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Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, discusses the health dangers of excessive social media use on the health of children, in response to an August 2026 announcement of a $17.1 billion settlement regarding children and teen addiction to their platform.
UCSF is launching a national Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders that provides training and resources to providers, supported by a five-year grant from SAMHSA.
UCSF reserachers discover why people with controlled HIV are at much higher risk for diabetes than HIV-negative people.
A new UCSF study looks at the real reasons women with HIV are dying earlier than people without HIV, and finds these leading causes are largely missing from official death records.
Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, a pioneer in diabetes research and professor of medicine at UCSF, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors in American science.
UCSF’s pharmacogenetics program uses DNA testing to personalize prescriptions, reducing side effects and ensuring the right drug and dose for every patient.
UCSF's Cherry Leung, associate professor of community health systems with the UC San Francisco School of Nursing, researches the gut-brain axis as a potential adjunct therapy for improving adolescent mental health.
UCSF research led to the first type 1 diabetes immunotherapy. Now, scientists are using stem cells and Tregs to find a functional cure.
UCSF research shows psychedelics like psilocybin may treat depression, Parkinson’s, and addiction, offering new hope in clinical trials.
A special program developed by the University of California Health system and adopted at all six UC academic medical centers has been effective in reducing hypertension in patients and could be used by other health systems looking to standardize chronic disease care.
New research pits psychedelic-assisted therapy against traditional antidepressants in an unblinded study that presents a sobering viewpoint on the treatment's potential.
UCSF received $824 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2025 to drive the discovery, translational, and clinical science that leads to new treatments for disease and advances U.S. leadership in health and science.
In a partnership between the UCSF School of Nursing and UCSF Health, nursing experts are mentoring UCSF Health bedside nurses on projects, resulting in improvements in patient care and in how nurses work at UCSF Health.
UCSF researcher Daniel Mathalon, MD, PhD, believes that burgeoning knowledge about biomarkers — biological measures of a medical condition that also serve as markers of treatment effectiveness — could help intercept schizophrenia.
An NIH-funded survey by UCSF researchers found that despite the fact that digital health will continue to be core in health delivery, less than half of surveyed health systems are checking for barriers to using patient portals, telemedicine, and other digital health tools.
New UCSF research reveals that Child-Parent Psychotherapy repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.
UCSF psychiatrists may have documented what is likely the first case of AI psychosis in a peer-reviewed journal. He tells us what to know as media reports about cases mount.
UCSF researchers found evidence that stress occurring as early as before birth or as late as adolescence can affect multiple conditions in kids, from asthma to mental health to cognitive functioning.
Nurse scientist Linda Park, PhD, uses NIH funding to study cardiac rehab and digital tools—like pedometers and apps—to motivate post-surgery patients and prevent health decline.
New research shows a jump in pediatric medical spending on behavioral health from 2011 to 2022, highlighting the urgent need to boost access and capacity for treatment.
Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point that they rarely leave their home.
UCSF Health transplant specialists recently performed an innovative, minimally invasive pancreatic islet transplant designed to enable a patient with Type 1 diabetes to become insulin independent.
UCSF’s Joseph Pierre, MD, unveils why even bright minds embrace false information. His new book, "False," dissects cognitive biases and our digital world’s role, offering a powerful three-step approach to navigate the post-truth era and rediscover common ground.
