Invented at UCSF, this smarter gene therapy is revolutionizing the field of precision cancer care and may, one day, cure the deadliest form of brain cancer. In June, UCSF treated its first patient with E-SYNC, its first homegrown CAR-T therapy, one of the first to show promise in treating certain types of brain cancers. This story builds on previous coverage to provide an overview of CAR-T therapy, accessibility and future horizons of applications in cancer and other illnesses like HIV.
UCSF-led study finds that insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage. Poor sleep in midlife, like difficulty falling asleep or waking early, may accelerate brain atrophy linked to dementia, a UCSF study finds.
US News & World Report lists UCSF Benioff Hospitals among nation’s best for kids in all 11 specialties. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have tied as the best hospitals in Northern California in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list.
From expanding mental health treatment options to Black birthing justice, UCSF postdoctoral students are tackling some of America’s biggest health care challenges. A talk on how breathing affects our mood took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam event, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
UCSF scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls the formation of scar tissue in spinal cord injuries. In the future, it could be targeted by drugs to promote healing. David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.
$75 million NIH grant could lead to the first effective drugs for a condition with few treatment options. A clinical trial that will test three drugs concurrently, and could include more, represents new hope for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that usually kills within seven years after symptoms start.
One of America’s oldest programs to bring students from different backgrounds into science research has changed the lives of thousands. For more than 30 years, UCSF has run a 10-week summer internship program for 40-54 health/life sciences undergraduates. Students are assigned to a lab at UCSF and conduct research, which they present at the end of the program.
Researchers say we’re on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by patients that can be analyzed by artificial intelligence. A new video-based symptom assessment system for Parkinson’s Disease that is enabled by machine learning represents a potential solution to the challenge of assessing Parkinson’s Disease progression in a quantifiable way.