Cancer Metastasis is Target of New Research Initiative
A new research collaborative at UCSF will be focused on decoding the “rulebook” of metastatic cancer as a pathway to new treatments.
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Taking Science to Sacramento: UCSF Advances Health Policy in California
UCSF experts and advisers continue to shape policy by bringing fundamental research to lawmakers and serving as key advisers to initiatives that advance science and health care throughout California.
Astonishing Animals That Illuminate Human Health
Giant lizards with superpowered hearts. Hairless rodents that don’t seem to age. Songbirds that babble like human babies. These and other scurrying, soaring, and slithering wonders are teaching scientists how our own bodies work – and how to fix them.
Engineered Developmental Signals Could Illuminate Regenerative Medicine
For a tiny embryo to develop into an adult organism, its cells must develop in precise patterns and interact with their neighbors in carefully orchestrated ways. To create complex tissues and organs –
Clues to Brain Development and Disease Emerge from 3D Epigenome Study
UCSF researchers are finding new clues to how neuropsychiatric disorders unfold by focusing on the role of a little-studied form of DNA in early brain development.
Inhalable Treatment Enhances Regeneration in Lung Fibrosis Model
A new study highlights the potential of a novel, inhalable regenerative therapy for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Stem Cell Trial Tests Treatment for Often-Fatal COVID-19 Lung Damage
Researchers are studying whether cells drawn from deep inside our bones may hold hope for the sickest of COVID-19 patients who have severe lung injury called acute respiratory distress syndrome.
We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus
UCSF researchers are taking a closer look at COVID-19’s dizzying array of symptoms to get at the disease’s root causes.
Sheltering in Place Is Nothing New for These Families
When your child has a serious medical condition, social distancing is all too familiar. Five families have some advice for the rest of us.
COVID-19 Frontliners: the Stem Cell Biologist
Why are more men than women dying of COVID-19? Scientist Faranak Fattahi, PhD, has found a clue.
In Utero Stem Cell Transplants, Enzyme Replacement May Offer New Treatments for Deadly Metabolic Disorders
Administering stem cell or enzyme therapy in utero may be a path to alleviating some congenital diseases that often result in losing a pregnancy, according to a new study in mice by UCSF researchers. They showed that stem cells can enter the fetal brain during prenatal development and make up for cells that fail to make an essential protein.
Not ‘Brains in a Dish’: Cerebral Organoids Flunk Comparison to Developing Nervous System
Widely used organoid models fail to replicate even basic features of brain development and organization, much less the complex circuitry needed to model complex brain diseases or normal cognition.
Brain Organoids Reveal Glioblastoma Origins
UCSF postdoctoral researcher for the first time succeeded in keeping a diverse array of glioblastomas alive in the lab using brain organoids
The End of Infertility Is in Sight
Advances in medicine and public health have dramatically extended the lifespan of hearts, lungs, and other vital organs. But for women, the ovaries remain a stubborn exception. That may soon change, says fertility expert Marcelle Cedars.
What Will Health Look Like in 2050?
No one can see the future, but that won’t stop us from trying. We asked UCSF faculty and alumni to score these predictions for likelihood and impact.
