An insulin pill in development shows early promise as a novel form of diabetes therapy.

Vigorous exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits appear to have lifesaving benefits.

Atlantic Philanthropies funds UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.

Newly identified chemical compound restores transparency to mouse lenses and human lens tissue.

Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney — spearheaded by researchers at UCSF and Vanderbilt — receives a $6 million federal grant.

Researchers find better management of diabetes through nutrition food and education supplied by food pantries.

Cell biologist Prue Talbot clears the air regarding the latest take on an old vice.

Genetic study of 100,000 people will be the largest ever on a single disorder.

Reducing consumption of added sugar has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, such as high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days.

Paraben, found in sunscreens, shampoos and other personal care products, interacts with body's own growth factors to increase breast cell proliferation.

Representing a new era in patient care, the campus is introducing UCSF Health, which expands delivery of innovative, high-quality and high-value care to people throughout the region.

Previously unidentified molecule signals brain tissue to form new connections.