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UCSF Health Recognized for Treatment of Rare Kidney Stone Disease
The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) has accepted UCSF Health into its OHF Care Center Network recognizing the health system’s dedication to providing high-quality medical care, resources, ...
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Mental Health and Poverty are Top Concerns for East Bay Residents
Alameda County community members have identified mental health issues, systemic inequities, and safety as top health ...
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This is How AI Can Help Us Make New Medicines Faster
UCSF researchers recently created the world's first shape-shifting synthetic proteins using artificial intelligence (AI). The ...
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UCSF Leads Statewide Efforts to Improve Dementia Care, Diagnosis
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 ...
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Novel Therapy Saves Patient with Severe Heart Inflammation
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 ...
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How the Funds Raised at AIDS Walk Help UCSF’s HIV Research and Programming
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 ...
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UCSF Commencement 2025 | UC San Francisco
School of Pharmacy: The Bowl of Hygeia Award, which recognizes commitment to community service and professional excellence, is presented to graduating student Anthony Lam by Pharmacy Alumni ...
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UCSF Bioinformatics Pioneer Atul Butte Dies at 55
Atul Butte, who championed the use of big data in science and health care and inspired a generation of trainees at UC San ...
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Could a Busier Social Life Be a Very Early Sign of Alzheimer’s?
Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study found that the disease ...
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A Cure for Multiple Sclerosis? Scientists Say Within Our Lifetime
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 ...
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UCSF Dyslexia Researchers Develop Tool to Flag Early Reading Challenges
UCSF researchers have developed a digital tool to flag early reading challenges that may lead to dyslexia, and it could be in widespread use in California public schools by 2023. Governor Gavin Newsom ...
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Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes.
People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.