UCSF has been named one of six leadership centers in the country for training health care professionals who want to start palliative care programs.

A single exposure to cocaine activates different brain systems that can enhance both the pleasurable and unpleasant effects of psychoactive drugs, according to new research studies with rats.

Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified processes that may explain how a key protein, apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4), contributes to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

The California Poison Control System (CPCS) announces adoption of the nationwide toll-free number 1-800-222-1222, which instantly routes California residents to CPCS poison experts.

With the advent of antiretroviral medication, HIV patients are living longer and facing yet another health challenge.

The public is invited to "Media, Message, Medicine," the 11th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference.

The Academic Senate has named Douglas R. Fredrick, Betty-ann Hoener and Kanu Chatterjee as winners of the 2003-04 Distinction in Teaching Awards.