Seven of 10 volunteers kept HIV at bay for months after stopping meds, a rare result scientists call a major step toward a functional cure.

UCSF's new quarterly public lecture series aims to help people understand the human impact of scientific research.

Shakespeare famously wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” Over the course of his 20-year career in healthcare administration, Brian Abascal, MFA, has taken on many roles – from supporting youth programs ...

Each summer, UCSF medical students lead immersive health science camps for local high schoolers—part of the School of Medicine’s commitment to community engagement and building a diverse physician wor...

Scientists discover a protein that gets concentrated in the brain during aging, leading brain connections to wither and cognitive decline to accelerate - and a way to counter its effects.

U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF No. 1 in CA & Top 20 in the nation.

A $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the natio...

The simplest tasks of joy and awe can measurably improve people’s emotional well-being and attitudes toward life, according to a new UCSF study.

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.

A Career Rooted in Health Equity

A new study paints one of the most detailed pictures of human brain development to date, opening the door to new tests and therapies, including for brain disorders such as autism.

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