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Science Clears the Way to Treating the Trickiest Bladder Cancers
Scientists found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases.
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COVID ‘Razor Blade Throat’ Rises as New Subvariant Spreads in California
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The Health Technology Podcast
Curious about the future of health care? This UCSF Rosenman Institute podcast explores big ideas like at-home tests for early cancer detection and the next wave of weight loss treatments. Hear insights from the front-line innovators and entrepreneurs tackling health’s biggest challenges.
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Finding HIV: A Swipe in the Right Direction
What do Tinder and the immune system have in common? Both swipe to find the perfect match, but instead of love, the immune system is hunting virus-infected cells. UCSF PhD student Sophia Miliotis explains it all in her clever, three-minute Grad Slam talk – and made history as UCSF’s first-ever winner of the UC-wide competition. Watch it now on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
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How the Funds Raised at AIDS Walk Help UCSF’s HIV Research and Programming
UC San Francisco’s ties to AIDS Walk San Francisco go back decades. But the funds raised at each event, including this year’s walk, will advance critical HIV research, care, and programming at the
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On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Bonnie Tsui’s latest book is a “celebration of musculature ... vivid, thought-provoking, undeniably fascinating,” according to Kirkus Reviews. She researched it by visiting UCSF’s Anatomy Learning Center with Amber Fitzsimmons, DPTSc ’13, chair of physical therapy, as her guide, uncovering how the perception of muscle shapes cultural ideas of power and beauty.
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Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01: Community Pharmacy Pioneer
Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01, didn’t just want to own a pharmacy – she wanted to redefine what one could be. “I wanted to create something different, something more personal,” says Lopez, the 2025 Alumni Humanitarian Service Award winner.
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Open Smiles
“With this piece, I wanted to reflect the creativity and collaboration that make offering care to these children possible,” says artist Rachel Howard of her collage. It depicts a UCSF School of Dentistry partnership that uses telehealth to bring preventive dental care to kids in rural schools.
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Five Questions for Joanne Chun
The School of Pharmacy’s Joanne Chun, PharmD ’93, PhD ’96, leads a new master’s degree program focused on AI’s transformation of drug discovery and development.
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7 Ways UCSF Is Exploring the Eyes
Researchers and clinicians are advancing the science of sight to ensure the health of these complex and crucial organs.
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How Does Marijuana Affect Our Bodies?
What scientists are learning about weed’s health effects might come as a surprise.
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Can Music Benefit Our Brains?
An expert in cognitive neuroscience shares the ways that music may help flex our neurons, plus her top tips for a music-filled life.
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Why Is Discovery Research So Important?
Neuroscientist Grae Davis, PhD, unpacks why public understanding of science matters.
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He Discovered What Drives MS
The Oscar of science: Stephen Hauser’s dogged determination to defeat multiple sclerosis has earned him a Breakthrough Prize, one of science’s top honors.
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The Quest to Reinvent Anesthesia
UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds – with help from tiny zebrafish – to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.
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Breaking Through
A transformative program is changing health care and lifting up communities, one future doctor at a time.
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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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The Plastic Inside Us
Microplastics have infiltrated our bodies. What does that mean for our health?
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What Are The Best Practices For Prostate Cancer Screening?
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I’m a Spine Doctor. Here’s How I Take Care of My Back
Got back pain? Spine surgeon Patricia Zheng, MD, answers questions about how to reduce your pain and, hopefully, avoid surgery.
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Too Busy to Focus on Your Happiness? Try Daily Micro-Acts of Joy
A study showed that daily "micro-acts" promote wellbeing and health. These include acts of kindness, self-reflection, gratitude, positive reframing, and experiencing awe.
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Your Fitness Tracker Could Help Doctors Spot Health Risks Early
Health trackers keep tabs on nearly 1 in 4 Americans at this point. Professor of Medicine Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, MSc, answers questions about the future of these ubiquitous gadgets and the data they collect, share, and analyze.
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How High Is Your Dementia Risk? It Might Depend on Where You Live
In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers identified the U.S. regions where dementia occurs most often.
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Worried About Getting a CT Scan? Here’s What to Ask Your Doctor
Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent
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Mpox Research Is Helping Scientists Prepare for a New Pandemic
An off-the-shelf drug developed for smallpox, a cousin of mpox, proved safe for mpox patients but ineffective at curing the disease. But the clinical trial itself, launched rapidly as cases spread in 2022, could be a model for similar current and future epidemics.
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Pancreatic Cancer Spreads to Liver or Lung Thanks to This Protein
In pancreatic cancer, metastasis is often the first sign that a patient even has cancer, and by then, the cancer has spread out of control. Researchers discovered how pancreatic cancer cells migrate to other organs, where they become dangerous enough to kill.
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2025 Founders Day Awards
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Predictive Biomarkers, Tailored Therapy Among Conference Presentations
Oncology specialists from UC San Francisco will present new clinical research findings and cutting-edge treatment strategies at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting,
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Toddler’s Brain Tumor Symptoms Subside Thanks to New Use of Epilepsy Laser Procedure
