The First Genome Surgeons
The ascendancy of CRISPR systems raises a grand hope: If these tools can illuminate the causes of disease in the laboratory, why not bring them into the clinic to treat patients?
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Genome Editing: A 50-Year Quest
Scientists began searching for ways to edit genomes in the 1960s. It would not prove easy.
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Heated Tobacco Product Claims by Tobacco Industry Scrutinized by UCSF Researchers, Others in Independent Data Review
Claims by the tobacco industry that heated tobacco products (HTPs) are safer than conventional cigarettes are not supported by the industry’s own data and are likely to be misunderstood by consumers.
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UCSF to Host Third Annual Veterans Open House and Job Fair
To allow veterans and military service members to get to know the UC San Francisco community and consider UCSF as an employer of choice, the University will host its third annual Veterans Open House and Job Fair on Thursday, Nov. 8.
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How to Make Organ Transplants Last
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New Drug Could Sustain Oxygen-Starved Hearts
In new studies conducted at UCSF, a novel oxygen-delivery therapeutic restored the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue in an animal model of global hypoxia.
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Could Breathing Techniques Be the Key to Aging Slower?
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Gene Plays Critical Role in Noise-Induced Deafness
UCSF researchers discovered a gene that plays an essential role in noise-induced deafness.
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Older Vets Often Leave Hospital on Increased Dose of Blood Pressure Pills
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With Dangers of Everyday Concussions Revealed, Scientists Race to Find Solutions
UCSF scientists are working to understand how concussions cause long-term cognitive damage – and how they might be treated.
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In Pregnancy, Doctors' Focus is on Baby, Not Mom
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A Simpler Way to Get to the Bottom of Mysterious Illnesses in Poor Countries
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From Labs to Science at AT&T Park, UCSF Builds New Experiences for 2018 Bay Area Science Festival
Hands-on science at AT&T Park, visits to neuroscience labs and talks to engage Latinx youth in science are just a few of the many activities UCSF has planned for this year’s Bay Area Science Festival.
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Adequate Consumption of ‘Longevity’ Vitamins Could Prolong Healthy Aging, Nutrition Scientist Says
New review of nutritional science argues most American diets are deficient in a key class of vitamins and minerals.
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Blood Test ‘Biopsy’ for Kids with Brain Tumors Is Simple, Safe Way to See If Treatment Is Working
A new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of treatment even before changes are identified on scans.
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4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2018
The UCSF faculty members are among the 75 new members and 10 international members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns
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UCSF-Led Consortium Receives $26.2M to Develop Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury
A UCSF-led consortium has received a $26.2 million award from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity to develop treatments for traumatic brain injury.
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UCSF Prepares for Another 3-Day Labor Strike in October
The University of California has received notice from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Patient Care Technical Unit that it will hold a three-day strike across the UC system, beginning October 23, with other unions striking in sympathy.
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Early Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms
Researchers have shown that the earliest stages of the brain degeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease are linked to neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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Chelsea Clinton Tours SF General in Support of Early Childhood Learning Program
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Building a Patchwork Brain to Study Neurological Disease
Scientists at UCSF and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a new technique for making mice with brains that combine the genetics of two different mouse strains.
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Big Data Gives a Boost to Immunology Research and Potentially, Treatments
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‘10,000 Immunomes’ Database Opens a Window on Healthy Immunity
Scientists at UCSF have assembled a searchable database of normal human immunity that researchers can now use as an instant comparison group in studies of the immune system and immune dysfunction.
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Genetic Risk Factor for Erectile Dysfunction Identified
In a new study discovered that variants at a single site on Chromosome 6 are associated with a significantly higher risk of developing erectile dysfunction.
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Artificial Kidney Technology Explored to Make an Artificial Pancreas
UCSF’s Shuvo Roy has spent the better part of a decade working on technology that could lead to a a surgically implantable bioartificial kidney. Now he is also working with UCSF colleagues to turn that technology into an artificial pancreas.
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Blood Sugar Control Tied to Long-Term Brain Health with Type 1 Diabetes
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Talk on ‘Butt Cancer’ Tackles Taboo with Humor to Win 2018 Postdoc Slam
Ten UCSF postdocs competed to explain complex research in simple language – and in three minutes or less – in the third annual Postdoc Slam held Sept. 26.
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Major AIDS Conference returns to Bay Area After 30 Years
The 23rd International AIDS conference, AIDS2020, is returning to the Bay Area for the first time in 30 years, with leadership from UCSF and the International AIDS Society.
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Six UCSF Scientists Awarded NIH Grants for High-Risk, High-Reward Research
The National Institutes of Health has awarded six NIH Director’s Awards to early-career UCSF scientists – a record number for the University.
