Scientists used implanted fat cells to gobble up available nutrients around cancer tumors, starving the tumors to death.

A new EPA ban on TCE, a common industrial cleaning agent and contaminant, begins this year. UCSF’s Samuel Goldman, who led groundbreaking research to link TCE to Parkinson’s Disease, talks about the health risks.

Rates of advanced prostate cancer in California rose significantly in the decade since doctors stopped routinely screening all men. A UCSF study reinforces the need for screening that can identify potentially fatal tumors without raising false alarms about ones that pose little threat.

In July 2025, all Benioff Oakland staff will transition to University of California employment, enabling more than 2,800 Oakland employees to participate in UC’s benefits plans and take advantage of resources available to UCSF and UCSF Health employees.

During COVID-19, researchers found that low-dose buprenorphine initiation for fentanyl users was largely unsuccessful, with repeated attempts also failing.

Researchers found that female mice using only maternal X chromosomes showed faster cognitive decline, which could help explain the variation in brain aging between the sexes.