UCSF News
Why Do Young Women with Multiple Sclerosis Face Health Disparities?
By Suzanne Leigh on
Young Black and Hispanic women with multiple sclerosis fare worse than young white women with the disease. Minority women were more likely to have more advanced disease and faced greater challenges in pregnancy.
Could Bizarre Visual Symptoms Be a Telltale Sign of Alzheimer’s?
By Suzanne Leigh on
Early identification of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) may have important implications for Alzheimer’s treatment. PCA patients struggle with visual impairments like judging distances, distinguishing between moving and stationary objects and completing tasks like writing and retrieving a dropped item.
How Fruit Bats Got a Sweet Tooth Without Sour Health
By Levi Gadye on
Fruit bats have a genetic system that controls blood sugar without fail. Learning from that system can help us make better insulin- or sugar-sensing therapies for human patients.
New CRISPR Center Brings Hope for Rare and Deadly Genetic Diseases
By Jess Berthold on
The Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures center will use genome editing to address potentially hundreds of diseases, including rare genetic disorders that have no cure, to ensure treatments can be developed and brought to patients more quickly and efficiently.
Could a Drug Prevent Hearing Loss from Loud Music and Aging?
By Levi Gadye on
A newly-discovered gene may explain how humans go deaf both as they age, and in response to loud noise.
Diagnostic Errors Are Common in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
By Victoria Colliver on
A study of seriously ill patients from academic medical centers across the country has found that nearly a quarter had a delayed or missed diagnosis.
The Surprising True Story Behind the ‘Unofficial’ Bear Mascot of UCSF
By Eric Brooks on
UCSF does not have an official mascot, but you’re bound to run into at least a few that agree the University’s “unofficial” mascot is a bear.
For Dementia Prevention, Sleep Quality in Midlife Matters More
By Suzanne Leigh on
Quality of sleep, not quantity, may play a part in the development of dementia decades before symptoms start.
COVID-19 Variant JN.1 is on the Rise. Here’s What to Know.
By Laura López González on
The new JN.1 COVID-19 variant is now estimated to make up about 20% of cases in the United States. Three UCSF experts offer advice on vaccines, masking, and other ways to protect yourself.
How to Grieve – and How to Help Others Through Times of Loss
By Cyril Manning on
A grief facilitator and UCSF chaplain shares some advice on processing loss.