UCSF scientists have discovered a new stem cell in the developing human brain. The cell produces nerve cells that help form the neocortex - the site of higher cognitive function -- and likely accounts for the dramatic expansion of the region in the lineages that lead to man, the researchers say.

The cancer vaccine sipuleucel-T -- now commercially branded as Provenge -- will soon be available at a select group of medical centers nationwide, including UCSF.

Special event with 400 San Francisco high school athletes to increase community awareness of the importance of cardiac screening in young people.

Penelope “Penny” Herbert, a manager at UC Davis, has been selected to represent staff and non-Senate academic employees in UC Board of Regents deliberations and decisions.

Graduation season is in full swing at UCSF with commencement ceremonies that continue next month for the schools of dentistry and nursing.

Former Intel Corp. chief executive Andy Grove has pledged $1.5 million to two University of California campuses – San Francisco and Berkeley – to jointly launch the first program of its kind aimed at accelerating the translation of cutting-edge research into advances in patient care.

Mitchell Cohen, MD, UCSF assistant professor of surgery, has received a $225,000 research grant from the National Trauma Institute to investigate the timing and mechanism of traumatic coagulopathy.