Stem Cells Used to Model Disease that Causes Abnormal Bone Growth
Researchers have developed a new way to study bone disorders and bone growth, using stem cells from patients afflicted with a rare, genetic bone disease.
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Nurse-Midwives, Physicians Collaborate for High-Quality Maternity Care
A collaborative model of maternity care between UCSF’s certified nurse-midwives and obstetricians that began at San Francisco General Hospital almost 40 years ago allows each to learn from one another and practice to their unique strengths.
New Link Between Obesity, Early Decline in Kidney Function
A new UCSF-led study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease.
Research Shows How Household Dogs Protect Against Asthma, Infection
Children’s risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, and now researchers have discovered a reason why.
Doula Training Program Comes to Life through UCSF Collaboration
UCSF faculty members are collaborating with Birth Justice Project co-founders and a volunteer doula program director at San Francisco General Hospital for a vocational training program.
UCSF Receives $15 Million for Malaria Elimination Campaign
UC San Francisco’s Global Health Group has received a $15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a pioneering effort to help nearly three dozen countries eliminate malaria within their borders.
UCSF Faculty Research Influences Women's Health Law
Women's reproductive health experts Diana Taylor and Tracy Weitz conducted the foundational research on the safety and quality of aspiration abortions that now has become law of the land in California.
Flu Shot Deadline Nears Before Mandatory Mask Policy Starts
UCSF reminds all patient care providers to either receive a 2013 flu vaccine or wear a paper mask as of December 15.
Sustainable Science to Promote Health in Africa
Over more than two decades in Africa, UCSF researchers have approached their scientific work with a dual aim: treat disease while helping to sustainably build up the local health care system.
A Primer on Concussions
Carlin Senter, MD, leader of UCSF’s concussion program, answers some frequently asked questions about this common brain injury.
Court Injunction Limits Striking Employees at UC Medical Centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has issued an injunction limiting the number of UC patient care employees that can strike on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
For Type 1 Diabetes, Islet Transplantation Gains Momentum
For the worst cases of type 1 diabetes, islet transplantation has freed hundreds of people from complete insulin dependence. UCSF is leading a push to bring this experimental procedure into the mainstream.
Did Inefficient Cellular Machinery Evolve to Fight Viruses and Jumping Genes?
When it comes to genes, a UCSF scientist wants to turn conventional wisdom about human and bacterial evolution on its head.
UCSF Announces Establishment of UCSF Health Workforce Research Center
UCSF has been awarded one of three Cooperative Agreements from the U.S. Bureau of the Health Professions to establish the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center.
UCSF Researchers Offer Solutions to Looming Health Care Provider Shortage
The United States faces a severe shortage of primary health care providers. In a series of papers published in Health Affairs, UCSF researchers advocated a number of potential solutions to the problem.
