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UCSF Team Shows How to Make Skinny Worms Fat and Fat Worms Skinny
Researchers exploring human metabolism at UCSF have uncovered a handful of chemical compounds that regulate fat storage in worms, offering a new tool for understanding obesity and finding future treatments for diseases associated with obesity.
UCSF Researchers Uncover Hormone Pathway to Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute have discovered how a change in growth hormone activity in mice leads to fatty liver disease, a condition whose human counterpart is of rising concern worldwide.
Aging, Chronic Disease and Telomeres Are Linked in Recent Studies
UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn is not ready to predict how long you will live. But she and her UCSF colleagues are exploring a feature within cells that is a kind of hourglass for aging.
10 Heart Healthy Tips from the UCSF Center for Prevention of Heart & Vascular Disease
’Tis the season for temptations, with holiday dinners and treats nearly everywhere we turn. So stick a fork into these 10 tips from the UCSF Center for Prevention of Heart and Vascular Disease.
New test can predict complications from kidney disease
Cystatin C, a blood marker of kidney function, proved significantly more accurate than the standard blood marker, creatinine, in predicting serious complications of kidney disease, in a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
Charitable Giving Campaign Nears its Final Days
With only days to go for employees to make donations through the UCSF Charitable Giving Campaign, so far fund totals are looking remarkably below those raised in previous years.
Chemicals in Environment Deserve Study for Possible Role in Fat Gain, Says Byers Award Recipient
Weight gain and environmental pollutants might be linked, an award-winning worm researcher suggests.
Living Well Program at UCSF Brings Free Wellness Activities, Expo to Campus
During December and throughout 2011, members of the UCSF community can participate in events and activities that can improve their health and well being.