Scientists at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur in ...

UC San Francisco received a strike notice from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The one-day strike is planned for July 25 and will be the fifth strike by the ...

The UCSF community is saddened at the passing of former UCSF faculty member William Rutter, PhD, whose collaborative and ...

For patients with Parkinson's disease, changes in their ability to walk can be dramatic. “Parkinson’s gait,” as it is often called, can include changes in step length and asymmetry between legs. This ...

A professor of physiological nursing explains the differences between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors for type 2 ...

A popular herbal supplement used by prostate cancer patients has been found to significantly reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels—a protein in the blood that often indicates prostate ...

Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe ...

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 ...

UCSF researchers recently created the world's first shape-shifting synthetic proteins using artificial intelligence (AI). The breakthrough opens the door to developing entirely new proteins that could ...