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WEBAug 21, 2024 · Precision Medicine and Personalized Medicine. Smoking and Tobacco. Stem Cells. Wellness. Events. View all events. Spanning the Bay. With more than 20 locations throughout San Francisco and beyond, UC San Francisco is an industry of its own, contributing greatly to the intellectual vigor and economic vitality of …
40 Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic | UC San Francisco
WEBJun 4, 2021 · By Lisa Cisneros. Over the past four decades, UCSF has led the way in its heroic and committed response to the AIDS epidemic, both locally and globally. This timeline covers some of the highlights over the past 40 years at UCSF, in the nation and around the world after a mysterious outbreak affecting …
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury …
WEBJul 20, 2021 · New research adds to a body of evidence indicating decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should not be made in the early days following injury.
UCSF Medical Center Ranks 1st Nationwide in Neuro, Among Top …
WEBJul 26, 2021 · Neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD, performs brain surgery at UCSF. The 2021-22 Best Hospitals survey by U.S. News & World Report ranked the UCSF Medical Center as the nation’s best hospital for neurology and neurosurgery, which are part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Photo by Barbara Ries. UCSF Medical Center has been recognized as the nation’s best hospital for neurology and ...
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
WEBAn invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plastic pieces are in the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink – bottled or not. For more than three decades, UC San Francisco Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, has researched how the toxic chemicals that ...
Scientists Find Mechanism that Eliminates Senescent Cells
WEBMay 10, 2021 · By Laura Kurtzman. Scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how immune cells naturally clear the body of defunct – or senescent – cells that contribute to aging and many chronic diseases. Understanding this process may open new ways of treating age-related chronic diseases with immunotherapy. In a healthy …
Thirty Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic
WEBJun 6, 2011 · Thirty years into the fight against HIV/AIDS, UCSF has helped change the course of this deadly disease, which has claimed the lives of 33 million people worldwide. This timeline covers the highlights over the past three decades at UCSF, in the nation and around the world. Editor's note: This timeline was updated on March 23, 2012.
Pricey Protocol Not Proven to Prevent or Reverse Alzheimer’s, Says …
WEBMay 13, 2020 · A protocol comprising dietary supplements and lifestyle changes that claims to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline has drawn media fanfare and critical acclaim from health gurus and even physicians. But endorsement of these claims is frequently based on three published papers – all of which share the hallmarks of second-rate science, according to a cognitive ...
There’s A Lot of Uncertainty Right Now – This is What Science Says …
WEBNov 1, 2020 · “In these uncertain times” might be the catchphrase right now. From the macro level of the pandemic, climate change, social and political unrest to the personal level of job uncertainty, illnesses within families and various levels of social isolation – any and all of these contribute to a sense of uncertainty.
The Real Chernobyl: Q&A With a Radiation Exposure Expert
WEBJul 16, 2019 · The Emmy-winning HBO mini-series “Chernobyl,” which is a dramatized account of the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster, has rekindled conversation about the accident, its subsequent cleanup and the long-term impacts on people living near the power plant. UC San Francisco’s Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD, grew up in …