Your Pain Meds’ Side Effects May Be Masquerading as Heart Failure
Matthew Growdon's study finds "prescription cascades" where drug side effects lead to unnecessary second prescriptions, causing further harm and costly hospitalizations.
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Improving Management and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequently diagnosed thyroid cancer in the U.S. Recently, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) released new practice guidelines for Differentiated thyroid
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From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges
The KRAS gene mutation, responsible for a quarter of all cancerous tumors, has met its match. Thanks to UCSF research, a tiny “pocket” on a protein that signals the cells to grow and divide was discovered, leading to the world's first FDA-approved drugs that can now target and destroy these cancer cells.
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How to Thwart Cancer: Drug the Cells It Uses to Grow and Shapeshift
Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting.Until
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‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’
Lee May, diagnosed with aggressive multiple myeloma at 59, defied odds with cutting-edge treatments at UCSF Health, including CAR-T therapy and NIH-funded innovations. Now 74 and in remission, May credits advanced research for his survival. UCSF leads the way in transforming blood cancer care.
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Why Is It So Hard to Adjust When Clocks ‘Fall Back’?
Neurologist Dr. Ptacek explains how "falling back" disrupts the 24-hour circadian clock, affecting mood and performance, with mitigation tips.
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How to Keep Cells Out of Limbo and Prevent Lung Scarring
Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of blocking it to halt progression of the disease.
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Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?
UCSF radiation oncologist David Raleigh, MD, PhD, studies the link between brain tumors and injectable birth control.
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Novel Immunotherapy Combination Destroys Colorectal Liver Metastases
Advanced colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in young American men and the second highest worldwide. In the majority of these patients, as the cancer advances it metastasizes to
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A Nobel Legacy: 5 Decades of Astounding Prize-winning Discoveries
Ahead of the 2025 Nobel Prize announcements, we take a look back at UCSF's Nobel laureates, their discoveries, and the UCSF research building on their work today.
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Novel Therapy Aims to Make Type 1 Diabetes Patients Insulin Free
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.
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How 100,000 Grandmas Fight Cancer in Every Human Cell
A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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Radiation From Medical Scans Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Cancers in Kids
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Starve Tumors? How to Kill Cancer by Cutting Off Its Energy Supply
Thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UC San Francisco researchers are revolutionizing what we thought we knew about how cancer spreads, opening new paths to cures.
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Study Assesses Cancers in Children Exposed to Medical Imaging
A study led by UCSF and UC Davis concluded that radiation from medical imaging is associated with a higher risk of blood cancers in children.
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Danger: Pesticides Raise Death Risk 60% for Kids with Leukemia
A new study from UCSF is the first to show a statistically significant increased risk of death in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia exposed to any pesticide during or after pregnancy.
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UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today the awarding of a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a
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Repurposing a Diabetes Medication to Prime CAR T Cancer Targets
Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the second most common genitourinary cancer, leading to over 16,000 deaths a year in the U.S. Despite recent advances, the five-year survival rate for metastatic UC
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What to Know About the ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease
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New Approach for Smarter, Safer Cancer Treatment
UCSF researchers studied personalized chemotherapy conditioning for children to maximize chemotherapy exposure for each child versus the current generalized dosage based on weight and age. Their approach reveals higher survival and lower recurrence rates.
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Bay Area Cancer Study in Cats Could Pave Way for Human Treatments
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UCSF Trains One of Mexico’s First Specialists to Spot Kids’ Cancer in New Ways
A new grant paves the way for UCSF to train one of Mexico’s first molecular pediatric pathologists, providing access to better cancer detection and treatment for the thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in Mexico every year.
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The FDA Has Limited Approvals For COVID Vaccines This Year. With CVS Appointments Already Available, Who Can Even Get a Shot?
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Tinted Sunscreen Does Something Regular Sun Protection Can’t
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Some Breast Tumors Tunnel Into Fat to Fuel Up. Can We Stop Them?
A UCSF team discover how breast cancer tumors tunnel into neighboring fat cells to trigger fat breakdown in order to feed on fat and grow.
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Pandemic Aged Our Brains Faster, Whether or Not We Got COVID, Study Says
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Why Smart People Fall for False Information and What to do About It
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.
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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
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A CRISPR Approach to Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary 2025 lecture is titled “A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases.”
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UCSF Leads Statewide Efforts to Improve Dementia Care, Diagnosis
A critical step in meeting the needs of the growing aging population is early recognition of cognitive decline. In California, women who live to be 65 or older have a one in four chance of developing