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Mythbuster

Is Testosterone a Miracle Hormone?

Politicians, influencers, and telehealth startups want you to think so.
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Ask the Expert

Can AI Cause Psychosis?

Probably not, but chatbots might compromise mental health in other ways.
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Ask the Expert

The Right Drug, the First Time

Akinyemi Oni-Orisan is using genetics to end the guesswork in prescribing.
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Mythbuster

Is Your Immune System Smarter Than You Think?

It’s a laser-focused, germ-fighting army — and so much more.

Recent Features

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Human Interest

Watch the Actors Training UCSF’s Future Clinicians

See how these standardized patients help students practice — before they ever treat a real patient.
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Science

Rewriting the Story of Estrogen

The hormone’s role in women’s health reaches far beyond reproduction.
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Science

Childhood Trauma Accelerates Aging. This Therapy Can Change That.

Child-Parent Psychotherapy repairs a biological process that could benefit kids for life.
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Science

The Heart Risks That Medicine Kept Missing

A UCSF study is revealing why South Asians develop heart disease even at healthy weights.
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Health

The Plastic Inside Us

Microplastics have infiltrated our bodies. What does that mean for our health?
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Science

Awake to Protect Speech

Watch how Nolan undergoes awake brain surgery to stop his seizures — while safeguarding his speech.
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Human Interest

The Power of Deep Rest

A truly restorative state that alters our bodies at the cellular level can counter stress.
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Science

The Mini “Organs” That Could Transform Medical Research

The tiny, organ-like structures could change how we test new drugs — and how we heal our bodies.
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Science

Can We Train Our Brain to Unlearn Chronic Pain?

Scientists are working to rewire the brain’s pain pathways and unlock lasting relief.
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Science

The Future of Neuroscience: Building a Silicon Brain

A digital twin of a human mind? It isn’t science fiction.
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Health

On the Rise

The trending threats you may not know about.
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Science

On the Origin of Diseases

Insights from human evolution could change how we understand and treat illness.

 

Alumni Stories

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  • Alumni Stories

Movement Is Medicine

Lisa Oei, DPT ’05, MSPT, PT, built her nonprofit to help people with Parkinson’s keep doing what they love. “While science pursues a cure for tomorrow,” she says, “we’re helping people live fully today.”

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