A study shows how the keto diet affects the microbiome in ways that may reduce autoimmune responses in the gut.
Men could have fewer unnecessary treatments and reduced anxiety if doctors stopped calling certain changes in the prostate “cancer.”
With RSV season approachgin, there are more options for those most susceptible to RSV, including a new vaccine and updated RSV vaccine guidance for seniors.
Poor sleep in midlife, like difficulty falling asleep or waking early, may accelerate brain atrophy linked to dementia, a UCSF study finds.
With the help of up to $30M in funding, researchers led by UCSF’s James Fraser, PhD, will use AI to map drug “anti-targets,” aiming to speed up drug development and reduce costs.
Oral health has long been siloed from the rest of a person's health. But increasingly, researchers and clinicians, including those at UCSF, are finding ties between a person's oral health and their overall health.
Kevin Shannon, MD, and Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, received the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award for their exceptional dedication and career-long impact on trainees.
Several cases of the bird flu in humans have been reported in California's Central Valley in 2024. This Q&A explores how the virus spreads, how to prevent infection and whether this is something to be we need to actively protect against.
Two UCSF faculty – Alicia Fernandez, MD, and Nola M. Hylton, PhD – are this year have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) this year, one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine.
A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S. population.
