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Doctors have found that nearly half of all Parkinson's patients also suffer from depression, and many patients mistakenly assume that the condition is simply something they have to live with. Not so, say physicians at UCSF Medical Center, who are conducting a study to test the effectiveness of antidepressants in patients with the disease.
UCSF has received a $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide 25 undergraduate students each year for four years the opportunity to engage in a fully funded, hands-on research experience during the summer.
Ken Dill makes his case for why science has to go back to the future to leap ahead.
A UCSF employee reported to UCSF Police that a white male in his mid-50s tried to pull him into his car on Tuesday near the Parnassus campus.
Theodore Kurtz was recognized recently for identifying genetic mechanisms that influence the risk for high blood pressure and diabetes.
As part of our new On the Spot web feature, Dr. Donald Abrams, the new director of clinical programs at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and an expert in complementary therapies, agreed to answer your questions.
The health status of young adults is far worse than that of teens, with mortality rates more than double due in part to increased rates of injury, homicide and suicide, according to a new analysis by UCSF adolescent medicine researchers.
Interest in sustainability efforts is growing at UCSF, including grassroots efforts at the Cancer Research Building at Mount Zion.
Doctors are as likely to underprescribe medications for elders as they are to overprescribe, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
The Graduate Students' Association and The Associated Students of UCSF are sponsoring a free ice cream social and voter registration drive tomorrow, October 17, from noon to 1 p.m. in Saunders Court.
KQED's <em>Forum with Michael Krasny </em>discusses gender identity, assesses how it is constructed and challenged, and examines the role of biology, psychology, society and law in determining sexual categories.
UCSF will celebrate diversity week with a number of events and activities, including a keynote speech by Former UCSF Chancellor Phillip R. Lee on October 25.
A team of researchers led by UCSF nursing professor Mary Blegen, RN, PhD, has launched a two-year study to measure nursing quality in acute inpatient units.
What women put on their plates may actually help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. NBC11's medical reporter Marianne Favro interviewed UCSF biochemist Clyde Wilson, PhD, who recommends that breast cancer patients make four simple changes to help boost their immune systems and reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
Karina Walters, MSW, PhD, said succinctly at Wednesday's first annual Lesbian Health Institute that, "It's not about coming out; it's about becoming what we've always been."
The campus community is invited to hear an update on the state of UCSF Medical Center at three upcoming presentations, beginning Oct. 31.
More than 2,500 former patients and their families have been invited to attend the annual reunion of the UCSF Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Clifford Roberts has been named to the role of interim associate vice Chancellor in the Office of Research, effective October 16.
Science literacy in the US remains as elusive as ever. But before wringing our hands raw, let's define what literacy means and ponder how becoming literate can be fun.
Scientists and staff gathered on Oct. 5 to honor Elizabeth Blackburn, who recently was honored with the nation's most distinguished award for basic medical research.
NBC health correspondent Robert Bazell interviews Jon Levine, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery and a prominent pain researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, on his new research that is showing the differences between how men and women experience pain.
The time has come to ban smoking in all workplaces -- in fact, in all public places in general, UCSF pulmonologist Mark Eisner, MD, MPH, writes in an editorial in the <i>Journal of the American Medical Society</i>. Eisner wrote the editorial to comment on a study published in the same issue of <i>JAMA</i> that shows the effects of Scotland's national ban on smoking.
The over 2 million adolescents in juvenile detention in California now have a better chance of receiving the critical health care services they need upon reemergence from incarceration in large part because of the efforts of a first-year UCSF Pediatrics Department resident.
UCSF researchers routinely publish groundbreaking research, write books, and provide context and commentary for scientific and medical news. Our job is to tell their stories, showcase their accomplishments, and highlight the implications and global consequences of their research for our readers.
Funded by a $63,000 gift from the New York-based Li Foundation to the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Chinese scientists from Peking University will study the emerging field of systems biology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
One of the biggest challenges lesbians face when seeking health care is the complexity of talking openly about health issues with a clinician without the stigma of judgment, disapproval, and condemnation or the fear of having care withheld.
Four UCSF faculty scientists are among the 65 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute announced today.
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have identified a previously unknown function of APOBEC3G (A3G), a protein that acts against HIV, a finding that may lead to new approaches for controlling HIV infection.
New evidence surfaced Wednesday that a high-tech drug developed in the Bay Area offers significant hope to those afflicted with macular degeneration, a disease that can cause blindness.