University of California San Francisco
How Your Brain Manages Cholesterol Could Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a host of recognizable cognitive symptoms, but many non-cognitive symptoms like changes in sleep, anxiety and depression can be early signs of the disease. These symptoms can appear decades prior to the onset of cognitive decline, but the mechanisms underlying degeneration at these stages is unclear.
Chad Burns
Chad Burns, senior public information representative at UCSF, manages media relations for the UCSF School of Dentistry, UCSF Health Saint Francis and St. Mary’s Hospitals, and several UCSF Health services, particularly outpatient care.
UCSF’s Fred Chang Is Honored with Election to AAAS
Cell biologist Fred Chang, MD, PhD, has been named a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a highly esteemed lifetime honor within the scientific community.
Jared Marsh
Jared Marsh is a Public Information Representative on the Public Affairs team, focusing on pediatrics, including the two UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
Liver Disease Patients Dramatically Improve Thanks to New Approach
UCSF’s multidisciplinary clinic for patients with liver disease and alcohol addiction, called HALT – Healing Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Together, is one of only a few in the country that provides medical, addiction and pharmaceutical care for patients as part of its services.
UCSF Fresno Celebrates 50 Years of Training Local Doctors
Since 1975, and for the 50 years since, the UCSF Fresno campus has established deep ties to the Central Valley, and greatly expanded access to critical healthcare in the area.