University of California San Francisco
We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus
UCSF researchers are taking a closer look at COVID-19’s dizzying array of symptoms to get at the disease’s root causes.
Archive: 3D Facial Scans Could Speed Diagnoses for Children with Rare Genetic Diseases
Scientists have developed a prototype tool based on 3D facial imaging that could shorten years undergoing medical tests and waiting for a diagnosis for rare genetic diseases.
Archive: Unhoused People in Southeast San Francisco to Receive Free COVID-19 Testing
The collaboration is part of UCSF’s tightly coordinated work with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the state of California, and affected communities to respond to the public health crisis presented by COVID-19.
Archive: Tumors Disrupt the Immune System Throughout the Body
Depending on a cancer’s tissue of origin, tumors cause widespread and variable disruption of the immune system throughout the body, not just at the primary tumor site.
Archive: Role of Expectation in What We See Is Stronger Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
In a new study in mice, UCSF researchers investigated what enables neurons in the visual system to respond to context when a stimulus is not available. They found that feedback from higher-order visual centers in the brain has much more influence over our fundamental visual processing than scientists had ever realized.
ER: The Hospital’s First Line of Defense
As Emergency Medicine Chief, Maria Raven, MD, takes charge of the hospital’s first line of defense.
A Tremendous Responsibility
Kelly Timothy cares for some of the Bay Area’s sickest patients – and their families.
Tweeting a Pandemic
How I learned to use social media to advance the public’s understanding of COVID-19.
How I Survived COVID-19
Exceptional care was crucial, but I’m painfully aware that privilege also pulled me through.