University of California, San Francisco

Genetic Test Ranks Risk for Black People Hoping to Donate a Kidney

A UCSF study followed Black kidney donors to see if they faced elevated risks for low kidney function, and found that many ...
University of California, San Francisco

How a New AI Framework Can Help Doctors Build Better Tools

Researchers at UCSF developed a new way to build clinical prediction tools that combines the speed of artificial intelligence ...
University of California, San Francisco

A Single Molecular Change May Help Viruses Jump from Bat to Human

UCSF scientists discovered that a small change to a SARS-CoV-2 protein dictates whether the virus lives quietly in bats or ...
University of California, San Francisco

Yes, Telemedicine Can Reduce Alcohol Use for Liver Disease Patients

Alcohol use disorder is a major cause of disease and premature death worldwide. For people with chronic liver disease (CLD), there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Yet many patients with this ...
University of California, San Francisco

Brain Stimulation That Adapts to Parkinson’s Patients’ Every Step

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping to improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson’s ...
University of California, San Francisco

This New App Helps Congenital Heart Patients with Specialty Care

Congenital heart disease is a condition primarily associated with infants and children, but that is changing. More adults than children now live with congenital heart disease (ACHD) in the U.S., an ...
UC San Francisco

Alzheimer’s and Dementia

This Cellular Hazmat Team Cleans Up Tau. Can It Prevent Dementia?
University of California, San Francisco

Women with HIV Are More Likely to Die from Trauma than the Virus

A new UCSF study looks at the real reasons women with HIV are dying earlier than people without HIV, and finds these leading ...
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Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...