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Archive: UCSF interim chief named chancellor
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Archive: Medical school dean selected to lead UCSF
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Archive: Teleconferencing reduces stress in hospitalized children
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Archive: Livermore Lab to help build memory-restoring brain implant
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Archive: Innovative Research Tool Pinpoints Potential Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
A team led by UCSF scientists has identified eight drugs that may stimulate nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Archive: Teleconferencing reduces stress in hospitalized children
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Archive: Nearly 1 in 5 high school seniors have tried hookah
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Archive: Anthem, Sutter, UCSF and Brown & Toland form Bay Area ACOs focusing on chronic care
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Archive: Drew Honored By the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association has just selected Barbara Drew, RN, PhD, to be a 2014 Distinguished Scientist.
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Archive: Catheter Ablation a First-Line Treatment for Atrial Flutter
Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial fibrillation, according to research by UC San Francisco.
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Archive: Alumni Weekend Celebrates Collective Strength of UCSF Community
Now in its third year, UCSF's Alumni Weekend event embodies a "One UCSF" approach, representing a culture shift not only for alumni relations, but also for the campus as a whole.
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Jennie Chin Hansen, MS ’71: Dedicated to advocating for aging populations
Soon after graduating from UCSF, Jennie Chin Hansen, MS ’71, worked as a rural health nurse serving older adults in rural Idaho, long before the world was connected by cell phones or the internet.
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You Are What You Eat
UCSF nutrition expert Katie Ferraro, MPH, RD, shares top tips for healthy eating.
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A Dose of Legal Help
How law students are helping UCSF patients with their health care planning.
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Passing the Torch
Two respected physician-scientist leaders sat down with KQED Public Radio’s Scott Shafer in March to share their views at a pivotal moment: the changing of the guard at UC San Francisco.
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Homeward Bound
Experts in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics are blending research and clinical care to transform health care for the burgeoning population of older adults in the United States.
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UCSF Marks 150 Years
Celebrating UCSF's major milestones in advancing health from 1864 to 2014.
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Archive: From Scrubs to a Hard Hat and Back
Lisa Mogannam, a registered nurse in Neurology, was selected to lead a team of her clinical colleagues to ensure that the Mission Bay hospital is patient ready and that the clinicians treating them will have everything in place for the Feb. 1 opening.
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Archive: UCSF Commentary: Pelvic Exams Need Rethinking
The pelvic exam has been a standard part of a woman’s annual checkup for decades, yet it serves no clear purpose and may do more harm than good.
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Culturing For Cures
There are 100 trillion bacterial cells living in and on our bodies. In the spring issue of UCSF Magazine, find out how these bacteria could be the key to treating and preventing a number of conditions from asthma to obesity.
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Archive: First Pediatric Autism Study Conducted Entirely Online
UCSF researchers have completed the first Internet-based clinical trial for children with autism, establishing it as a viable and cost effective method of conducting high-quality and rapid clinical trials in this population.
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Archive: In Human Evolution, Changes in Skin’s Barrier Set Northern Europeans Apart
The popular idea that Northern Europeans developed light skin to absorb more UV light so they could make more vitamin D – vital for healthy bones and immune function – is questioned by UC San Francisco researchers in a new study.
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Archive: Why doctors don’t talk to pregnant women about toxic chemicals
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Archive: Worst Bay Area Polluters Being Let Off The Hook?
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Archive: Blind Mice Cured by Running
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Archive: Running Mice Regain Vision
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Archive: Few lifestyle factors influence sperm shape and size: study
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Archive: Running cures blind mice
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Archive: Running, Combined with Visual Experience, Restores Brain Function
In a new study by UC San Francisco scientists, running, when accompanied by visual stimuli, restored brain function to normal levels in mice that had been deprived of visual experience in early life.