A recent Japanese study found that a potential DNA vaccine for Alzheimer's disease cut levels of amyloid proteins in the brain.

UCSF's first faculty leadership development program came to a successful conclusion recently.

As of June 16, 2005, UCSF has 1,137 postdoctoral scholars, of which 65% are international and 35% are US Citizens.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Eugene Washington will lead town hall discussions this month to help shape the future direction of UCSF.

UCSF has named a new director in its development department who will specialize in the international community, reflecting an institutional commitment to advance health-related programs throughout the world.

For the past three years, UCSF medical students have volunteered to discuss healthy choices and health care resources with teens and preteens at the Ernest Ingold Boys & Girls Club.

Neurotrauma surgeon Geoffrey Manley was an honorary guest at a fundraiser for Ashlyn Dyer.

Allan Basbaum, well known for his pioneering observations in pain research, was elected recently to the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science.

The earliest-rising morning larks and the most extreme night owls may have a reason to blame genes — sometimes just one gene -- for their being out of sync with the rest of us.