Resilience to ALS Due to Synaptic Safety Mechanism
UCSF researchers have identified a powerful self-corrective mechanism within synapses that is activated by neurodegeneration and acts to slow down disease progression in animal models of ALS.
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Respiratory Infections May Drive Puerto Rico’s High Asthma Burden
New research confirmed the higher rates of early life respiratory infections among Puerto Ricans.
Sheltering in Place Is Nothing New for These Families
When your child has a serious medical condition, social distancing is all too familiar. Five families have some advice for the rest of us.
UC Hospitals Gradually Resume Essential Services Based on 10 Principles
The University of California’s hospitals announced a gradual resumption of essential services at all five medical centers across the state.
Initial Results of Mission District COVID-19 Testing Announced
The testing was conducted by Unidos En Salud, a unique partnership between Mission community organizers in the Latino Task Force for COVID-19, UCSF researchers, the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
UCSF Partners with State to Develop Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 Response
UCSF is launching a workforce training and technical assistance program in partnership with the California Department of Public Health to facilitate the training of thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation and administration, to limit the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
Flipping A Genetic Switch on Cells Lets Researchers Boost or Suppress Immune Responses
Cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, might not seem to have much in common, but some researchers now are pinning hopes on the same immune system cell – called the regulatory T cell, or Treg – to better fight both, through immunotherapies that manipulate these cells in opposing ways to fight the two disease types.