A UCSF study has revealed new information about how the brain directs the body to make movements. The key factor is "noise" in the brain's signaling, and it helps explain why all movement is not carried out with the same level of precision.
Two Latina women will talk about the aftermath of state Proposition 209 on Sept. 28 during a special noon-time lecture to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month.
Two second-floor corridors at Laurel Heights are now exhibiting works donated to the University by an avid art collector and professor emeritus at UCSF.
The possibility of using embryonic stem cells to treat disease, a strategy known as regenerative medicine, is not yet being explored in clinical trials, and may not be for many years. However, current ethical practices need to be strengthened ...