Newly Discovered Immune Cells Play a Role in Hemorrhagic Stroke
A new “atlas” of every cell in the brain’s blood vessels reveals that some strokes are caused by immune cells interacting with arteries, in a new study by UCSF researchers.
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UCSF-led Study Uncovers Unique Stem Cell Trajectory in Lungs Damaged by COVID-19 and Pulmonary Fibrosis
A collaborative study between UCSF researchers discovered that severe lung injuries can trigger lung stem cells to undergo abnormal differentiation.
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Drug Targeting Tauopathies in Mice Reveals Sex Differences in Response
UCSF researchers used multiple drug analogs to test CSF1R inhibition in transgenic mice with tauopathy, and observed suppressed biomarkers of neurodegeneration, rescued aberrant behavior, and extended survival in female mice.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID ‘Brain Fog’
Many patients with COVID-19 develop brain fog and other cognitive symptoms months later. Their cerebrospinal fluid may hold clues to why this is happening.
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Binge Drinking Linked to First Episodes of Heart Rhythm Disorder
Binge drinking can lead to more ER visits and first episodes of a serious heart condition, new UCSF study reports.
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Human Proteins Behind COVID-19 Infection Revealed by Innovative CRISPR Technology
In the quest for new treatments for COVID-19, a team led by UCSF researchers identified a new potential drug target that may prevent infection of human cells by SARS-CoV-2.
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Novel Brainstem Circuit Gives Rise to the Rhythms of Vocalization
Human vocal sounds have the same rhythmic quality as the sounds made by many mammals, songbirds, and even some species of fish. UCSF researchers have found the brainstem circuit responsible, and it's connected breath control.
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Exercise Alters Brain Chemistry to Protect Aging Synapses
UCSF researchers show how physical activity protects cognition by altering brain chemistry that maintains synapses, especially for the elderly.
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Sorting Cancers by ‘Immune Archetypes’ May Offer New Approach For Precision Immunotherapies
UCSF researchers found that cancers from different parts of the body are immunologically similar to one another. They described 12 classes of "immune archetypes" to classify cancer tumors, which can provide unique strategies for enhancing patients’ choice of cancer immunotherapies.
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Timing of Brain Injury in Pregnancy, Birth May Impact Motor and Language Outcomes
Brain maps and developmental outcomes differ greatly in newborns with two of the most common brain injury types, which may have implications for early intervention.
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New Research Shows How the Pandemic Has Affected Teenagers’ Health
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Alpha Coronavirus Variant Evolved to Evade Immune System
A new study led by scientists at UCSF's Quantitative Biosciences Institute and University College London found that the Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 ramped up production of a protein that it uses to stifle infected cells’ immune-stimulating signals, helping it evade immune detection and accelerate its transmission.
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‘This Virus Will Ultimately Become Endemic’: Scientists Find Key in Alpha Variant To Fight Omicron
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As Omicron Surges, UCSF Experts Answer Questions About the COVID-19 Variant
There is some information that is known about the variant and other information that sti
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AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication
A natural language processing study parses doctor-patient communication at an unprecedented scale and offers new ways to help doctors communicate with their patients.
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Race-Based Equations May Lead to Under-Treatment of Lung Disease in Black Patients
A UCSF study finds that race-based equations may mean Black patients' lung disease can be underdiagnosed and classified as moderate disease in more severe cases.
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Digital Therapy for Prenatal Insomnia May Prevent Postpartum Depression
A UCSF study finds that a digital version of cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression
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Wildhood: The Astounding Connections between Human and Animal Adolescents
Does your rambunctious teen seem like an animal? You may be on to something. Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD ’87, and science writer Kathryn Bowers reveal startling similarities between humans and animals in young adulthood.
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UCSF’s Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, on “The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast”
Explore the power of psychedelic therapy to treat the ailing human mind with international expert Carhart-Harris, who joined UCSF in 2021 as the Metzner Distinguished Professor and director of the new Neuroscape Psychedelics Division. Discover what his comparison of psilocybin with an antidepressant revealed on the Aug. 19 episode.
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Can This Controversial New Drug Curb Alzheimer’s Disease?
UCSF neurologist Gil Rabinovici, MD, explains the controversy and shares why he thinks Alzheimer’s care is entering a new era “regardless of whether aducanumab proves to be a blockbuster or a bust.”
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Five Questions for Monica Gandhi
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, an infectious disease expert and professor of medicine, has been an ardent voice for science during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Speaking Again, With a Little Help from AI
How neuroscientists harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to give a paralyzed man back his voice.
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Surprise! It’s a Nobel Prize
UCSF’s David Julius won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on pain sensation. “It was really a shock,” he says.
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An All-Out Quest to Understand Long COVID
A concerted research effort gave UCSF scientists early insight into long COVID. It also showed patients that they weren’t in the fight alone.
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Surgical Procedure Helps Cancer Patients Face Themselves Again
For patients with skin cancer & facial sarcoma, reconstructing the face with skin grafted from the leg may result in poor color match. A new technique pioneered by UCSF surgeons uses pigmented tissue to achieve a better match.
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International Breast Cancer Conference Features UCSF Health Experts
Image Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building Experts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San
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$6M Gift from Family of Roblox Creator Launches New Initiative to Advance CAR T Therapy
The UCSF initiative aims to increase the effectiveness and availability of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy for lymphoma patients.
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Sunshine May Shield Children, Young Adults from Multiple Sclerosis
Spending time under the sun may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study led by UCSF and the Australian National University shows that for children and young adults, sun exposure may protect against multiple sclerosis.
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As Prescribed: UCSF Study First To Use CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Humans
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UCSF Oakland Just Got $17 Million To Find a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease. Here’s the Plan