A three-session seminar series on aging gracefully begins on December 12.

UCSF police report that a man watched a woman as she took a shower in the Millberry Union Fitness Center last Wednesday evening.

Guanfacine, a medication commonly prescribed to alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Eye doctor Richard Abbott was recently honored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, December 1, 2006 - The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today the release of an extensive selection from the papers of molecular biologist and science administrator, Harold Varmus, on its Profiles in Science website.

Scientists have discovered an unsuspected role for a gene known to be one of the best predictors of human breast cancer outcome.

A two-day shopping spree, free concerts and a tree-trimming party are among the activities the campus community can enjoy this holiday season.

Louann Brizendine, MD, neuropsychiatrist and director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girls' Mood and Hormone Clinic, talks about her book The Female Brain and the brain chemistry that explains why women talk more than men.

A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first U.S. study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infecti