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Give to UCSFA UCSF study finds increase in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at low-volume hospitals over time for all races, insurance types and incomes.
People trying to conceive are bombarded with advice meant to improve their odds. But how much power do we really have over our fertility?
With vaping taking over the youth market, Pamela Ling, MD ’96, MPH, applies her research-driven social media and marketing expertise to beat the tobacco industry at its own game.
Could psychedelics become mainstream medicines?
Resecting brain tumors called gliomas as much as possible soon after diagnosis offers a distinct survival advantage when looking at the disease trajectory 10 years later, find UCSF researchers.
Diana Greene Foster of UCSF was named one of the top 10 most influential scientists of 2022 by "Nature" for her study of what happens to women who are denied abortions.
UCSF experts discuss the current state of Alzheimer’s treatments and future therapies that may slow progression of the disease.
California prisons saw more than 20,000 COVID-19 Omicron cases over a five-month period. However, vaccination and boosting kept hospitalization and death rates low.
Researchers have genetically engineered cells to distract antibodies from attacking friendly, but foreign, cells. This could prevent transplants from being rejected.
Researchers have discovered a cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules that delivers cell-permeable drugs efficiently.
Through decades of biobanking at UCSF, researchers were able to comprehensively map intra-cellular signaling in the cells of recurrent glioblastoma, identifying novel cell-extrinsic therapeutic targets.
While we sleep, our brains process our daily actions to create motor memory, which makes physical acts such as throwing a basketball subconscious.
The California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research (CPR3) at UCSF will investigate the effects of the pandemic on California communities and individuals.
Groundbreaking research by UCSF scientists has led to FDA approval of a new therapy that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes by at least 2 years.
T-cells can be directed to produce cytokine, a powerful anti-cancer component, when they encounter cancer cells. This holds tremendous promise for cancer immunotherapy.
For preteens, the odds of developing OCD over a two-year period increases for every hour they play video games or watch videos.
Researchers have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” a major step toward building tissues and organs.
New records in the Opioid Industry Documents show that Insys Therapeutics improperly sold vast amounts of its addictive product for off-label uses.
UCSF breast cancer experts will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the largest and most prestigious breast cancer conference.
Stress during pregnancy can impact children’s cell aging, and race is an important factor.
Promises from companies leap ahead of medical science in promoting the use of smartwatches to screen for heart rhythm disorders says UCSF’s Gregory Marcus.
To improve assessment of patients who may be at risk for aortic dissection and rupture, researchers from UCSF researchers developed a prediction model of aortic diameter to identify asymptomatic individuals with enlarged ascending aortic diameter.
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UCSF study finds.
UCSF Experts Present Research at the Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference in San Francisco.
Risk of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 were found to be greater for patients with PTSD.