UC San Francisco |
Video games offer the potential of ‘experiential medicine’
After a decade of work, scientists at UC San Francisco’s Neuroscape Center have developed a suite of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in aging adults.
UC Newsroom |
Three remarkable scientists with UC connections win Nobel Prizes
This year, the winners in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry all share one important distinction: important foundational time spent at UC, a cradle of inventiveness, experimentation and learning.
UC Office of the President |
UC announces recipients of inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award
The University of California awarded two foster youth students the inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award. William Carter, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, and Mary Tran, a UCLA law student, were presented with their awards by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib at a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Diego.
UCSF |
How our eye movements during sleep correspond to what we look at in our dreams
Multiple brain regions coordinate to conjure wholly imagined worlds in our sleep, study shows.
UC Santa Barbara |
A new kind of chemo
Researchers identify a new class of drugs that offer a safer, more targeted treatment for leukemia patients.
UC San Francisco |
Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease
New CRISPR technology puts diseased microglia back on track.
UC San Francisco |
Elevated tween screen time linked to disruptive behavior disorders
Social media has strongest tie to conduct disorder.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF performs first robotic cardiac surgery in San Francisco
The innovation means shorter hospital stays and fewer complications.
UC Newsroom |
To address physician shortage, Central Valley program looks to grow its own
Through the UC PRIME program, students like Vanessa Mora are training to return to their hometowns as much-needed health care providers.
UC San Francisco |
Turnaway study shows impact of abortion access on well-being
A groundbreaking study reveals the long-term adverse effects of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives, pointing to widespread challenges that will result from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
UC Newsroom |
Gender-affirming care in the spotlight: A Q&A with Dr. Maddie Deutsch
A discussion with Dr. Maddie Deutsch, head of one of the most respected gender-affirming care programs in the country.
UC San Francisco |
Some patients with lung disease fare worse than others. Could sleep explain it?
Flare-ups in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, linked to sleeplessness, study shows.