UCSF Leads New Effort to Make Sense of California’s End of Life Option Act
UCSF is part of a team that is surveying key stakeholders about their policies and experiences with California’s End of Life Option Act.
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UC Provides Guidance to DACA Recipients on Applying for Renewal
The University of California has sent a letter to the UC community containing guidance for students and other community members who are in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
‘Light Saber’ Offers Precise Tool to Decipher Cell Function
Protein engineers and neurobiologists at UCSF have teamed up to create a biological light saber — an engineered protein that can slay specific cells simply by exposing them to light.
Gut Microbes May Influence Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Researchers at UCSF have identified specific gut microbes associated with MS in human patients, showing that these microbes take part in regulating immune responses in mouse models of the disease.
University of California Cancer Consortium Takes on California’s $14 Billion Killer
The University of California’s five academic cancer centers, have formed a consortium to better address California’s most pressing cancer-related problems and opportunities.
Breast Cancer Patients Who Freeze Their Eggs See No Delay for Chemotherapy
Women who receive a breast cancer diagnosis while they are still young enough to bear children can take time to freeze their eggs and embryos without fear of delaying their cancer treatment.
University of California Sues Trump Administration on Unlawful Repeal of DACA Program
The University of California has filed suit in federal court against the Trump administration for wrongly and unconstitutionally violating the rights of the University and its students by rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim.”