UCSF has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to establish a national center focused on improving the early detection and management of dementia, housed in the School of Nursing.
A new AI-based model can predict where the most common malignant brain cancer is most likely to return after initial surgery, potentially giving doctors a chance to treat it before it becomes visible on MRI.
Gerdts, Kashem, Pownall, and Zaro receive five years of federal funding for high-risk, high-reward research. Four UCSF faculty members will each receive over $2 million in total over the next five years as members of the 2026 class of New Innovators in the Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward…
UCSF scientists identified how proteins in the blood are linked to a shift in brain aging decades later. A new study looks at how blood signatures in menopausal women predict their dementia risk.
Preliminary study shows symptoms of depression and anxiety improved after switching to a healthier diet. A UCSF study that found people with serious depression had significantly improved symptoms when they switched to a diet consisting of less utlra-processed food.
UCSF-led team proposes a new way to put psychedelic drugs to a more rigorous scientific test. UCSF researchers are weighing in on one of the biggest challenges in psychedelic science, arguing that clinical trials need more convincing control treatments to better measure the drugs' true…
UCSF and UC Berkeley scientists pinpointed two brain regions that battle it out when deciding whether to take a risk. How does your brain decide whether to hit “send” on a risky email or delete the draft? Two neighboring parts of it argue with each other until one overrules the other. Researchers…
UCSF researchers earned four UC Regents Innovation Awards for breakthroughs in precision cancer treatment, rapid diagnostics, disease prevention and multiple sclerosis care.
Probably not, says a UCSF psychiatrist — but chatbots might compromise mental health in other ways. A UCSF psychiatrist explains what’s really going on with chatbots and mental health.
Screens keep us constantly connected and entertained. Scientists are beginning to understand the costs. “The cognition crisis is not just a clinical problem. It’s a problem for our species.” UCSF scientists on what screens are doing to our minds — and how to get your focus back.
