Advances in medical technology are a main factor driving the trend of increasing health care costs, and industry stakeholders agree that improved evaluation methods are needed ...

A simple blood test for the protein NT-proBNP accurately predicts the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and death in patients with known cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Over the holiday period, the Parnassus Heights campus experienced several burglaries of a similar nature that impacted offices in the Medical Sciences Building and the School of Nursing.

Vindicated and ever-vital, Cynthia Kenyon continues to explore and expose the mysteries of aging...

Please join us in congratulating Sir Richard Feachem who has been honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on the New Year Honours List for 2007 for his pre-eminent contributions to global health.

Scientists have shown in the past that psychological stress is linked to weight gain and fat storage -- especially added fat around the waistline, where it raises the risk of heart disease.

Top Malaysian bioscience graduate students and postdoctoral scientists will have a chance to study in the Bay Area as part of a new program aimed at boosting Asia's ability to find treatments for some of the world's most devastating diseases.

An experimental HIV drug, MK-0158, soon will become available to a select group of patients.

UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, and Roger Nicoll, MD, have each received a 2006 Peter Gruber Prize, awarded annually to individuals in various disciplines who have made discoveries and contributions that effect fundamental shifts in human knowledge and culture.