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A new study by UC San Francisco researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly…

Scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology.They theorize that males and females took opposing paths in a tradeoff between immunity and metabolism…

Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native…

Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year. Despite its prevalence and severity, however, the condition…

Building on their successful research partnership during the pandemic, UC San Francisco’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and the Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) have signed a comprehensive agreement to establish the Institut…

The development of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies that may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by breaking down amyloid plaques, a hallmark of the disease, has brought fresh hope to aging populations and the doctors who treat…

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a study…

After a decade of work, scientists at UC San Francisco’s Neuroscape Center have developed a suite of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in aging adults.The games, which co-creator Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, says…

With generous support from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation, UC San Francisco has begun a new scholarship for women and international scholars that promises to help build a more diverse pipeline of basic science PhD students.“We welcome…

The UCSF School of Nursing is partnering with Hartnell College to prepare first-generation-to-college students to become nurses, equipped with the skills to advance health care for residents in the underserved Salinas Valley.The new…