University of California, San Francisco5d
Electronic Alerts Improve Treatment Rates of Valvular Heart Disease
A new method of alerting clinical care providers holds promise for increasing treatment and improving survival for patients with severe aortic stenosis, a valvular heart condition that can be deadly ...
University of California, San Francisco5d
UCSF Health to Maintain Critical Services during One-Day Strike
UC San Francisco has received strike notices from two labor unions: the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ...
University of California, San Francisco5d
50 Years of Discovery and Influence on the Culture of Science
After a storied scientific career that began with the discovery of how hormones control genes, Keith Yamamoto, PhD, has ...
University of California, San Francisco6d
How Your Brain Manages Cholesterol Could Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a host of recognizable cognitive symptoms, but many non-cognitive symptoms like changes in sleep, anxiety and depression can be early signs of the disease.
University of California, San Francisco8d
UCSF’s Fred Chang Is Honored with Election to AAAS
Cell biologist Fred Chang, MD, PhD, has been named a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a highly esteemed lifetime honor within the scientific community.
University of California, San Francisco9d
Liver Disease Patients Dramatically Improve Thanks to New Approach
“Studies show that an integrated program of pharmacologic and mental health is most effective in healing a patient’s liver ...
University of California, San Francisco11d
UCSF Fresno Celebrates 50 Years of Training Local Doctors
Since 1975, and for the 50 years since, the UCSF Fresno campus has established deep ties to the Central Valley, and greatly ...
UC San Francisco13d
Researchers Learn How a Drug Called Zotatifin Kills Cancer Cells
In cancer, the e1F4a enzyme forces cells to make tons of cancerous proteins. A UCSF team found that the breast cancer drug, zotatifin, turns e1F4a, which normally assists in protein production, into a ...
UC San Francisco13d
Transforming Pediatric Care: How UCSF Research Is Changing Lives
At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, each research paper, clinical trial and lifesaving treatment starts with a question: How can we offer hope for the future of every child? That includes children ...
University of California, San Francisco15d
Is Increased Sleepiness in Our 80s Tied to Higher Dementia Risk?
A study followed the sleep patterns of older female participants to see if specific patterns of change were associated with a ...
University of California, San Francisco15d
Lo-Res to Hi-Res, A Better way to Pinpoint Where Seizures Begin
Locating seizure onset zones is a critical requirement for epilepsy surgery. This often relies upon intracranial recordings, but finding the exact zone can still present challenges. An experimental ...