TRPM8, a key cold-sensing protein in nerve cells, activates to send “cold” signals to the brain when exposed to low ...
Brian Smith, UCSF’s ethics chief, will retire on August 1 after 11 years, leaving a legacy of institutional integrity and ...
UC San Francisco Chancellor emeritus J. Michael Bishop, MD, a pioneering microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in ...
A new study traces the molecular pathway connecting the gut immune system to the brain during a parasitic infection, ...
New research pits psychedelic-assisted therapy against traditional antidepressants in an unblinded study that presents a ...
Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk for dementia, but many sleep studies have had inconsistent results. For the ...
Azithromycin was used early in the pandemic to treat COVID-19 in patients and has continued to be used to fight respiratory ...
Scientists at UCSF invented a microscopic “womb” material for growing artificial organs (organoids) from scratch.
UCSF scientists found a precise way to turn on cancer-fighting immune cells inside the body. This more potent form of CAR-T ...
UCSF’s neurological surgery and orthopaedic surgery departments have earned the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification in ...
The UCSF Lynch Syndrome Center is a leading Northern California clinic specializing in Lynch syndrome, a common genetic ...