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Old Drug Offers New Hope for Children with Devastating Disorder
A drug that once helped obese adults lose weight, but was withdrawn from the market due to heart risks, may be safe and effective for children with a life-threatening seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome.
2019’s Highlights from Across UCSF
From international awards for high-caliber research to groundswell movements for social change, this past year was an eventful one for the UCSF community.
Anticoagulant Benefits for Atrial Fibrillation Decrease With Age
The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation decreases with age.
Pharmacy Alumna Provides Lifeline to Displaced Residents in Aftermath of Fire
UCSF School of Pharmacy alumna Janet Balbutin, ’68, lost her pharmacy, Paradise Drug, in last year’s Camp Fire, but continues to serve the Paradise community to this day.
UCSF Tops US News Global University Rankings in 9 Research Areas
Now in its sixth year, the Best Global Universities rankings focus on schools’ academic research and reputation.
Stem Cell Studies Offer Hope for Childhood Neurological Condition
International team of researchers report progress in using stem cells to develop new therapies for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a rare genetic condition affecting boys that can be fatal before 10 years of age.
‘One-Eyed Sheep’ Talk Takes Top Prize at 2019 Postdoc Slam
Ten finalists competed in the live event, hoping to impress the judges with snappy three-minute summaries of their research.
Masters of Poison
Every day, California’s Poison Hotline responds to over 700 calls from those needing to know whether a substance is toxic. Whether it’s hand sanitizer, glow sticks, pills, or worse, UCSF operators are on hand to help determine if it’s an actual medical emergency.
Immunotherapy Delays Type 1 Diabetes Onset in People at High Risk
A two-week course of an experimental immunotherapy called teplizumab dramatically reduced type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis rates in people at high risk for the disease, according to newly published
Training Computers to Think More Like Scientists
Chuang and Keiser have shown how machine learning could lead scientists astray and how scientists might, in the future, avoid some of the pitfalls of training computers to be scientists.
Making Better Pediatric Chemo Treatments, and Delivering Them to More Children
Janel Long-Boyle, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy's Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has spent her career advancing lifesaving drugs.
Talk on a Blood Test for Concussions Wins 2019 UCSF Grad Slam
Ten finalists competed in the fifth annual Grad Slam to inform and entertain with three-minute talks based on their own research.
