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Give to UCSFFinalists presented their work to a gathering of academic and industry reviewers recently as part of UCSF's Catalyst Awards, which provides valuable pilot funding to help drive promising early-stage research.
A new UCSF study highlights the potential importance of the vast majority of human DNA that lies outside of genes within the cell.
A UCSF-led team has discovered a sensory system in the foreleg of the male fruit fly that answers a central problem in evolution that is poorly understood: how animals of one species know not to mate with animals of other species.
Using an innovative brain-tracing technique, scientists have found a way to untangle the complex connections that influence specific brain functions.
Results of a Phase III clinical trial showed that a simple drug regimen of two anti-clotting drugs lowered the risk of stroke by almost one-third, compared to aspirin alone, when given to patients who had minor or transient stroke symptoms to prevent subsequent attacks.
Members of the LGBT community at UCSF are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in two key cases that affirm same-sex marriage and equal rights.
A UCSF-led team has created a set of guidelines for doctors and other clinicians to use for communicating uncertain prognoses to elderly patients and those battling terminal illness.
UCSF employees who ride Bay Area Rapid Transit to and from work should make contingency plans in preparation for a possible strike by BART labor unions.
Larry Lariosa, MA, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has been named diversity program manager and LGBT specialist at UC San Francisco's Office of Diversity and Outreach.