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Speedy Response After Stroke Facilitates a Full Recovery
After Don Onken suffered a stroke at 78, a quick response by doctors at the UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus Heights helped him get back on his feet quickly – and back to the golf course.
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UCSF, Institut Pasteur Develop Center on Emerging Infectious Disease
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UC San Francisco’s (UCSF) Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
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UCSF’s Nevan Krogan Wins France’s Highest Honor
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
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UCSF Launches Initiative to Address Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Performance
The Open Oximetry Project is a multi-year initiative to improve access to safe pulse oximeters worldwide by sharing data and creating new standards and technologies for oximeter validation that better account for skin color.
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Machine Learning Enables Diagnosis of Sepsis, the Elusive Global Killer
A new diagnostic method that applies machine learning to advanced genomics data from both microbe and host to identify and predict sepsis cases was developed by researchers at UCSF, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and CZ Biohub.
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Uterine Cancer Cases Are Rising. Here’s What to Know.
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UCSF Welcomes Ashley Biden
Ashley Biden, MSW, social worker and justice reform advocate, was welcomed to UCSF in October by colleagues and representatives from organizations supporting victims of violent crime.
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Non-White Newborns With Cystic Fibrosis More Likely To Be Missed in Screening
Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native newborns.
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Justice Advocate Ashley Biden Touts Role of Trauma Support Pioneered in SF
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Fatty Liver Linked to Survival in E. Coli Infection
Scientists at UCSF have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology.
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Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine and Opiate Use are Linked to Atrial Fibrillation
A new UCSF study researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder.
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3 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2022
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 100 new national members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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Small-Molecule Drug Reverses Neural Effects of Concussion
A small molecule called ISRIB that was identified at UCSF can reverse the neuronal and cognitive effects of concussion in mice weeks after an injury occurred, new research found.
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Marijuana Use Linked to Atrial Fibrillation in New UCSF Study
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New Industry Documents Highlight Role of Pharmacies in Driving Opioid Epidemic
Johns Hopkins University and UCSF, have added new documents to the Opioid Industry Documents Archive that detail the role of retail pharmacies in the opioid overdose epidemic.
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Senescent Cells also Help to Heal Damaged Tissues
Not all senescent cells are harmful “zombies” that should be wiped out to prevent age-related disease. New research from UCSF found that some of them are embedded in young, healthy tissues and promote normal repair from damage.
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It’s an Epidemic the Health Care Industry Is Still Trying to Cure – Its Own Racism
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Long COVID May Set You Back a Decade in Exercise Gains
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Feeling Winded After Your Workout? Long COVID May Claim Another Symptom
A new study points to another persistent effect of COVID-19, identified months after infection: reduced exercise capacity.
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What Does Bipolar Disorder Feel Like?
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Voters Agree on Need for More Protections from Chemicals
A national online survey revealed American voters overwhelmingly say they want government and industry to ensure the products they buy are free of harmful chemicals, and they are willing to pay more for it.
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At Least 66 Clinics in 15 States Have Stopped Providing Abortions Since Dobbs, Analysis Finds
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Fall Allergies Are Real. And They’re Getting Worse.
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UCSF Hosts First Lady Jill Biden to Discuss Breast Cancer Research
First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D, met with top UCSF cancer leaders during a visit Friday, October 7th, to hear about UCSF’s breast cancer research and progress on the National Cancer Moonshot.
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Back to School 2022
UCSF's back-to-school season marked a joyous return to in-person celebrations for the first time since 2019.
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The Power of Paxlovid
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Single-Celled Organism Uses Internal ‘Computer’ to Walk
The single-celled protozoan Euplotes eurystomus achieves a scurrying walk by coordinate its microscopic uses a simple, mechanical computer instead of a brain like most animals, UCSF researchers found.
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Rural Seniors Reap Health Benefits From What UCSF First-Gen Nursing Program Sows
The UCSF School of Nursing is partnering with Hartnell College to prepare first-generation-to-college students to become nurses, equipped with the skills to advance health care for residents in the underserved Salinas Valley.
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Curci Scholarship Will Boost Graduate Student Diversity
With generous support from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation, UCSF has begun a new scholarship for women and international scholars that promises to help build a more diverse pipeline of basic science PhD students.
