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Nov 12, 2024 · Through our singular focus, we’re leading revolutions in health. How it’s done. UCSF research ushers in a golden age of MS care, with a cure on the way.. Researchers are adapting a blood cancer gene therapy to treat deadly adult brain tumors.. UCSF scientists’ launch of the world’s first tissue bank may help solve the long Covid mystery.
COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) …
Aug 13, 2024 · Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.
40 Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic | UC San Francisco
Jun 4, 2021 · The CDC uses the term acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) for the first time on September 24. The City and County of San Francisco, working closely with UCSF health professionals at SFGH, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and others, develops the San Francisco “model of care,” which emphasizes patient centered care that included home and community-based services.
Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
Mar 5, 2024 · UC San Francisco researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.
COVID-19 Virus Can Stay in the Body More Than a Year after …
Mar 7, 2024 · The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID.
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
Feb 27, 2024 · What are microplastics made of? It depends on where they come from. Since microplastics are typically from the breakdown of plastics, they can be made of chemicals that may be familiar to people – like BPA (bisphenol A), which used to be popular for use in baby bottles until a consumer boycott; or “forever chemicals” like phthalates that you might find in cosmetics or PFAS ...
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury …
Jul 20, 2021 · New research adds to a body of evidence indicating decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should not be made in the early days following injury.
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Is Too Much Screen Time Bad for Kids? It’s Complicated
Dec 19, 2022 · During school breaks and holidays, children tend to increase their recreational screen time. As parents, we tend to worry, but do we need to? We asked UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Jason Nagata, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and screen time researcher, about links between screen use and illnesses such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and conduct disorder – as well as how ...
Pricey Protocol Not Proven to Prevent or Reverse Alzheimer’s, Says …
May 13, 2020 · A protocol comprising dietary supplements and lifestyle changes that claims to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline has drawn media fanfare and critical acclaim from health gurus and even physicians. But endorsement of these claims is frequently based on three published papers – all of which share the hallmarks of second-rate science, according to a cognitive ...