High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the Brain
Using an innovative brain-tracing technique, scientists have found a way to untangle the complex connections that influence specific brain functions.

University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFUsing 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.
Two veteran UCSF doctors who have been battling the AIDS epidemic for decades retraced past efforts and described their ongoing quest for a cure for HIV in the Academic Senate’s Third Annual Faculty Research Lecture.
A UCSF-led research team has identified the likely genetic mechanism that causes some patients with multiple sclerosis to quickly progress to a debilitating stage of the disease while other patients progress much more slowly.
Construction is set to begin this summer on a dynamic public plaza space that will provide a rich and varied experience for thousands of people at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
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Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UCSF have been able to identify and deactivate a brain pathway linked to memories that cause alcohol cravings in rats.