Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown In Lab
UCSF researchers have for the first time transformed human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a major breakthrough in the effort to develop a cure for type 1 (T1) diabetes.
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Decoding the Mystery of the Super-Ager
A growing number of researchers at UCSF and elsewhere have turned their attention to questions around why and how some people who age thrive and are more resilient than others.
Most Popular Science Stories of 2018
From sensory processing disorder to how CRISPR is being explored to bring new treatments to patients, these are the stories that most engaged our readers in 2018.
4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2018
The UCSF faculty members are among the 75 new members and 10 international members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Building a Patchwork Brain to Study Neurological Disease
Scientists at UCSF and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a new technique for making mice with brains that combine the genetics of two different mouse strains.
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute’s (CHORI) 37th Annual Summer Student Research Program Concludes with Summer Student Symposium
Students who spent their summer doing laboratory and clinical research alongside BCHO doctors and CHORI scientists are presenting their research at a scientific symposium at CHORI on Friday, August 10.
New Form Of Wound Healing Revealed By Parasitic Gut Worms
Experiments using parasitic worms in the mouse gut have revealed a surprising new form of wound repair, a finding that could help scientists develop ways to enhance the body’s natural healing abilities.
Not Junk: ‘Jumping Gene’ is Critical for Early Embryo
A so-called “jumping gene” that researchers long considered either genetic junk or a pernicious parasite is actually a critical regulator of the first stages of embryonic development.
Toward a Cure for Sickle Cell: How Doctors Are Fighting a Crippling Disease
Each year, 300,000 infants worldwide are born with sickle cell. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are at the the leading edge of advancements to cure sickle cell disease.
Baby Born in World’s First In Utero Stem Cell Transplant Trial
UCSF researchers have safely transplanted a woman’s stem cells into her growing fetus, leading to the live birth of an infant with a normally fatal fetal condition.
Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood
UCSF scientists have shown that in the human hippocampus neurogenesis declines throughout childhood and is undetectable in adults.
2017 NIH Funding: A Look at the Top-Funded Researchers and Their Work
UCSF received more than $593.9 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2017 for research across multiple health-science arenas at the University.
