Here’s How to Prime Tumors to be Defeated by Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientists discover how to rouse the immune system around "cold" tumors, making them vulnerable to cancer-killing immune therapies with checkpoint inhibitors.
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Popular CT Scans Could Account for 5% of All Cancer Cases A Year
CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.
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Cardiology Conference Featured Innovations from UCSF Health Experts
Cardiology experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 74th Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, March 29-31.
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Stay Safe On An Electric Bike When Taking Your Next Vacation
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‘The Turnaway Play’ Exposes the Real Cost of Forcing Women To Give Birth
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Estrogen and Progesterone Stimulate the Body to Make Opioids
A new study found that female hormones can suppress pain signals before they reach the brain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids.
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Bay Area Patients Among First in U.S. To Receive Life-Changing Parkinson’s Treatment
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Stephen Hauser Wins Breakthrough Prize for Role in Redefining MS
Neuro-immunologist Stephen Hauser, MD, whose maverick thinking transformed the treatment landscape for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), has received the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
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50 Years of Discovery and Influence on the Culture of Science
After a storied scientific career that began with the discovery of how hormones control genes, Keith Yamamoto, PhD, has retired.
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UCSF Lung Transplant Program Honored as Best in U.S.
UCSF Health’s Lung Transplant program has been awarded INTERLINK’s 2025 Chairman’s Award for Transplant Excellence as the top-performing lung transplant program in the nation. The UCSF program, which
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Electronic Alerts Improve Treatment Rates of Valvular Heart Disease
A new method of alerting clinical care providers holds promise for increasing treatment and improving survival for patients with severe aortic stenosis, a valvular heart condition that can be deadly when left untreated.
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How Your Brain Manages Cholesterol Could Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a host of recognizable cognitive symptoms, but many non-cognitive symptoms like changes in sleep, anxiety and depression can be early signs of the disease.
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Is Increased Sleepiness in Our 80s Tied to Higher Dementia Risk?
A study followed the sleep patterns of older female participants to see if specific patterns of change were associated with a higher risk of dementia. The participants, whose average age was 83, were monitored by wrist devices that track movement and time spent asleep.
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Microplastics Are Everywhere. 7 Effective Ways To Limit Your Exposure
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Researchers Learn How a Drug Called Zotatifin Kills Cancer Cells
A cancer drug developed ten years ago at UCSF can also put the brakes on one of prostate cancer's deadliest molecular tricks.
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Transforming Pediatric Care: How UCSF Research Is Changing Lives
Thousands of people at UCSF work with the purpose of offering hope for the future of every child. Gabby, HT and Brooklyn are among the thousands whose lives have been changed by the research that springs from UCSF’s mission.
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What Works for Low Back Pain? Not Much, a New Study Says.
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UCSF Experts Featured at Orthopaedic Surgery Conference
Orthopedic surgery experts from UCSF Health will present new clinical research findings and cutting-edge surgical techniques at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) annual meeting.
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More Hospital Rehabilitation May Not Mean You’re Home Sooner
To help patients recover more quickly, hospitals may provide physical and occupational therapy – especially for older adults to help them preserve or regain function. How much therapy is best, though, isn’t clear.
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UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Pulmonary Care Designation
The Bronchiectasis and NTM Association has accepted UC San Francisco (UCSF) into its Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network (CCN), recognizing UCSF’s dedication to providing high-quality medical
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NIH Funding Drives UCSF’s Pursuit of Better Health for All
UCSF received $815 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year for research that will improve the lives of patients in the U.S. and around the world.
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Injectable Therapy Is ‘Magic’ for Those Who Can’t Take HIV Pills
Patients who struggle to take daily HIV pills can benefit from long-acting injectable treatments, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco has found.
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How a Paralyzed Man Moved a Robotic Arm with His Thoughts
A paralyzed man was able to move a robotic arm and fingers simply by imagining himself doing so, with the help of brain signals decoded through a computer.
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The ‘Silent’ X Chromosome Gives the Aging Female Brain a Boost
Why do women's brains fare better in aging than men's? A study found that the second, 'silent' X chromosome turns on in the brain of old female mice and improves learning and memory – opening new paths to slow the decline in men and women.
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How to Build Bold Thinking to Foster Scientific Breakthroughs
Martin Kampmann, PhD, and Anna Victoria Molofsky, MD, PhD, are the 2025 recipients of the Bowes Biomedical Investigator award, which supports scientists who take novel approaches and have the potential to make significant contributions to biomedicine. Recipients receive $1.25 million over five years.
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The Fight Against TB Was Frozen in Time, Until Now. See Its Future
Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF is leading the fight against the leading infectious disease killer.
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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies
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I’m a Long COVID Researcher. And I Have Long COVID
A Q&A w/Alison Cohen, PhD, MPH, who is among the estimated 5% of the population with Long COVID. She talks through the implications of Long COVID, and how she applies her scientific and personal experience to research this debilitating condition.
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Napping More as You Get Older? Here’s Why That May Not Be a Good Thing
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1 Gene Variant Is Poised to Cure a Devastating Inherited Disease
COPA syndrome causes lung hemorrhaging starting in childhood. But one in three people with the disease mutation are spared. UCSF scientists have discovered how a separate gene variant protects those relatives – lighting the way to a possible cure.
