UC San Francisco |
How your mental health could impact your chances of breakthrough COVID
A UCSF-led study shows inflated risk in people with psychosis, substance abuse and anxiety.
UC San Francisco |
Psilocybin rewires the brain for people with depression
Study suggests new mechanism for how psychedelics affect the brain.
UC San Diego |
UC San Diego joins national trial to explore new vaccines for COVID-19 variants
The new trial seeks to understand if different vaccine regimens can broaden immune responses in adults who already have received a primary vaccination series and a first booster shot.
UC Newsroom |
How UC research is helping California meet the challenges of the climate crisis
Hundreds of University of California scientists and researchers across the state are working to help people adapt to climate change, with innovations to fight fire, protect water supplies and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
UC San Francisco |
Obesity can rewire the immune system and the response to immunotherapy
Researchers have discovered why immune treatments for allergies and asthma might not be as effective in obese mice and humans.
UC San Francisco |
Mindfulness during pregnancy improves stress response for infants
This is the first known study to show that a prenatal social intervention may improve health outcomes in children.
UCSF |
Treating tough tumors by exploiting their iron ‘addiction’
UCSF researchers tame notorious KRAS-mutated cancers without harming healthy cells.
UCSF Magazine |
What you didn’t learn in school about sexual health
UCSF experts share the kind of science-based, judgment-free intel missing from a lot of sexual health stories.
UC San Francisco |
Brainpower may take a beating following concussion
In addition to sleep disturbances, mood disorders and headache, a new study headed by UC San Francisco finds concussions may also take a long-term toll on cognition.
Vilcek Foundation |
Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn: Bridging medicine and Advocacy
UC Newsroom |
A doctor who’s trying to fix what’s broken
A bad hospital experience led Aminta Kouyate to pursue a career in medicine.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF dyslexia researchers develop tool to flag early reading challenges
A $10M state budget proposal would enable digital assessment in California schools.