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UCSF Health is recruiting patients for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the United States. UC San Francisco clinical investigators Ankit Sarin, MD, FACS, and Hueylan Chern,…

An international research consortium led by UC San Francisco scientists has shown significant differences between the gut bacteria profiles of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy individuals, as well as between MS patients…

The removal of a historic collection of fresco murals from UC San Francisco’s Parnassus Heights campus has won a California Preservation Foundation award. The news of the honor for ARG Conservation Services, the firm UCSF selected for the…

Step counts – a measure of physical activity – were markedly lower early in the COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic and remained lower, on average, in the two years following the onset of the global pandemic.In a data analysis publishing…

Pancreatic cysts have gained substantial attention in recent years because they represent one of the only precursors of pancreatic cancer identifiable through radiologic imaging. Although most of these cysts, also known as pancreatic…

Children living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely to use emergency departments (EDs), including for complaints that could be managed by their pediatricians, a new study…

Aquarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled, UC San Francisco researchers found.The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging,…

T cells used in immunotherapy treatments can get exhausted by the task of fighting cancer cells or get shutdown as they enter tumors. Using a CRISPR-based edit on these cells’ genomes, researchers at UC San Francisco and Gladstone…

A new UC San Francisco study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward for more precise chemotherapy treatment.The study, publishing in Nature Communications on August 25,…

An inspiring sight awaits patients, employees, learners and passers-by at the corner of Third Street and Mariposa on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, where the “Block 34” parking structure sits.The newly installed mural “Peace Piece” stretches…