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A class of miniscule molecules called microRNAs has become a major focus of biomedical research. Now, UCSF scientists have identified multiple members of this class that enable embryonic stem cells to divide, and thus proliferate, much more rapidly than the mature, or specialized, cells of the adult body.
UCSF Children’s Hospital has opened an innovative new clinical unit focusing on the infant brain that is the first facility of its kind in the United States. The unit brings together specialized treatment for infants who show signs of brain damage at birth – and are at-risk for developing cerebral palsy, mental retardation and other cognitive disorders – with clinical research.
The UCSF School of Medicine continues to have one of the most diverse student bodies among California medical schools, according to a public policy institute study. Nearly one-third of students in last fall’s entering class -- 28 percent -- are from groups underrepresented in medicine.
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Francisco, have revealed new hope for HIV treatment with the discovery of a way to 'rescue' immune cells that are exhausted from fighting off HIV infection.
Use of radiology imaging tests has soared in the past decade with a significant increase in newer technologies, according to a new study that is the first to track imaging patterns in a managed care setting over a substantial time period.
Members of the UCSF community are celebrating Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election, calling it a “giant step forward,” a “dream come true,” and a “watershed” moment in the nation’s history.
The discovery of a gene that caused a family to be stricken with Parkinson’s disease has been a tonic to research aimed at learning more about the most common form of the disease, and about its environmental triggers.
Judy Shepard visits UCSF to talk about her gay son Matt’s brutal 1998 murder and the importance of speaking out against hate and of celebrating diversity.
Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
The UCSF Science & Health Education Partnership will use a newly announced, five-year grant to work with local high schools in improving science education and promoting diversity in the scientific workforce.