COVID-19 Testing at Transit Hub Finds Ongoing High Transmission in Latinx Essential Workers
New testing data from the 24th Street BART plaza shows continued unmet demand for access to testing.
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To Treat Frontotemporal Dementia, Treat the Brain’s Immune Cells
Though FTD is not as well known as Alzheimer’s disease, it’s the second most common cause of dementia in people under 65, and there’s currently no treatment.
Stem Cell Trial Tests Treatment for Often-Fatal COVID-19 Lung Damage
Researchers are studying whether cells drawn from deep inside our bones may hold hope for the sickest of COVID-19 patients who have severe lung injury called acute respiratory distress syndrome.
‘Small Events Add Up to a Lot’: Limited Gathering Quietly Emerge as Source of Coronavirus Infections
Immune Cells in Spinal Fluid of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Identified as Likely Disease Drivers
New UCSF research sheds light on how immune system B cells that infiltrate the central nervous system may drive multiple sclerosis.
UCSF Health Named LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader for 2020
UCSF Health has been named a 2020 “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.