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Researching How Stress Among Sexual Minorities Affects Health on Genetic Level
Researcher Annesa Flentje is looking at ways stress among sexual minorities – those whose sexual orientation, identity or practices differ from the majority – can affect physical and mental health, starting at the genetic level, with a particular focus of late on the effect of stress on HIV-positive men.
UCSF Launches Web Resource for New and Expecting Parents
To help individuals better navigate the complex world of family-leave benefits and family support services, UCSF has launched a “New and Expecting Parents page” website.
Distinguishing Between Dementia and Depression with Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging is helping to distinguish between depression and dementia – two diseases with overlapping symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose properly.
Science in Focus: Creating Neurons from Skin Cells to Understand Autism
Studying brain disorders is complicated for many reasons, not the least being the ethics of obtaining living neurons. To overcome that obstacle, UCSF postdoc Aditi Deshpande is starting with skin cells.
Roly Gosling: Working Toward His Vision of a Malaria-Free World
Two things brought Roly Gosling to his current work to eliminate malaria: a series of British children’s books he read as a boy and a conviction that he should put his vision and beliefs into practice.
UCSF Schools Rank Highly in 2018 US News Survey
UC San Francisco’s School of Medicine ranked in the top five nationally in this year’s U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate schools.
UC Health Issues Statement on the American Health Care Act
The University of California Health system is reviewing the American Health Care Act that was introduced in Congress the week of March 6.
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Holds Free Mock Trial: Is Mammography a Good Value?
UCSF physicians are holding a free mock trial to debate the health and financial value of mammography.