UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.

Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.

Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.

A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.

UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.

Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.

Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).

A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.

Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.

Now that researchers have identified genes associated with lung rejection — the biggest barrier to long-term survival for lung transplant patients — they hope to develop better tests to detect it.