Seven UCSF Scientists Receive NIH ‘Blue-Sky’ Research Awards
The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to seven UCSF scientists to pursue innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
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Poverty May Be Risk Factor for Reduced Cognitive Function in Midlife, Study Shows
Persistent poverty in young adulthood and midlife may elevate one’s risk for lower cognitive function by age 50.
Study Overturns Prevailing View of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence
In a surprising finding, researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered that the prevalence among Americans of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition that costs Medicare tens of billions of dollars to treat each year, hasn't increased since the early 2000s.
Healthy Aging
Several UCSF experts weigh in on how to thrive as an older adult.
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Experts on Homelessness and Health Resources Available to Speak with Bay Area Journalists Reporting on June 29
In preparation for the June 29 media focus on homelessness in San Francisco, UCSF would like to make reporters aware of the resources the university has available on the topic.
Homeless People Suffer Geriatric Conditions Decades Early, UCSF Study Shows
Homeless people in their fifties have more geriatric conditions than those living in homes who are decades older, according to researchers at UC San Francisco who are following 350 people who are homeless and aged 50 and over, in Oakland.
Team-Based Health Care Model Reduces Need, Improves Quality of Life for Complex Patients, Study Shows
A complex care model that is interdisciplinary and team-based and utilizes home visits reduces health care need and improves quality of life for medically complex patients, according to researchers at UCSF and the affiliated San Francisco VA Health Care System.
Landmark Study Finds Dementia Risk Varies Significantly Among Racial And Ethnic Groups
In the largest and longest study thus far of ethnic disparities in dementia risk, researchers compared six ethnic and racial groups within the same geographic population and found significant variation in dementia incidence among them.
UCSF, Kaiser Permanente Study Identifies Genetic Susceptibility for Hernia
Researchers at UCSF and Kaiser Permanente have identified variations at four locations in the genome that underlie the risk of inguinal hernia.
One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Create Healthier Brains
The trajectory of Bruce Miller’s work is emblematic of the integration seen within the entire neurosciences field over the last decade, as its broad range of disciplines attract unprecedented levels of investment.
Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177M to Establish Global Brain Health Institute to Fight Dementia
The Atlantic Philanthropies is awarding UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, $177 million to create the Global Brain Health Institute, a groundbreaking venture to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.
Eye Drops Could Clear Up Cataracts Using Newly Identified Chemical
A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts has been identified by a team of scientists from UCSF, the University of Michigan (U-M), and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).
