The UCSF community is saddened at the passing of former UCSF faculty member William Rutter, PhD, whose collaborative and ...

Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...

The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary 2025 lecture is titled “A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases.” ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

A study found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.

Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.

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, ...

People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a ...

This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a ...

Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid and prevent damage that begins in utero.

Three UCSF Health hospitals received “A” ratings in the spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.