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Deprived of Sex, Jilted Flies Drink More Alcohol
A group of scientists at UCSF has discovered that a tiny molecule in the fly’s brain govern the behavior of males who go on a drinking binge after female fruit flies reject their sexual advances.
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Sex-Deprived Male Flies Go for the Booze, Study Finds
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UCSF Hosts Symposium on Japan Earthquake and Disasters - One Year Later
The UCSF departments of psychiatry and pediatrics and UCSF Global Health Sciences hosting a multidisciplinary symposium about Japan one year after the catastrophe, featuring first-hand details from many who responded to the disaster last year.
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Tobacco Smoke Affects Early Human Embryonic Development
Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development.
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UCSF Patients Part of Nation's Longest Living Kidney Transplant Chain
<p>Gabriel Baty and Olivo Cienfuegos both received kidney transplants at UCSF Medical Center as part of the longest living kidney donation chain in history that covers 17 hospitals in 11 states.</p>
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Ob-Gyns Can Prevent Negative Health Impacts of Environmental Chemicals
Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to play a major role in reducing the effects of toxic chemicals on women and babies, according to an analysis led by UCSF researchers.
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Blood Vessel Disease of Retina May be Marker of Cognitive Decline
Women 65 or older who have even mild retinopathy, a disease of blood vessels in the retina, are more likely to have cognitive decline and related vascular changes in the brain, according to a multi-institutional study led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
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White House Names San Francisco HIV/AIDS Leader to National Post
President Barack Obama appointed UCSF AIDS expert Grant Colfax, MD, as the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy.
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TEDMED Talks to Stream Live at UCSF
<p>An offshoot of the popular TED conference series that addresses innovations in health and medicine will be streamed live to UCSF campuses from April 10 to 13.</p>
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QB3, Canada Find Common Ground with Entrepreneurs
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Butcher Cut Out to Be Easter Bunny for Sick Kids
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UCSF Ranks Among Nation's Best Medical, Pharmacy Schools in U.S. News Survey
UCSF’s School of Pharmacy ranked first in its field this year, while its School of Medicine tied for third place nationwide, according to a new survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.
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Nursing School Dean: A Life of Listening and Caring
<p>UCSF's first male dean of the School of Nursing, David Vlahov, PhD, RN, an epidemiologist who specializes in partnering with community organizations to improve urban health, was profiled recently in a front page story in the <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>.</p>
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Video Games Replace Physical Therapy for Parkinson's Patients
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Take It From Older Parents: The Thirties Are the Best Age to Have a First Baby
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UCSF Translational Science Institute Expands Board of Directors
<p>UCSF's Clinical and Translational Science Instiute has expanded its board of directors to focus on accountability and to reflect the interests of the broader University community.</p>
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Too Embarrassed To Tell Your Doc?
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Dr. Dean Ornish, HuffPost Medical Editor, Responds To Breaking Study Linking Red Meat And Heart Disease
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Is Your Memory Good Enough To Remember That You Read This?
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Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From Pediatrics
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Debate Grows Over Colorectal Cancer Screenings
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David Vlahov Is New UCSF Nursing School Dean
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Company Sees Video Games as Therapeutic
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A Protein May Help Burn Calories Faster
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UC President Pens Open Letter to UC Community
<p>UC President Mark Yudof today wrote an open letter to the community asking all of University of California students, faculty and staff members to foster a climate of tolerance, civility and open-mindedness.</p>
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UCSF University Relations Wins Two Western Regional Awards for Advancing Education
<p>The news team at UCSF’s University Relations and Strategic Communications has won two awards for its communications from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District VII.</p>
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Preventing Youth Smoking
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Researchers Say They Can Turn Fat into Self Burning Fat
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What's the Best Age to Raise Kids? Older Parents Weigh In