Smartphone use directly correlates with sleep, with greater use demonstrating a significant association with shorter sleep duration and worse sleep efficiency, according to researchers at UCSF.

UCSF researchers are learning more about what guides the formation of crystals that malaria parasites leave behind so they can work toward new treatments.

Recreational marijuana is now legal in California, but it’s still prohibited at the University of California.

People who sleep five or fewer hours a night are likely to also drink significantly more sugary caffeinated drinks.

Children, teens and parents explored more than 150 hands-on science exhibits, games, experiments and shows at during the Bay Area Science Festival’s 6th annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park on Nov. 5.

Researchers at UCSF are pioneering a new technique, known as quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, or qMRI, that can reveal the earliest signs of cartilage damage, a precursor to osteoarthritis.

More than 35,000 kids, teens and parents will unleash their inner scientist at the Bay Area Science Festival’s 6th annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park on Nov. 5.

Low income and Latina pregnant women who seek care at ZSFG have widespread exposure to environmental pollutants, many of which show up in higher levels in newborns.