Final Study by UCSF Astronaut Points to Treg Cells as the CulpritScientists now have shown that the weakening of an astronaut’s immune system during space travel is likely due in part to abnormal activation of immune cells called T regulator cells.
Continuing medication for newborns with seizures for months after they are discharged from the hospital does not prevent epilepsy and may cause neurotoxic side effects. In a study led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, researchers compared the outcomes of approximately 300 babies born in nine hospitals throughout the country. All newborns had developed seizures due to acute brain injury in the first few days to weeks after birth and were treated with phenobarbital and/or other anti-seizure medications. Two-thirds of the infants
Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist.Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist.
UCSF researchers have created a CRISPR technique to study how turning on or off single genes affects the function of different cell types and how these changes play a role in disease.
Researchers at UCSF have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus – the brain’s memory hub – that may explain how this vital brain region combines a diverse range of inputs into a multi-layered memories that can later be recalled.
Retinal Scans Tie Blood Vessel Deterioration to Genetic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease New research by UCSF scientists shows retinal scans can detect key changes in blood vessels that may provide an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson’s disease by UCSF scientists are providing the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders.
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Researchers at UCSF have demonstrated how to engineer smart immune cells that are effective against solid tumors, opening the door to treating a variety of cancers that have long been untouchable with immunotherapies.
Three faculty members from UCSFhave been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors accorded to American scientists.