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WEBAug 21, 2024 — Precision Medicine and Personalized Medicine. Smoking and Tobacco. Stem Cells. Wellness. Events. View all events. Spanning the Bay. With more than 20 locations throughout San Francisco and beyond, UC San Francisco is an industry of its own, contributing greatly to the intellectual vigor and economic vitality of …
COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) …
WEBAug 13, 2024 — Chin-Hong: Medical N95, KN95 and KF94 masks all filter out lots of particles from the air and are the best at protecting against COVID-19. Avoid masks with valves, which allow a wearer’s breath to pass out unfiltered, spreading germs. Disposable surgical masks are less effective but still reduce your COVID-19 risk especially if well fitting.
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury …
WEBJul 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.
Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
WEBMar 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. The new drug candidate permanently modifies a wily cancer-causing mutation, called K-Ras G12D, that is responsible for nearly half of …
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
WEBFeb 27, 2024 — An invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plastic pieces are in the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink – bottled or not. For more than three decades, UC San Francisco Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, has researched how the toxic chemicals that ...
Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face …
WEBJun 26, 2020 — Editor's Note: This story was updated on July 11 to include information on why valved masks do not block exhaled droplets. As states reopen from stay-at-home orders, many, including California, are now requiring people to wear face coverings in most public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19.. Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization now ...
40 Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic | UC San Francisco
WEBJun 4, 2021 — By Lisa Cisneros. Over the past four decades, UCSF has led the way in its heroic and committed response to the AIDS epidemic, both locally and globally. This timeline covers some of the highlights over the past 40 years at UCSF, in the nation and around the world after a mysterious outbreak affecting …
Is Too Much Screen Time Bad for Kids? It’s Complicated
WEBDec 19, 2022 — Binge watching shows can lead to binge eating, resulting in weight gain and guilt. For preteens, excessive screen time can lead to conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, which are behavior disorders. A recent study found that playing video games and watching YouTube videos is linked to …
Scientists Find Mechanism that Eliminates Senescent Cells
WEBMay 10, 2021 — By Laura Kurtzman. Scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how immune cells naturally clear the body of defunct – or senescent – cells that contribute to aging and many chronic diseases. Understanding this process may open new ways of treating age-related chronic diseases with immunotherapy. In a healthy …
Expert: Here’s What to Know About the MPox Outbreak Emergency
WEBAug 21, 2024 — The World Health Organization last week declared mpox (previously monkeypox) to be a global health emergency. The disease experienced a global outbreak in 2022, which subsided in Europe, Asia and the Americas but continued to increase in parts of Africa. New cases in Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and, most recently, a case in Sweden, prompted ...
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