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.

The grateful parents of a boy treated at UCSF Children's Hospital has set up a fund to help families get the extra comforts they need when a son or daughter is hospitalized for an extended time.

Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a budget yesterday that includes a 3 percent funding increase for salary raises, including money for merit-based increases and funds to address market-based and equity issues.

AIDS Walk San Francisco is this Sunday, July 17, so if you haven't signed up to join a UCSF team or sponsored a walker, now is the time to do so.