In a surprise finding, scientists have discovered that histamine, the inflammatory compound released during allergic reactions that causes runny nose, watery eyes, and wheezing, can be produced in large amounts in the lung by neutrophils, the white blood cells that are the major component of pus.

UCSF internal medicine resident Rupa Marya will perform with her band, the April Fishes, on January 13 in San Francisco.

Calling aging a disease is old hat. What matters, says Cynthia Kenyon, is healthy lifespan...

As California's governor and lawmakers prepare to hammer out a plan for universal health insurance coverage, health economics expert Jack Rowe, MD, will offer a broader perspective on America's health care crisis when he delivers the second UCSF Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture at noon on Thursday, Jan. 11.

Nominations for the Chancellor's Award for Exceptional University Service and the Chancellor's Award for Exceptional University Management are due on February 2.

Gail Schechter, a research scientist who received her PhD degree in psychology from UCSF, is now director of the Center for BioEntrepreneurship.

In 1902, smallpox and influenza were among the contagious diseases threatening New York City schoolchildren. To help treat and prevent these diseases, the district hired a nurse named Lina Rogers. In just her first month of service, Rogers worked with hundreds of students and their families, both at school and in students' homes. When the Board of Health hired a dozen additional nurses to help with the workload, school nursing was born.