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Reminders by Phone Can Aid in Diabetes Prevention
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Preventing or Better Managing Diabetes May Prevent Cognitive Decline, According to UCSF Study
Preventing diabetes or delaying its onset has been thought to stave off cognitive decline -- a connection strongly supported by the results of a 9-year study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Loneliness in Later Years
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Hepatitis C: Urgency to Fight Viral Foe Grows in the Suburbs and on the Streets
<p>At the edge of a San Francisco neighborhood that has been riddled with drug addiction for decades, UCSF epidemiologist Kimberly Page, PhD, MPS, leads a research team that provides outreach, screening and prevention programs for drug users, those who are especially vulnerable to hepatitis C infection.</p>
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Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Among Asian Americans
<p>Liver cancer is expected to become more common in the United States in coming years. “It’s deadly and it’s preventable,” says UCSF physician and researcher Tung Nguyen, MD.</p>
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Dust in Homes with Dogs May Lower Risk of Asthma-linked Infection
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Hepatitis: UCSF and San Francisco at Ground Zero
<p>Viral hepatitis chronically infects between 3.5 and 5.2 million people in the U.S. and more than 30,000 in San Francisco, alone — but only about one in three people who are infected know it, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
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California Tobacco Tax Trails by Razor-thin Margin
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Loneliness Lethal for Seniors, UCSF Study Says
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Tending the Body's Microbial Garden
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UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Score for Health Care Equality
UCSF Medical Center today became the only institution in the United States to receive a perfect score on the national LGBT Healthcare Equality Index for five consecutive years.
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BBC World News Interviews UCSF's Dr. Carla Perissinotto About Her Loneliness Study
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Loneliness, Living Alone May Lead to a Shorter Lifespan
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Kaiser, S.F. General, Sutter, UCSF and Other NorCal Health Centers Lauded for LGBT Equality
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Spotlight: Anthony Taliaferro
As a web specialist II for UCSF's University Relations, Tony Taliaferro is responsible for providing technical and creative services to the team as well as uploading UCSF.edu with stories, photos and videos that tell the UCSF story.
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Diabetes Linked to Memory Problems in Older Adults
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Lonely? Your Health May Suffer
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Loneliness Linked to Serious Health Problems and Death Among Elderly
Loneliness can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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The High Price of Loneliness
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Stem Cell Scientist Shinya Yamanaka Receives Millennium Technology Award
Gladstone Institutes Senior Investigator Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, a professor of anatomy at UCSF, has won the Millennium Technology Award Grand Prize, the world’s largest and most prominent technology award.
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Heart Trouble Early and Often in H.I.V. Patients
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Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers Talk Super Bowl Memories
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Loneliness Bodes Poorly For A Healthy Old Age
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FDA May Soon Approve UCSF Kidney Device
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Calif. Physicians' EHR Systems Fall Short of Meaningful Use Criteria
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Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
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Should Smoking Be Relegated to R-Rated Movies?
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Lifestyle Changes Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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Sociologist Reflects on a Career in Health Sciences
<p>Adele Clarke, a professor of sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, reflects on her career as a sociologist during the UCSF School of Nursing's 32nd Helen Nahm Research Lecture.</p>