As the human body ages, cellular changes can drive a host of age-related diseases and conditions. The appearance of aging cells, also called senescent cells, in age-related diseases has spurred the search for drug compounds, or senolytics, that can target aging cells in tissues.

UCSF Health hospitals in Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion have earned “A” ratings in the spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, reflecting the gold standard of excellence in patient safety for U.S. hospitals.

Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference, which was held April 5-10 in San Diego.