From international awards for high-caliber research to groundswell movements for social change, this past year was an eventful one for the UCSF community.
Browse the stories that most engaged our readers in 2019.
New Clinic Follows $18M Gift from Bay Area Entrepreneurs Jan Shrem, Maria Manetti ShremPatients with ambiguous neurological symptoms, but no diagnosis, frequently go from specialist-to-specialist over a protracted period of time. The new clinic’s goal is to fast-forward the time lapses between appointments by enabling pre-diagnostic screening and expert consultations to take place in a single visit.
Neuroscientists discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the first time a neural basis for the fundamental atoms of language and insights into our perception of the rhythmic poetry of speech.
Using standard animal model of Down syndrome, scientists were able to correct the learning and memory deficits associated with the condition with drugs that target the body’s response to cellular stresses.
We commonly think a full stomach is what tells us to stop eating, but it may be that a stretched intestine plays an even bigger role in making us feel sated.
$106 Million Initiative Will Accelerate Neuroscience Research by Embracing Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Data Science, Other ‘Nontraditional’ FieldsWith a $106 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, and the University of Washington have launched the Weill Neurohub to speed the development of new therapies for diseases and disorders that affect the brain and nervous system.
Adam L. Boxer answers questions about the potential of "basket trials" to accelerate drug development for dementia and neurodegenerative disease.
UC San Francisco and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health are co-sponsoring the inaugural Space Health Innovation Conference to advance research and scientific understanding of how space travel impacts health.
Now in its sixth year, the Best Global Universities rankings focus on schools’ academic research and reputation.