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A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes more than one in ten Americans each year, according to a study by scientists at UCSF.
<p><span>UCSF’s mission of “advancing health worldwide” can begin at home with farmer’s markets conveniently located on campus.</span></p>
<p>Employees who show an UCSF identification badge can work out for free at UCSF Fitness Centers at Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses from May 1 through May 7.</p>
<p>UCSF’s Campus Life Retail Services and Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) are proud to welcome back the Farmers’ Market at Mission Bay on Wednesday, April 11.</p>
<p>The UCSF community is invited to hear Eric Dishman, director of Health Innovation and Policy for Intel’s Digital Health Group, talk about Intel's approach to health care at UCSF on April 5. </p>
<p>The University of California is requiring that all faculty, staff and retirees who have one or more family members enrolled for coverage to provide documentation verifying their family members’ eligibility.</p>
<p>UC President Mark Yudof today wrote an open letter to the community asking all of University of California students, faculty and staff members to foster a climate of tolerance, civility and open-mindedness.</p>
<p>UCSF's Wellness Expo offered insight on the dangers of sugar to how to foster happiness at home.</p>
<p>The UCSF community is invited to attend "Living Well at UCSF" at the Second Annual Wellness Expo on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the Millberry Union on the Parnassus campus.</p>
Larissa Podust, PhD, is working on a new drug for Chagas disease, a neglected scourge.