UCSF News
UCSF Opens World’s First Center of Excellence for Gould Syndrome
By Jess Berthold on
UCSF is home to the first center in the world focused on patients with COL4A1/2 mutations, which can cause the rare disease Gould Syndrome.
First Tissue Bank May Help Solve Mystery of Long COVID Misery
By Suzanne Leigh on
UCSF will launch the world’s first tissue bank with samples donated by patients with long COVID.
Passionate UCSF Medical Resident Has ‘Whirlwind’ First Day
By Eric Brooks on
Join Kelechi Okpara as she navigates through her whirlwind first day as a new medical resident at the UCSF Parnassus campus.
How AI Can Help Spot Early Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
By Victoria Colliver on
UCSF scientists found a way to predict Alzheimer’s disease up to seven years before symptoms appear by analyzing patient records with machine learning. Conditions that most influenced prediction of Alzheimer’s were high cholesterol and, for women, osteoporosis.
UCSF Tops Public Universities in NIH Research Funding in 2023
By Levi Gadye on
UCSF is a leading recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for research, with a focus on advancing health sciences and medicine.
To Appreciate Music, the Human Brain Listens and Learns to Predict
By Robin Marks on
Rather than simply hearing a string of notes, the brain is assessing them for patterns and predicting which notes will be next.
Bowes Biomedical Investigator Takes Aim at Cracking Cellular Communication Code
By Katherine Conrad on
Biophysicist Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, is the newly awarded 2024 Bowes Biomedical Investigator. With the award, he hopes to further the intersection of his GPCR research and neuropsychiatric diseases.
Telehealth is as Safe as a Visit to the Clinic for Abortion Pills
By Victoria Colliver on
Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively through telemedicine, according to new research that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear a case that could severely restrict access to one of the two pills that are used to induce abortions.
UCSF Tops Prestigious Fulbright List Again as Students Build International Reach
By Eric Brooks on
UCSF has been honored as a Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Students by the U.S. State Department for the 2023-2024 academic year.
California’s First Latinx Surgeon General Emphasizes Power of Positive Childhood in UCSF Stop
By Eric Brooks on
California’s trailblazing surgeon general is using her platform to pave the way for improving the health of women, children and communities of color while inspiring a new generation of Latinx physicians.