How Scientists Might Tame Cancer
Basic scientist Zena Werb, who has studied cancer cells in UCSF labs for more than four decades, shares her take on the future of cancer medicine.
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Study Might Point Alzheimer's Research in Whole New Direction
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Who Will Benefit From Precision Medicine?
A future in which precision medicine benefits everyone is not guaranteed. For that to happen, UCSF experts argue, the health care industry must first tackle today’s health disparities, including differences in disease outcomes and access to care based on race, gender, and socioeconomic status.
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Will Gene Editing & Brain Implants Change the Meaning of Being Human?
We are entering an era of brain-machine interfaces and genome-editing technology. When we can govern the very biology that makes us who we are, what will it mean to be human?
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Alzheimer ‘Tau’ Protein Far Surpasses Amyloid in Predicting Toll on Brain Tissue
Brain imaging of pathological tau-protein reliably predicts the location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s patients a year or more in advance.
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Pharmacies Leave Customers Hanging When It Comes to Disposing of Antibiotics and Opioids
A survey found that fewer than half of California pharmacies provided antibiotics and opioids disposal instructions meeting U.S. FDA guidelines, and just 10 percent followed the FDA’s preferred recommendation to take back unused medications from their customers.
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The severe health effects of family separations at the US-Mexico border
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Make 2020 the Year of Less Sugar
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Mothers, Babies Overlooked in the Drug Crisis
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UCSF leads national research on ‘deprescribing’ patients taking too many meds
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Skin-Lightening Cream Could Cause Nerve Damage, CDC Report Warns
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Barring Nonmedical Exemptions Increases Vaccination Rates, Study Finds
The first rigorously controlled study of a 2016 California law that aimed to increase childhood vaccination rates by eliminating nonmedical exemptions has found the law worked as intended.
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What Will Health Look Like in 2050?
No one can see the future, but that won’t stop us from trying. We asked UCSF faculty and alumni to score these predictions for likelihood and impact.
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How SFO is working to make flying easier for seniors
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Bay Area Patients Stung By Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments As FDA Looks To Clamp Down
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Buyers Beware: Skin-Lightening Cream Could Cause Neurological Damage
A skin-lightening cream from Mexico has been found to have had a devastating effect on the central nervous system due to its highly toxic mercury levels, according to a UCSF-led report on a patient who remains unable to care for herself months after ceasing use of the product.
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Should You Take a Direct-to-Consumer DNA Test?
With the rise of “direct-to-consumer” DNA tests, investigating your genes is easier than ever. But taking one of these tests may not be right for you, says UCSF professor Kathryn Phillips, PhD, who studies new health care technologies.
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Old Drug Offers New Hope for Children with Devastating Disorder
A drug that once helped obese adults lose weight, but was withdrawn from the market due to heart risks, may be safe and effective for children with a life-threatening seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome.
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UCSF to Preserve LGBTQ History Collections
UCSF Archives and Special Collections was awarded a $14,986 local assistance grant by the California State Library for the “Documenting the LGBTQ Health Equity Movement in California” project.
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Climate Change is a Health Crisis
Hurricane. Fires. Disease and allergen outbreaks. Heat waves. These climate-fueled events kill, they pack ERs, and they leave lingering legacies of toxic pollution, pulmonary complications, and post-traumatic stress – but they are just a glimpse of what’s to come unless the world makes an extraordinary course correction.
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Health Care is Going Green
The health care sector accounts for as much as 10% of the U.S. carbon footprint and 5% globally, according to recent studies. This sobering statistic has an upside: It means that changes in the industry can play a major role in addressing the climate crisis.
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2019’s Highlights from Across UCSF
From international awards for high-caliber research to groundswell movements for social change, this past year was an eventful one for the UCSF community.
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Slideshow: Scenes From Across UCSF in 2019
Take a look back at some special moments captured in the top photos of the past year.
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UCSF’s 11 Most Popular Health and Science Stories of 2019
Browse the stories that most engaged our readers in 2019.
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E-cigarettes found to increase risk of chronic lung diseases
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New Personal Fundraising Platform Brings UCSF Community ‘Together’ in 2019
The Together at UCSF platform makes it easy for anyone to create a personal fundraising page to honor a friend, remember a loved one, or campaign for a cause.
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E-Cigarettes Significantly Raise Risk of Chronic Lung Disease, First Long-Term Study Finds
E-cigarette use significantly increases a person’s risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new UC San Francisco research, the first longitudinal study linking e-cigarettes to respiratory illness in a sample representative of the entire U.S. adult population.
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In Childhood Cancer, Private Insurance Means Better Survival
Children and young adults with pediatric cancer are less likely to be alive five and 10 years following diagnosis if their health insurance is public, compared to those with private insurance.
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New Study Says Mixing Alcohol & Drugs is a Dangerous Combination
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UCSF donors’ experience with memory loss inspires funding of new clinic