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Solving Long COVID: How Decades of HIV Research Paved the Way

Discover how UCSF is leading the charge in Long COVID research, uncovering key findings that advance our understanding of the condition. UCSF researchers have adapted innovative tools and ...
University of California, San Francisco

Psychiatrists Hope Chat Logs Can Reveal the Secrets of AI Psychosis

UCSF psychiatrists may have documented what is likely the first case of AI psychosis in a peer-reviewed journal. He tells us ...
University of California, San Francisco

Trauma or Toxic? A Deep Dive into the Impact of Stress on Kids’ Health

Historically, studies on stressors like bullying or child abuse examined mental and physical health outcomes in isolation.
University of California, San Francisco

How to Improve Post-Acute Care After Patient Hospitalization

Close to 40% of adult patients receive post-acute care (PAC) when they are discharged from a hospital. That can include receiving help at home or going to a specialized facility, including a skilled ...
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Tissue Repair Slows in Old Age. These Proteins Speed It Back Up

UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why this Little-Known Birth Control Option Deserves More Attention

Self-administered injectable contraceptives, which are progestin-only shots taken at home every three months, have been ...
University of California, San Francisco

Uncovering Why Cancer Immunotherapy Leads to Heart Inflammation

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment by using a patient’s own T-cells to target tumors. However, they can cause rare but potentially fatal cardiac inflammation ...
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A New Way to Diagnose Deadly Lung Infections and Save Lives

UCSF researchers have discovered a way to identify deadly lung infections with improved accuracy by pairing AI with a unique genetic signal. This could revolutionize ICU care and prevent thousands of ...
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Do Hormones Explain Why Women Experience More Gut Pain?

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort. Now, scientists at UC San ...
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Could This Precision Medicine Approach Help You Delay Dementia?

Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study ...
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From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges

Roughly a quarter of all cancerous tumors are caused by mutations in the KRAS gene, which fosters cell growth. For more than three decades, scientists believed these mutations were impervious to ...
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UCSF Chancellor Addresses How the Institution Can Ensure Its Continuum

In his 2025 State of the University address, UC San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, reflected on the pivotal moment UCSF faces as it ascends a curve of remarkable success — a critical ...