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UCSF-Led Group Awarded $9 Million for Heart Inflammation Research

An international research network led in North America by UC San Francisco (UCSF) has received a $9 million award from the Leducq Foundation, a cardiovascular research funding organization, to uncover how the immune system attacks the heart and develop more precise treatments for myocarditis and other inflammatory heart muscle diseases.

UCSF QBI Is Awarded $46 Million to Advance Autism Research

The UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) has received a significant grant to fund autism-related research.

Autism Decoded: New Science Is Opening Paths to Better Treatments

A study by Nevan Krogan and Matt State reveals protein interactions in the brain that are relevant to autism and epilepsy.

How Forever Chemicals May Raise Risks for Pregnant Women, Fetuses

Forever chemicals are in our water and our blood. Now, UCSF researchers are understanding what happens when they reach our placentas and what that means for pregnancies, mothers and their babies.

How to Teach T Cells to Track Cancer Like a Hound Dog

Scientists made universal stem-cell-derived dendritic "immune teacher" cells that can be coated with a patient’s tumor proteins, creating a cancer vaccine that activated tumor-killing T cells in laboratory studies, patient samples, and mouse models.

UCSF to Launch National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders

UCSF is launching a national Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders that provides training and resources to providers, supported by a five-year grant from SAMHSA.

How to Combat Pain

COVID Levels Are Rising Fast in the Bay Area as Schools Reopen

The Surprising Perimenopause Condition That Can Freeze Your Shoulder

This Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Can Lurk in Your Skin. Scientists Just Discovered How

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