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Immune Cells Cluster and Communicate 'Like Bees,' Researcher Says
The immune system’s T cells, while coordinating responses to diseases and vaccines, act like honey bees sharing information about the best honey sources, according to a new study by scientists at UCSF.
Lab Tests Show Arthritis Drug Effective Against Global Parasite
A team of researchers from UCSF and UC San Diego has identified an approved arthritis drug that is effective against amoebas in lab and animal studies, suggesting it could offer a low-dose, low cost treatment for the amoebic infections that cause human dysentery throughout the world.
CTSI Research Award Helps Move Promise to Product at UCSF
<p>Faculty are encouraged to apply for the <a href="https://innovation.ucsf.edu/venture/catalyst-program">T1 Translational Catalyst Award</a>, which is designed to help drive promising, early-stage research through the lengthy and complex process of bringing products and procedures to patients.</p>
New Imaging Advance Illuminates Immune Response in Breathing Lung
In a recent UCSF-led study in mice, researchers developed a method to stabilize living lung tissue for imaging without disrupting the normal function of the organ. The method allowed the team to observe, for the first time, both the live interaction of living cells in the context of their environment and the unfolding of events in the immune response to lung injury.
In Brain Cancer, Unique Genetic and "Epigenetic" Profile Means Better Odds
Brain cancers are deadly more often than not, but UCSF researchers have determined that a particular genetic signature in is associated with longer survival, a discovery that may lead to better therapies for some of the deadliest brain cancers.
Greenspan Appointed UCSF School of Dentistry's Associate Dean for Global Oral Health
John Greenspan, a distinguished professor of oral pathology and pathology in the schools of dentistry and medicine, respectively, has been appointed associate dean for Global Oral Health in the UCSF School of Dentistry.
Parkinson's Disease Protein Impedes Nerve Signaling Long Before Brain Cells Die
Synuclein is a protein that can cause Parkinson’s disease, although it is not clear how. UCSF researcher Robert Edwards, MD, now has discovered that synuclein can affect signal transmission between nerve cells long before disease symptoms arise.
New Cancer Fighting Strategy Emerges from Antibody Signaling Discovery
A new discovery about cancer and the immune system points to previously unrecognized targets for drug development to battle solid tumors.
New cancer-fighting strategy focuses on signaling molecules
Cancer researchers studying the immune system have identified a previously unrecognized set of targets and biomarkers to battle solid tumors.