Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...

The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary 2025 lecture is titled “A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases.” ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a ...

Alameda County community members have identified mental health issues, systemic inequities, and safety as top health ...

Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.

People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a ...

UCSF researchers recently created the world's first shape-shifting synthetic proteins using artificial intelligence (AI). The ...

A study found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.

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

A generation ago, most people with multiple sclerosis could expect to rely on walkers and wheelchairs or be limited to their bed within 15 years of diagnosis. Today, UC San Francisco’s discoveries are ...

At UC San Francisco, we are driven by the idea that when the best research, the best teaching and the best patient care converge, we can deliver breakthroughs that help heal the world. Excellence is ...