The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

A study found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.

Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.

Alameda County community members have identified mental health issues, systemic inequities, and safety as top health ...

People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a ...

This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a ...

A generation ago, most people with multiple sclerosis could expect to rely on walkers and wheelchairs or be limited to their bed within 15 years of diagnosis. Today, UC San Francisco’s discoveries are ...

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, offers insights on what her research on microplastics has led her to change how she and her family eats and what cleaning products she uses.

The new Program of Historical Reconciliation (PHR) at UCSF aims to acknowledge past harms, especially in unethical research and experiments.

Over the past four decades, UCSF has led the way in its heroic response to the AIDS epidemic, both locally and globally. This timeline covers some of the highlights at UCSF, in the nation and around ...

UCSF has received a $500 million commitment from the Helen Diller Foundation to support the planning, design and construction of a new, world-class hospital at the University’s historic Parnassus ...