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UCSF is a leader in research for women’s health and reproductive rights. Explore the latest news and research over access to abortion medication and care in light of the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Curious about how magic mushrooms might treat depression? Or about new ways to manage back pain? Or the neuroscience of developing healthy habits? In this UCSF Osher Center podcast series, experts share the latest research on hot topics in health and science. Find it on Apple Podcasts.
UCSF scientists made international headlines when they developed a brain-computer interface that allowed a stroke survivor to speak for the first time in 18 years. Find this award-winning video, which has been viewed by millions, on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
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In this coming-of-age memoir, UCSF clinical fellow alum Mimi Zieman, MD, recounts her experience – while still in medical school – as the team doctor on a perilous climb. New York Times bestselling author Meg Wolitzer calls Zieman “brave, tough, and impressive when on Everest, and lively, engaging, and funny when on the page.”
Sebastian Bernales, PhD ’06, postdoc alum, has spent years bringing scientists together for conversation and collaboration and uniting funders with scientists who have promising ideas.
Every time I watch Olympic track and field events, I relive the extraordinary opportunity I had to represent Trinidad and Tobago in Beijing in 2008.
Sepideh Banava, DDS, MSc, MPH, MBA, aims to use artificial intelligence to develop a tool that will help dentists screen for intimate partner violence.
In labs and clinics across UCSF, scientists are unraveling how to keep one of our hardest-working organs beating away.
Drink ginger ale for a bellyache. Don’t swim after eating. Does any advice doled out to kids hold up?
UCSF gynecologists explain how hormone therapy may ease the transition.
Can digital health really make people healthier? We asked Linda Park, PhD ’13, NP, who studies how providers can best use digital health tools to boost patient outcomes.
The UCSF Rare Book Collection is a trove of health sciences history in the Kalmanovitz Library. Here are a few gems to pique your curiosity and perhaps prompt a visit.
Perpetual stress runs us down. But a truly restorative state that alters our bodies at the cellular level can counter this deterioration.
Deep rest is best achieved in prolonged practices that relax the body and quiet the mind. But you can also combat stress within seconds by activating your parasympathetic nervous system. Here are a few approaches to making this biological shift quickly.
Our genome may one day serve as a passport guiding our health care – from cradle to grave.
Looking back, Mary suspects her symptoms started in childhood. An Air Force brat, she grew up in Oklahoma, France, Greece, and New York before settling in Northern California, where she still lives
A generation ago, a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was a guarantee of a debilitating disease that would leave the patient wheelchair bound, and worse. Follow UCSF’s role in what some call the golden age of MS research and care.
Katie’s Clinic for Rett Syndrome at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is one of the few U.S. treatment centers and one of only 18 international centers of excellence for the rare disorder. It is one of the first centers to offer the first treatment for the rare genetic disease, helping improve the lives of girls like Emiliana.
UCSF Health and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals signed an agreement to prioritize local union workers for the construction of a proposed landmark hospital building and related site improvements on its Oakland site.
Adverse symptoms from the COVID-19 vaccine such as chills and headaches are linked to a robust antibody response, indicating increased efficacy compared with recipients who did not experience side effects.
With no social media and cable news still in its infancy, major TV networks and daily newspapers were the only game in town.
Diabetes distress, the fears, worries and burdens associated with living with and managing diabetes, affects up to 75% of adults with Type 1 diabetes. The most effective way to reduce diabetes and improve glucose control is to focus on managing the emotional strain of living with the condition.
Recent research on screen use in children and teenagers examined the effects of screen time on sleep, nutrition, body mass index (BMI) and step count.
UCSF boosts compliance with mandatory trainings to meet UCOP and Regents’ priorities.
Multiciliated cells, cells with hundreds of hair-like structures that move called cilia, keep things like mucus in the lungs and cerebrospinal fluid in the brain flowing in the right direction.
A high sodium diet may increase the risk of eczema. Eating just one extra gram of sodium per day – the amount in a Big Mac – increases the likelihood of flares by 22%.
For tweens, restricting screens in bedrooms and at mealtimes and modeling healthy practices at home are parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior:
Students from the UCSF schools of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy traveled to Sacramento to advocate for expansion of UC PRIME Program, which aims to recruit and support students who are interested in working in underserved geographic areas to improve health care. Many participants come from diverse backgrounds similar to the places they often end up serving.
Teens who come from close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age, while teens’ schools have less influence on their sexual behavior.
