New Pediatric Tumor Identifications Could Help Predict Chemo Response
A new UCSF study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward for more precise chemotherapy treatment.
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Giving Immunotherapy Cells Resilience to Pass the ‘Stress Test’
T cells used in immunotherapy treatments can get exhausted and shut down by fighting cancer cells and tumors. Using a CRISPR-based edit on these cells’ genomes, researchers at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes have rendered the therapeutic cells more resilient against tumors.
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Routine Depression Screening May Capture Underdiagnosed Patient Populations
According to a new UCSF study, screening for depression at the primary care level could dramatically increase the likelihood of treatment for those who are traditionally undertreated — racial and ethnic minority individuals, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and men.
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For Checking Blood Pressure at Home, Basic Cuffs Are Just as Good
A new national study led by UCSF found that more sophisticated devices that pair with smartphones don’t lead to better blood pressure control than home-use blood pressure cuffs.
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Are You Just Distracted or Is It Adult ADHD?
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Reprogramming the Brain’s Cleaning Crew to Mop Up Alzheimer’s Disease
The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one poses a potential new path to treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study from UCSF researchers.
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San Francisco, San Mateo Co. Residents Urged to Share Long COVID Stories
UCSF, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Mateo County Health (SMC Health) are partnering with local community groups to learn about long COVID. Their project, Let’s Figure Out Long COVID – Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area, will call local residents of all ethnicities and backgrounds who previously had COVID.
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New Research Finds Blood Tests Can Predict Severe Outcomes of Brain Injury
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Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death, Severe Disability
Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
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Can Monkeypox Spread Through the Air or on Surfaces? Here’s What To Know
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UCSF Joins $200 Million Global Tuberculosis Consortium
UCSF researchers are part of a $200 million global consortium to develop new diagnostics, therapeutics, containment and control strategies to reduce the suffering from tuberculosis (TB) around the world.
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This Doctor Reversed Heart Disease. Now He Wants To Do It for Alzheimer’s
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A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science
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Study Reveals for the First Time That Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Is Common in Cancer Survivors
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Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Are Common In Cancer Survivors
A new UCSF study reports for the first time that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the most common forms of cancer.
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People in Shelter-in-Place Hotels Used Less Acute Health Services
San Francisco’s pandemic policy of offering hotel rooms, meals, and medical services to unhoused populations saw the unintended benefit of dramatically lowering the use of emergency medical services.
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Elevated Tween Screen Time Linked to Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UCSF-led study found.
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A UCSF Project Shows How Far Hollywood Has Come In Addressing Abortion, and How Far It Has To Go
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Study: Asian Residents More Likely To Be Hospitalized With COVID Than Others in Bay Area
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Women Denied Abortion Rarely Choose Adoption. That’s Unlikely To Change.
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Do Cancer Centers Push Too Many Tests?
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Have New COVID Variants Changed What We Know About Surface Transmission?
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Abortion Ban May Mean Denial of Effective Drugs for Women with MS, Migraine, Epilepsy
Severe restrictions and bans on abortion access may have life-changing and even life-threatening consequences in as many as 28 states for women of childbearing age with conditions like migraine, multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy.
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Scientists Map Networks of Disease-Associated Immune Genes
A new "subway map" of immune networks connects gene variation to risk for autoimmune disease.
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In Colitis Patients, Skin Conditions May Originate in the Gut
A new UCSF study reveals how gut inflammation can disrupt not only the digestive system, but also the skin. It’s a tale in which the main players are specialized immune cells and the bacterial communities — called microbiomes — that dwell within the gut and skin.
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When Are Expired Drugs Truly Expired?
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Overcrowding, Old Buildings Fueled COVID Surge in California Prisons
Overcrowding, antiquated buildings, rapidly changing conditions and the need for complex coordination helped drive a dramatic COVID-19 surge in California’s prisons, according to a new report from UCSF and UC Berkeley.
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How Jennifer Doudna’s Life Has Changed Since Discovering CRISPR 10 Years Ago
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This Clinical Trial Wanted to End Breast Cancer Disparities. But First It Needed To Enroll Black Women
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UCSF Turnaway Study Shows Impact of Abortion Access on Well-Being
A groundbreaking UCSF study reveals the long-term adverse effects of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives, pointing to widespread challenges that will result from the US Supreme Court ruling to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
