Gut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission
An international research team led by UCSF scientists has shown, for the first time, that gut immune cells travel to the brain during multiple sclerosis flare-ups in patients.
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What Is COVID Doing to Our Hearts?
Cardiologist Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH, discusses what we know so far about COVID-19’s impact on the body’s cardiovascular system, from affecting the heart’s rhythm to impairing its ability to pump blood throughout the body.
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Scientists Look to Neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Spike for Potential Therapies
SARS-CoV-2 uses its distinctive spike to latch onto a receptor called ACE2 on the surface of a human cell. Once there it prompts the human cell to ferry the virus inside. Then, the virus co-opts human enzymes to make copies of itself and spread to other cells.
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Climate Change Will Give Rise to More Cancers
Climate change will bring an acute toll worldwide, with rising temperatures, wildfires and poor air quality, accompanied by higher rates of cancer, especially lung, skin and gastrointestinal cancers.
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Election Angst? In States that Back Losing Nominee, Residents’ Mental Health May Falter
Whether a Trump triumph or a Biden victory, millions of Americans may expect a decline in their mental health if they live in states that favor the losing candidate. And the higher the margin of victory for the losing candidate, the greater the number of days of stress and depression for residents in those states.
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ICE Detention Centers Saw Sustained Outbreaks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Says Study
More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced large, repeated outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses in the last three years, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF.
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There’s A Lot of Uncertainty Right Now – This is What Science Says That Does to Our Minds, Bodies
But what is uncertainty? What’s going on in the brain when we feel uncertain? And how might long-term uncertainty experienced by an entire population affect community health?
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New Study Points to Invisible Killer of Infants
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Do You Have the Heart for Marijuana?
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What Those Studies on Mouthwash and Coronaviruses Actually Mean
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Axing the ACA Means Young Adults with Cancer Lose Coverage
Researchers found that patients with a pediatric cancer who were protected under the ACA’s dependent coverage provision were more likely to remain on private insurance for longer durations compared to their older peers who turned 19 before the Act.
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11 UCSF Research Specialties Rank in Top 10 in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2021
Now in their seventh year, the Best Global Universities rankings focus on schools’ academic research and reputation overall instead of specific undergraduate and graduate programs. These global rankings help the increasing number of students exploring international higher education options to more accurately compare institutions around the world.
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UCSF Team Presents Ethical Framework for Effective COVID-19 Contact Tracing
In order for COVID-19 contact tracing to be effective in the United States, public health and government leaders must overcome deep ideological and cultural resistance among the public and deal with the ethical and technological challenges of using contact tracing apps.
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CRISPR Meets Pac-Man: New DNA Cut-and-Paste Tool Enables Bigger Gene Edits
Gene editing for the development of new treatments, and for studying disease as well as normal function in humans and other organisms, may advance more quickly with a new tool for cutting larger pieces of DNA out of a cell’s genome.
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Engineered Developmental Signals Could Illuminate Regenerative Medicine
For a tiny embryo to develop into an adult organism, its cells must develop in precise patterns and interact with their neighbors in carefully orchestrated ways. To create complex tissues and organs –
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International Team of Scientists Identifies Common Vulnerabilities Across Coronaviruses
An international team of researchers studied the three lethal coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV in order to identify commonly hijacked cellular pathways and detect promising targets for broad coronavirus inhibition.
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UCSF Collaboration Launches the First Research Registry for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Although Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise more than 6% of the U.S. population, they are among the least represented groups in health sciences research.
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A Rapid Test Offers Hope for Community Screening
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UCSF-led Researchers Dig Deep Into Coronavirus Structure, Identify Drugs that Could Diminish COVID Effects
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Shutdowns Mean More Go Hungry Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Households in Bay Area
The number of primary Spanish-speaking Latinx families in the San Francisco Bay Area who cannot afford to eat balanced meals and go to bed hungry has more than doubled since the pandemic, according to a new study by UCSF.
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Clues to Brain Development and Disease Emerge from 3D Epigenome Study
UCSF researchers are finding new clues to how neuropsychiatric disorders unfold by focusing on the role of a little-studied form of DNA in early brain development.
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Apathy Could Lead to a Greater Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
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Inhalable Treatment Enhances Regeneration in Lung Fibrosis Model
A new study highlights the potential of a novel, inhalable regenerative therapy for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Struggling Sea Lions May Benefit from UCSF Neuroscience Research
A cellular therapy for epilepsy developed at UCSF has been employed for the first time in a sea lion with intractable seizures caused by ingesting toxins from algal blooms.
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DNA Test Identifies Genetic Causes of Severe Fetal and Newborn Illness
A new study by University of California researchers shows the promise of high-throughput DNA-sequencing technologies to improve prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy outcomes for women who have experienced an abnormal prenatal ultrasound.
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Brain Surgery for a ‘Sweet Boy’: Saving Cronutt the Sea Lion
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UCSF, Fortanix, Intel, and Microsoft Azure Utilize Privacy-Preserving Analytics to Accelerate AI in Health Care
UC San Francisco’s Center for Digital Health Innovation (CDHI), Fortanix, Intel, and Microsoft Azure have formed a collaboration to establish a confidential computing platform with privacy-preserving
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One in Four Pregnant People With COVID-19 May Have Lingering ‘Long-Haul’ Illness
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Risk of Deadly Skin Cancer May Be Gauged by Accumulated DNA Damage
Risk for melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer, can be estimated long before detection of any suspicious moles, according to a UCSF scientist.
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Face Masks: What the Data Say