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 ...

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

Scientists found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases.

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 ...

A study showed that daily "micro-acts" promote wellbeing and health. These include acts of kindness, self-reflection, gratitude, positive reframing, and experiencing awe.

In one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind, a research team led at UC San Francisco has identified the regions of the country where dementia occurs most often among veterans..

Health trackers keep tabs on nearly 1 in 4 Americans at this point. Professor of Medicine Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, MSc, answers questions about the future of these ubiquitous gadgets and the data ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study found that the disease ...

The research team, led by Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, associate professor in UCSF’s Department of Pediatrics, examined data following nearly 12,000 kids aged 9 to 10 years and then three years later at 12 ...

Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety. UC San Francisco researchers wanted to know if it could be used to help Parkinson’s ...