Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?
UCSF radiation oncologist David Raleigh, MD, PhD, studies the link between brain tumors and injectable birth control.
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High Blood Pressure Not Responding to Meds? This Might Help
About 1 in 5 people with high blood pressure or hypertension have a form of the condition that is resistant to medication. These patients may have tried lifestyle changes or multiple medications at
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UCSF Wins 7 Prestigious NIH Awards for High-Impact Work
Seven UCSF investigators are receiving the prestigious award for their research from the National Institutes of Health.
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Why Does Female Fertility Decline So Fast? The Key Is the Ovary
New research shows that the surrounding cells and tissues of the ovary play a crucial role in how eggs mature and how quickly fertility wanes.
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Small Leak Due to a Big Laugh? Pelvic Floor PT Might Fix It
UCSF’s Physical Therapy department debuts a new Women’s Health Residency Program this fall, which will include training on women’s bodies during and after (peri)menopause.
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Who Can Get a COVID-19 Vaccine, and When Is the Best Time?
With the CDC, FDA, and states providing different guidance on COVID-19 vaccines, UCSF physicians weigh in about who should get the shot, when, and what insurance covers.
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Scientists Used AI to Map Uncharted Areas of the Mouse Brain
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Novel Immunotherapy Combination Destroys Colorectal Liver Metastases
Advanced colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in young American men and the second highest worldwide. In the majority of these patients, as the cancer advances it metastasizes to
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Could This Novel Therapy Calm Anxiety for Millions of Americans?
Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point that they rarely leave their home.
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Rank Among Nation’s Best for 2025-2026
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals tied again as the best in Northern California for pediatric care in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list.
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Why Brittle Bones Aren’t Just a Woman’s Problem
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Is the Holy Grail for Treating Chronic Back Pain Within Reach?
UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.
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A Nobel Legacy: 5 Decades of Astounding Prize-winning Discoveries
Ahead of the 2025 Nobel Prize announcements, we take a look back at UCSF's Nobel laureates, their discoveries, and the UCSF research building on their work today.
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Get to Know the Talented ‘Technical Diplomats’ That Keep UCSF Humming
For most people, IT is the place they call when their computer or Wi-Fi stops working. But, there’s more to it than meets the eye.
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UCSF Study on CTE Seeks Living Athletes’ Data to Help Diagnose the Degenerative Disease
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If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?
Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond to medication and the promising new surgical and technological treatments available.
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Inhaling Cannabis May Greatly Increase Your Risk of Lung Disease
Researchers found smoking marijuana was associated with significantly increased risk of asthma, including among people who have never used tobacco cigarettes, and may also be associated with chronic lung disease.
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These Cells Have Hidden Powers That Could Heal Brain Injuries
UCSF scientists discovered that an overlooked cell type in the brain plays a central role in healing traumatic brain injury. Understanding how it does this will lead to treatments for injuries that currently have only minimal interventions.
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Novel Therapy Aims to Make Type 1 Diabetes Patients Insulin Free
UCSF Health transplant specialists recently performed an innovative, minimally invasive pancreatic islet transplant designed to enable a patient with Type 1 diabetes to become insulin independent.
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How 100,000 Grandmas Fight Cancer in Every Human Cell
A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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Radiation From Medical Scans Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Cancers in Kids
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Starve Tumors? How to Kill Cancer by Cutting Off Its Energy Supply
Thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UC San Francisco researchers are revolutionizing what we thought we knew about how cancer spreads, opening new paths to cures.
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Study Assesses Cancers in Children Exposed to Medical Imaging
A study led by UCSF and UC Davis concluded that radiation from medical imaging is associated with a higher risk of blood cancers in children.
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Vizient Gives UCSF Health High Marks for Patient Care Excellence
UCSF Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc., one of the nation’s largest provider-driven health care performance improvement companies. UCSF Health has received this honor for four consecutive years.
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Danger: Pesticides Raise Death Risk 60% for Kids with Leukemia
A new study from UCSF is the first to show a statistically significant increased risk of death in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia exposed to any pesticide during or after pregnancy.
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Can CRISPR Fix a Childhood Brain Disorder?
A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a form of severe autism.
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UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today the awarding of a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a
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As Wildfire Smoke and Pollution Rises, Kids with Cancer Need Resources
UCSF is partnering with physicians across the country to develop a pediatric cancer environmental referral service. The service will include children’s environmental health histories and risk assessments, and provide a toolkit to families.
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Repurposing a Diabetes Medication to Prime CAR T Cancer Targets
Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the second most common genitourinary cancer, leading to over 16,000 deaths a year in the U.S. Despite recent advances, the five-year survival rate for metastatic UC
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What to Know About the ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease