UCSF researchers have discovered a way to identify deadly lung infections with improved accuracy by pairing AI with a unique ...

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which connects the heart to the rest of the body. It affects millions of people and can be fatal if left untreated. At present, there are no ...

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort. Now, scientists at UC San ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries — the organs that store and release a woman’s eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman’s chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point they rarely leave their home and are unable to work and build meaningful ...

If you’re looking to reduce your chances of developing lung disease, say experts at UC San Francisco, then it may be smart to avoid inhaling cannabis. A new study in the Journal of General Internal ...

When an invasive and deadly form of breast cancer called triple-negative grows, the fat cells around it seem to shrink. UCSF researchers have discovered that the cells of these tumors — so called ...

A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of ...

In 1977, biochemist William Rutter (pictured on the right) and colleagues achieved the first major triumph of genetic engineering by isolating the gene for rat insulin and transplanting it into ...

We celebrate the remarkable achievements of the UCSF Class of 2025 and look forward to the innovation and leadership they’ll bring to health care and health sciences worldwide for decades to come.

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...