A live satellite video feed will capture the moment at 2:20 p.m. today (Nov. 17) when UCSF Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner, MD, receives the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor for science and technology.

Scientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its function.

Amy Pyle, a veteran journalist with more than 20 years experience in communications, has joined UCSF as executive director of news and media relations.

UCSF and Pfizer, Inc. have formed a new partnership to accelerate the translation of biomedical research into effective new medications and therapies for patients.

William Vega, provost professor at the University of Southern California, recently called on researchers to improve outreach programs to address health disparities.

UCSF researchers have for the first time shown that an external optical pacemaker can be used in a vertebrate to control its heart rate.

Cutting back on salt in teenagers’ diets by as little as one-half teaspoon, or three grams, a day, could reduce the number of young adults with high blood pressure by 44 to 63 percent, according to new research presented Sunday, Nov. 14 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2010 meeting in Chicago.

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor of radiology at UCSF, recently received a $9.2 million federal stimulus grant to study ultrasound versus CT.

Ophir Klein wants to use stem cells to grow teeth. Because teeth are simple in comparison to large, vital organs, they may serve as a proving ground for regenerative medicine.