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Lessons From History To Improve Drug Ads For Consumers
In a perspective published by the New England Journal of Medicine, UCSF's Elizabeth Watkins shares a historical perspective of pharmaceutical advertising and proposes a new approach for educating consumers.
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Childhood Cancer Research at UCSF to Transcend Tissue Types With Innovative Grant
Researchers at UCSF are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers.
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24-Hour OBs, Midwives Lead to Less C-Sections
Privately insured pregnant women are less likely to have C-sections when their regular care includes midwives and 24-hour obstetrician coverage, according to a study by researchers at UCSF and Marin General Hospital.
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Smoke-Free Zones, Higher Taxes Deter Youth Smoking, Study Shows
Banning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UCSF and UC Merced.
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Shouldering the Burden of Evolution
As early humans took an evolutionary step away from apes, what this last common ancestor with apes looked like has remained unclear. A new study led by researchers at UCSF shows that important clues lie in the shoulder.
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Next-Gen Genomic Tests Identify Brain-Eating Amoeba
Rapid next-generation genomic sequencing helped identify a mysterious brain-eating amoeba that killed a patient, and a new UCSF center aims to make this test an affordable and available tool for more hospitals.
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Rare Melanoma Carries Unprecedented Burden of Mutations
A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UCSF scientists.
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S.F. Scientists Theorize About Last Common Ancestor of Humans, Apes
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Ephraim Engleman, One of World’s Oldest Practicing Physicians, Dies at 104
Ephraim Engleman, a pioneering rheumatologist whose passion and dedication to his work at UCSF spanned a staggering seven decades, has died at 104.
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Scientists Use DNA 'Velcro' To Print Human Tissue In The Lab
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Final Tally Is In: UCSF Surpasses Goals to be Top Fundraiser in AIDS Walk SF 2015
UCSF teams raised nearly $130,000 at AIDS Walk San Francisco 2015, surpassing the University's records and making it the city’s top fundraiser.
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Genetic Makeup May Make Radiation Riskier for Pediatric Cancer Patients
Genetic vulnerabilities associated with childhood cancers may make children undergoing radiation therapy more susceptible than adults to secondary cancers, according to novel insights from researchers at UCSF.
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As More Adults Pedal, Their Biking Injuries And Deaths Spike, Too
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To Avoid Catching a Cold, Researchers Prescribe a Good Night's Sleep
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Drug for Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients Increases Risk for Skin Cancer, Even Death
Voriconazole, a prescription drug commonly used to treat fungal infections in lung transplant recipients, significantly increases the risk for skin cancer and even death, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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UCSF Pediatric Clinic Focused on Rare Pitt Hopkins Syndrome is Third of its Kind in the World
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco has opened the third Pitt Hopkins Syndrome clinic in the world to help patients with this rare genetic condition.
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Nursing Conference Highlights U.S Trend of International Training
Faculty and alumni from UCSF School of Nursing gathered in Seoul, Korea, for the International Council of Nurses (ICN) conference and Council of National Nursing Association Representatives (CNR) meeting, the largest international nursing event of the year.
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Marylin J. Dodd Designated 'Living Legend' by American Academy of Nursing
Marylin J. Dodd, emeritus professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing, has been designated a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing — the Academy’s highest honor.
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Surge in Bicycle Injuries to Riders Over 45
The incidence of bicycle accidents has increased significantly in the U.S. in recent years, with many serious injuries occurring among riders older than 45, according to a new study led by UCSF.
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Short Sleepers Are Four Times More Likely to Catch a Cold
A new study led by a UCSF sleep researcher supports what parents have been saying for centuries: to avoid getting sick, be sure to get enough sleep.
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New Type of Prion May Cause, Transmit Neurodegeneration
Multiple System Atrophy, a neurodegenerative disorder with similarities to Parkinson’s disease, is caused by a newly discovered type of prion, according to two new research papers led by scientists at UCSF.
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DNA-Guided 3-D Printing of Human Tissue is Unveiled
A UCSF-led team has developed a technique to build tiny models of human tissues, called organoids, more precisely than ever before using a process that turns human cells into a biological equivalent of LEGO bricks.
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UCSF Awarded Funds to Launch Nutrition and Obesity Research Center
UCSF was recently awarded federal funds to launch a Nutrition and Obesity Research Center – one of only 12 such centers nationwide – to support and facilitate studies on obesity, nutrition, and metabolism at UCSF and across northern California.
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Children's Hospitals Cut Down On CT Scans To Prevent Cancer
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Altered Protein Found To Cause Rare Parkinson’s-Like Disease
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Mammary Gland Is Shaped by Adaptive Immune System During Development
UCSF researchers have discovered that the adaptive immune system plays an active role in guiding the normal development of mammary glands, the only organs that develop predominantly after birth, beginning at puberty.
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Emmanuelle Passegué: Making Better Blood
Emmanuelle Passegué’s passion for blood is focused on rejuvenation and longer life. This may sound like something out of a vampire story, but her work is rooted in a different kind of mystery: one that could hold the key to how well we age and respond to diseases.
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Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High-Risk of Recurrent Stroke
A new study from the UCSF Pediatric Brain Center shows that childhood cancer survivors suffering one stroke have double the risk of suffering a second stroke, when compared with non-cancer stroke survivors.
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Campus, Medical Center Celebrate Opening of New Clinical Research Center
The UCSF Clinical Research Center at Parnassus opened its doors on Aug. 10, providing investigators with 2,500 square feet of new adult outpatient clinical research space.
