initiative operates in 10 countries but has a special focus on serving the Navajo Nation, which continues to suffer from the consequences of colonialism, including poor access to health care.

An indigenous woman wearing a surigcal mask stands outside a mobile clinic while talking to a patient in Ford Defiance.

Genetic Discovery Reveals Who Can Benefit from Preterm Birth Therapy

In a first, scientists at UCSF and Stanford identified genetic variants that predict whether a patient is likely to respond to treatment for preterm birth. Screening for mutations could allow doctors to target medications to those most likely to benefit. No medication is currently available in the U.S. to treat preterm birth.

A Black pregnant woman sits comfortably on her couch at home and affectionately looks down at her growing stomach.