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Study Confirms Erroneous Link Between Prostate Cancer and Retrovirus from Mice
A once-promising discovery linking prostate cancer to an obscure retrovirus derived from mice was the result of an inadvertent laboratory contamination, a forensic analysis of tissue samples and lab experiments – some dating back nearly a decade – has confirmed.
Hope on the Horizon for Asthma Sufferers
A new study by a UCSF-led research team has found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding the two most significant biological responses that lead to an asthma attack.
Before You Vote, Meet State and City Candidates at UCSF-Sponsored Forums
<p>With just over a month until the November election, UCSF is co-sponsoring a series of candidate forums for the California Assembly, California Senate and San Francisco Board of Supervisors.</p>
Simple Tool May Help Evaluate Risk for Violence Among Patients with Mental Illness
Mental health professionals, who often are tasked with evaluating and managing the risk of violence by their patients, may benefit from a simple tool to more accurately make a risk assessment, according to a recent study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco.
Scientists Develop Technique to Track Dormant AIDS Virus Concealed in Cells
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have devised a method to track HIV inside individual cells — an important development for understanding “HIV latency" when the virus goes dormant after the patient begins antiretroviral treatment.
UCSF Installs WarnMe Emergency Alert Electronic Display Boards
<p>If there is an imminent threat to your life or safety from a hazardous material spill, fire, violent protests or an active shooter on campus, UCSF Police and its Homeland Security Emergency Management Division will send an emergency alert to any cell phone, email, pager or text messaging address registered in UCSF's WarnMe mass notification system.</p>