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UCSF Weill Neurosciences Building Heralds New Era for Patients
The new Weill Neurosciences Building, designed to foster connections among scientists and clinicians in neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, will serve as a global destination for researchers to develop innovative treatments for intractable brain diseases.
UCSF Rises in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2022
UCSF’s research has been ranked among the top in the world, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities 2022 rankings.
3 Teens with COVID-19 Developed Sudden Severe Psychiatric Symptoms. Why?
Three adolescents who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 developed sudden severe psychiatric symptoms. A recent study into their immune responses identifies a potential mechanism by which these symptoms emerge.
4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2021
Four UCSF faculty members wer elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Double Win: UCSF Alum Ardem Patapoutian Shares Nobel with UCSF Professor David Julius
This year's Nobel in Physiology or Medicine was a double win for UCSF, split between Prof. David Julius and a memorable alum, Ardem Patapoutian, a postdoc in the lab of Louis Reichardt from 1996-2000.
Scientists Map Brain Circuit that Drives Activity in Fertile Females
A team of UCSF scientists have identified the specific neurons and signaling pathway that make sexually receptive females of many species more active at the time of ovulation.
Steps in the Development of the Brain’s Cellular Geography Revealed by New Studies
Two new studies of the developing human brain are helping researchers reconcile a long-held debate over how the brain forms.
UCSF Celebrates Its Newest Nobel Laureate David Julius
At 2 a.m., a text came that David Julius thought might be a prank. But it was a relative contacting him to say that the Nobel committee in Stockholm was trying to reach him.
Treating Severe Depression with On-Demand Brain Stimulation
UCSF Health physicians have successfully treated a patient with severe depression by tapping into the specific brain circuit involved in depressive brain patterns and resetting them using the equivalent of a pacemaker for the brain.
David Julius Wins Nobel Prize for Work on Pain Sensation
David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Morris Herzstein Chair in Molecular Biology and Medicine at UC San Francisco, has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Happiness in Early Adulthood May Protect Against Dementia
Research has shown that poor heart health can increase the risk for dementia, but a new study shows that poor mental health in early adulthood may increase odds by 73%.
Struggling to Learn a New Language? Blame It on Your Stable Brain
A study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the task of learning a new language while retaining our mother tongue.
