UCSF |

Treating tough tumors by exploiting their iron ‘addiction’

UCSF researchers tame notorious KRAS-mutated cancers without harming healthy cells.
UC Santa Barbara |

Putting stem cells on pause

Researchers describe a process for extending the longevity of stem cells.
UCSF Magazine |

What you didn’t learn in school about sexual health

UCSF experts share the kind of science-based, judgment-free intel missing from a lot of sexual health stories.
UC Irvine |

Taking on depression

A $55 million gift will create one of the largest research centers in the country tackling the pervasive mental health issue.  
UC San Francisco |

Brainpower may take a beating following concussion

In addition to sleep disturbances, mood disorders and headache, a new study headed by UC San Francisco finds concussions may also take a long-term toll on cognition.
UC San Diego |

Pandemic upends breast cancer diagnoses

UC San Diego Health study documents fewer early-stage and more late-stage breast cancer diagnoses as patients delay care.
UC Berkeley |

Burnout: What we’re feeling and how to use it to make positive change

Americans are burned out after two years of COVID-19’s surges and dips upending life as we know it.
UCLA |

Proportion of Black physicians in U.S. has changed little in 120 years, UCLA research finds

The proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S. has increased by only 4 percentage points over the past 120 years, and the share of doctors who are Black men has not changed since 1940. 
UC Newsroom |

A doctor who’s trying to fix what’s broken

A bad hospital experience led Aminta Kouyate to pursue a career in medicine.
UC Newsroom |

Blood supplies are dangerously low — consider making a donation now

The nation is in the midst of a blood shortage this holiday season — consider making a lifesaving gift.
University of California Health |

University of California Health signs Health Equity Pledge to leverage data in addressing disparities

University of California Health joins approximately 40 cross-sector health care organizations committing to collecting and reviewing data about race, ethnicity, language and sex and sharing aggregate-level information to inform best practices.