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Give to UCSFCancer immunotherapy is hindered by the fact that engineered immune cells often get worn out and depleted before they've killed a tumor. A UCSF team has identified mutations that give cancerous lymphoma T-cells their superpower and transfer those genes into engineered, therapeutic immune cells.
The two-year HEAL fellowship initiative operates in 10 countries but has a special focus on serving the Navajo Nation, which continues to suffer from the consequences of colonialism, including poor access to health care.
In a first, scientists at UCSF and Stanford identified genetic variants that predict whether a patient is likely to respond to treatment for preterm birth. Screening for mutations could allow doctors to target medications to those most likely to benefit. No medication is currently available in the U.S. to treat preterm birth.
Combining testosterone-blocking drugs in patients with prostate cancer relapse prevents the spread of cancer better than treatment with a single drug.
Andrea V. Jackson, MD, MAS, a highly regarded obstetrician, gynecologist and diversity champion, has been appointed chair of the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences.
Early identification of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) may have important implications for Alzheimer’s treatment. PCA patients struggle with visual impairments like judging distances, distinguishing between moving and stationary objects and completing tasks like writing and retrieving a dropped item.
The Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures center will use genome editing to address potentially hundreds of diseases, including rare genetic disorders that have no cure, to ensure treatments can be developed and brought to patients more quickly and efficiently.
Many physicians are unfamiliar with how the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulates new drugs and medical devices, and they may be under the impression that the data supporting these approvals
UC San Francisco’s Thomas G. Martin, MD, a leading expert in blood cancers, has received a grant of nearly $4.6 million from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to produce a CAR T
A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection.
C. Benjamin Ma, MD, a highly regarded orthopaedic surgeon and advanced imaging researcher, has been appointed as chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Ma will assume his new role on Jan
A grief facilitator and UCSF chaplain shares some advice on processing loss.
Could AI make nurses’ jobs – and our health care – better? Kay Burke, MBA, RN, who helps UCSF Health improve its digital tools, weighs in.
Cell biologist and engineer Matthew Kutys, PhD, and his team harness organoids – living tissues derived from patient tumors – to study how cancer spreads.
UCSF’s industry archives expose the marketing tactics that fueled the opioid epidemic.
How a suite of advanced 3D technologies is ushering in surgery’s most sophisticated era yet.
The UCSF Department of General Internal Medicine’s food pharmacy gives out bags of fresh produce and a protein item twice a month and offers a cooking class and hot meals once a month for patients who experience food insecurity.
Eric J. Small, MD, UCSF professor of Medicine and Urology Credit: UCSFThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has elected Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO, to serve as its president for the term
Elissa Epel shares tips on how we can make taking control of our stress — and cultivating joy — a habit this holiday season.
The FDA's recent ruling of phenylephrine as ineffective has led major pharmacies and retailers to pull common cold medicines from their shelves.
As rates of limb amputations due to diabetes continue to rise, UCSF’s Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to some of the Bay Area’s most severe cases.
Researchers at UCSF and UC Berkeley are investigating the impact of pre- and post-natal exposures to tobacco smoke on the survival rate of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).