A critical step in meeting the needs of the growing aging population is early recognition of cognitive decline. In California, women who live to be 65 or older have a one in four chance of developing ...

Atul Butte, who championed the use of big data in science and health care and inspired a generation of trainees at UC San ...

Scientists found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases.

In an article appearing June 23 in the cardiology journal Circulation, the UCSF group reports on the successful treatment of a patient with sudden and severe (acute fulminant) myocarditis using an ...

UC San Francisco’s ties to AIDS Walk San Francisco go back decades.. But the funds raised at each event, including this year’s walk, will advance critical HIV research, care, and programming at the ...

Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study found that the disease ...

In one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind, a research team led at UC San Francisco has identified the regions of the country where dementia occurs most often among veterans..

A study showed that daily "micro-acts" promote wellbeing and health. These include acts of kindness, self-reflection, gratitude, positive reframing, and experiencing awe.

The Alumni Association of UC San Francisco (AAUCSF) has announced the recipients of the 2025 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards. These prestigious honors recognize outstanding alumni from UCSF’s Schools ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

In the study, researchers wanted to know what allowed cells to survive in one place instead of the other. To do this, they analyzed data from MetMap, a project at the Broad Institute, an independent ...

Wearable tech has to get easier for patients: Finding ways to, for instance, use a smartphone one day to take your blood pressure through your camera phone or, in the future, check your heart rate via ...