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It’s been known for many years that people who smoke tobacco have poor blood vessel function. Now, a team of researchers at UC San Francisco has shown that people who smoke marijuana have the same
New research shows that in the U.S., the longevity gap between women and men has been widening for more than a decade, with women outliving men by an average of six years.
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s 10th State of the University address will feature a first-ever AI panel discussion with experts Atul Butte, MD, PhD, and Sara Murray, MD, MAS
For 50 years, UCSF Benioff Hospital’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center has been serving patients with a mission “to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for individuals living with sickle cell disease and their families across the lifespan.”
Multiple sclerosis patients whose blood tests reveal elevated NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could see worsening disability one to two years later.
UCSF Health hospitals at Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the health care transparency nonprofit, The Leapfrog Group.
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is looking to historical design experts and community members to help preserve the heritage of the hospital while investing in a new seismically sound and state-of-the-art campus.
A bad night of sleep was associated with a 15% greater risk of having an atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) episode the following day, along with conditions like blood clots, heart failure, stroke and other heart-related problems.
A collaboration is between two biomedical researchers bridges the laboratory and clinic to advance the science of itch, allergy and asthma.
U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was honored at UCSF with the first ever Bay Area Global Health Alliance Leadership Award for championing policies supporting people living with AIDS/HIV throughout her career.
Stephen Hinshaw, PhD is a distinguished professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at UCSF. It was his own personal mental health journey that Hinshaw knew could be looming once he began to understand the genesis of his dad’s struggles.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland used innovative 3D imaging during surgery to help correct a scoliosis patient's curved spine.
A phase 1 trial shows promise in treating metastatic prostate cancer with a single priming dose of radioligand therapy and immunotherapy.
UCSF welcomed its new and returning learners to the start of fall with white coat ceremonies and campus events.
Two sisters are receiving a breakthrough, FDA-approved treatment for beta thalassemia at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland. This is the first real therapy other than monthly transfusions for a devastating disease that destines people to shorter lives.
Ten UCSF staff, faculty, and learners are celebrated for advancing diversity throughout UCSF and in our broader community.
Laura Esserman discusses breast cancer risk factors, progress in the field and the importance of tailoring treatment for women with low-risk cancer while also identifying women at high risk of invasive cancer.
UCSF's Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, and Harvard neurologist Reisa Sperling, MD, review the history of clinical trials over the past 30 years in Alzheimer’s research with what was learned and how new biomarkers and clinical trial approaches are being used to find more effective treatments in a more efficient way than in the past.
UCSF researchers developed a new neighborhood-based model of care that brings medicine to people immediately after being diagnosed with hepatitis C.
A UCSF-led found that people who are experiencing homelessness have a 16-fold higher rate of sudden death from heart attacks, as well as other causes.
Being suspended from school or sent to the office is tied to a big drop in grade point average (GPA), especially for Black and Latinx children.
The Zena Werb Memorial Lecture in Cancer Biology series is a product of an effort organized by family, colleagues and friends to celebrate the life and work of the late cancer researcher Zena Werb.
