When Josh and Laurie Anderson discovered last year that she was pregnant with twins, their reaction was typical.

San Francisco has won its bid to become home to the state stem cell institute headquarters – a brand new office space about a 15-minute walk from the growing life sciences campus at UCSF Mission Bay.

Friends and family gathered at UCSF to honor 13 people for going above and beyond the call of duty at a Founder's Day ceremony on April 29.

Two infant boys whose bodies were overloaded with excess fluid have led UCSF pediatricians to the discovery of a new genetic disease.

Four UCSF professors are among 12 University of California scholars elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the organization has announced.

A natural, non-toxic byproduct of glucose may prevent brain cell death and cognitive impairment in diabetics following an episode of severely low blood sugar, according to researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, which commemorates its 30th anniversary this year, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Center for Medical Education and Research with a series of activities.

The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at UCSF Medical Center has recently been awarded two "star" awards from both national and local organizations.

UCSF's Earth Day fair brought out a record-number of environmental enthusiasts on April 13 -- all united around the goal of raising support and awareness for policies and practices to protect the planet.

Arnold Kriegstein, director of UCSF's Developmental and Stem Cell Biology program, endorses the recently proposed ethical guidelines for stem cell research.