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The percentage of medical students with disabilities has always been much lower than the general population, but there may be more disabled students than previously thought.
The Malaria Elimination Group is meeting this week in Chennai, India, to discuss strategies to shrink the global malaria map and take stock of India’s efforts to eliminate the disease.
UC San Francisco researchers developed a new treatment strategy for asthma.
California adolescents perceive smoking cigarettes to be riskier – and less socially acceptable – than they did a dozen years ago.
Shinya Yamanaka talked at the 2017 Breakthrough Prize Symposium about how his father dying from Hepatitis C helped to drive him to do research to overcome diseases.
Kimono, a 2-year-old golden retriever/lab, is a new recruit at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
To help address the issue of under-enrollment in clinical trials, UCSF has launched a tool that could make it easier for researchers and willing study participants to find each other.
UCSF is addressing racial disparities in clinical research, helping to advance precision medicine by providing tailored medical treatment to vulnerable populations.
Underrepresented minority dentists represent a smaller percentage of the dental workforce and are unevenly distributed in relation to minority populations in the United States.
A shared biological mechanism may drive the progression of both Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative condition associated with repeated concussions and brain trauma.
The UCSF School of Dentistry and UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health have announced the launch of a joint program for dentists interested in dental public health.
UCSF will continue its annual tradition of hosting the UCSF Chancellor’s Staff Appreciation events, starting Thursday, Dec. 1 at Mission Bay in the atrium at Genentech Hall.
UCSF-led research team identified the rare genetic mutation responsible for a unique case of severe combined immunodeficiency, a deadly immune system disorder also known as “boy in the bubble” disease.
UCSF is hosting the 2017 Breakthrough Prize Symposium on Dec. 5, an event that will feature 14 TED Talk-style presentations about the latest advances in life sciences, physics and mathematics.
A new affordable housing complex adjacent to UCSF’s Mission Bay campus is accepting applications now through Dec. 21, 2016.
UCSF researchers identified fetal brain tissue cells that are targeted by the Zika virus and determined that azithromycin can prevent the virus from infecting these cells.
UCSF researchers have received $1.2 million for their work to make imaging machines smarter, so they can detect neurological emergencies and triage patients for immediate treatment.
UCSF researchers found a way to pause the development of early mouse embryos for up to a month in the lab, a finding with implications for assisted reproduction, regenerative medicine, aging and cancer.
Chancellor Sam Hawgood has established new charters for his executive leadership groups in an effort to streamline and strengthen decision-making related to the University’s mission, vision, and strategy.
Ricardo F. Muñoz, professor emeritus of psychology at UCSF, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ethical quandaries such as testing for a woman’s risk for preterm birth are still being worked out by the medical community.
White blood cells called neutrophils race after bacteria at speeds up to a thousand times that of most human cells by moving in a special way. Lillian Fritz-Laylin and Megan Riel-Mehan want to know how that works.
Chancellor Sam Hawgood on Monday addressed the UCSF community regarding recent incidents of discrimination and intimidation.
-nurSandra Weiss, who in September was named interim dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, talks about her priorities for the school as well as the strengths she brings to the position.