UCSF News

  • To Improve Health Care for the Underserved, Train Local Residents

    By Talya Sanders on

    Students from the UCSF schools of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy traveled to Sacramento to advocate for expansion of UC PRIME Program, which aims to recruit and support students who are interested in working in underserved geographic areas to improve health care. Many participants come from diverse backgrounds similar to the places they often end up serving.

  • Why Do Teens Have Sex Early? Family, Neighborhood Are Big Factors

    By Jess Berthold on

    Teens who come from close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age, while teens’ schools have less influence on their sexual behavior.

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Strikes 1 in 8 Older Americans

    By Suzanne Leigh on

    Traumatic brain injuries for people over age 65 can raise their risk for dementia, Parkinson's, cardiovascular and psych disease. Contrary to earlier research, the study found that healthy, wealthy white women are at higher risk.

  • 2024 Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements by UCSF Alumni

    By Susan Godstone on

    The Alumni Association of UCSF (AAUCSF named thirteen UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards winners for 2024. These awards honor alumni across UCSF’s four schools – Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy – and the Graduate Division for their extraordinary contributions to clinical practice, research, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, service, and mentorship, and early-career success.

  • How Space Research Helps Fight Infection and Aging Back on Earth

    By Talya Sanders on

    Liver samples that spent two months in the International Space Station will be studied to observe how microgravity ages liver cells and impacts their ability to regenerate. Understanding how aging damages the liver – and ways to potentially reverse that damage – could pave the way for better prevention and treatment of liver disease.

  • Joseph Papa Doesn’t Know ‘Quit,’ Even After 2 ACL Tears

    By Lorna Fernandes on

    Student athlete Joey suffered two severe ACL tears. He received surgery in 2023 by Nirav Pandya, MD, at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and is back competing on the basketball court and track and field.

  • How Anti-Asian Hate is Worsening Older San Franciscans’ Health

    By Laura López González on

    Anti-Asian hate may be fueling isolation and poorer health among elderly San Francisco residents.

  • ‘Courage and Strength’ Helps UCSF Research Analyst Be Authentic Self

    The GRLN policy empowers individuals like Luz, promoting inclusivity and impacting personal lives.

  • How Neurons Build a 3-D Vascular Structure to Keep the Retina Healthy

    By Robin Marks on

    UCSF researchers discovered the first known neurons in the retina that connect to blood vessels. Understanding these neurons can help treat and prevent vascular-related vision loss.

  • Smoking Fentanyl, Rising in SF, Is a Deadly New Risk for Overdose

    By Victoria Colliver on

    While many have shifted to smoking instead of injecting fentanyl, researchers found that there is an increased risk of overdose death from the drug residue accumulated in smoking equipment.