University of California San Francisco
A six-year study of a special type of brain aneurysm -- the thrombotic aneurysm -- has led to a treatment "roadmap" that should mean better outcomes for patients with this unusual medical problem.
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology have discovered the mechanism that enables some CD4 T cells -- the main target of HIV -- to thwart the virus.
People with "mild persistent asthma" -- about a quarter of all asthma sufferers -- appear to gain adequate relief by inhaling anti-inflammatory steroids only during periods of bad symptoms, rather than daily as current guidelines recommend, a new study shows
J. David Gladstone Institutes President Robert W. Mahley announced the appointment of Deepak Srivastava as the new director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD).
The Hereditary Disease Foundation has named Steven Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, an assistant investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and assistant professor of neurology and physiology at UCSF, as the recipient of its highly esteemed Lieberman Award.
Up to 75 percent of fetal heart defects go undetected in routine ultrasound screening. UCSF researcher Lisa Hornberger teaches doctors better techniques to improve detection rates, and is working to treat heart defects before babies are born.
J. David Gladstone Institutes President Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD, today announced the appointment of Deepak Srivastava, MD, as the new director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD).
In honor of Women's Health Month in California, the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health will host community workshops in May on topics including aging, heart health and reproductive health. Workshops are free of charge and open to the public.
UCSF's Mission Bay campus is now headquarters for a new center to advance research on membrane proteins – proteins that are on the outside surface of cells and are the targets of nearly half of all drugs.
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) continues its second year this spring with a new course entitled "Preventive Health Care for Older Adults."
Nawang Sherpa, who last May became the first man with a prosthetic leg to summit Mount Everest, delivered hope to patients at UCSF recently.
The new J. David Gladstone Institutes research facility, located at Mission Bay, has been selected as the San Francisco Business Times 2004 Real Estate Deal of the Year Award as Best New Office R&D Development/San Francisco.
A drug prescribed for the prevention of osteoporosis reduced women's risk of mild cognitive impairment by 33 percent in a worldwide clinical trial led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
UCSF Professor Sally J. Marshall, PhD, has been appointed Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, a key position that involves working to improve the quality of life for faculty.
The campus community is invited to hear what UCSF and organizations around the Bay Area are doing to protect the planet during an Earth Day fair on Wednesday, April 13.
A drug prescribed for the prevention of osteoporosis reduced women's risk of mild cognitive impairment by 33 percent in a worldwide clinical trial led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
UC is proposing revisions to family leave policies for all non-exclusively represented academic employees and welcomes comments on the changes by Tuesday, May 24.
Teens believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers.
A strong University of California is essential to the state's economic future, UC President Robert C. Dynes told the Commonwealth Club of California in a March 30 speech in San Francisco.
Young adolescents believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers. They are also more likely to try oral sex, according to a UCSF study published in the April 2005 issue of Pediatrics.
Amid unrelenting rain, sculptor Richard Serra's latest public artwork -- titled "Ballast" – was anchored into place in the puddle-filled future plaza at UCSF Mission Bay on March 22. (See video.)
UCSF's schools of pharmacy and medicine again rank among the country's top graduate schools in the annual survey conducted and published by U.S. News & World Report.
The new J. David Gladstone Institutes research facility, located at Mission Bay in San Francisco and dedicated in December, is the recipient of the San Francisco Business Times 2004 Real Estate Deal of the Year Award as Best New Office R&D Development/San Francisco.
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
Tracy B. Fulton, PhD, and Martin S. Bogetz, MD, will be honored on April 28 for winning the 2004-2005 UCSF Distinction in Teaching Awards.
The Center for BioEntrepreneurship (CBE) celebrated one of UCSF's most unique courses, Idea to IPO…and Beyond, on March 14 in the atrium of Genentech Hall.
Greta W. Schnetzler, a San Francisco attorney who specializes in representing institutions of higher learning, has been named the new Deputy Campus Counsel in the UCSF Office of Legal Affairs.
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.