News & Discoveries

August 03, 2016

A new UCSF study shows that specialized brain cells in mice “predict” the hydrating effects of drinking, deactivating long before the liquids imbibed can actually change the composition of the bloodstream.

July 29, 2016

Two researchers at UCSF have received funding awards from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that total $5.5 million.

June 10, 2016

A team led by researchers from UCSF and Yale has found that half of people newly infected with HIV experience neurologic issues.

June 06, 2016

Researchers have identified a pair of tarantula toxins that target a previously unknown pain pathway in sensory nerves.

June 02, 2016

For his pioneering research on plasticity, the brain’s remarkable capacity to modify its structure and function, UCSF's Michael M. Merzenich, PhD, has been awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

May 27, 2016

UCSF’s neurosciences community gathered to celebrate the launch of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, made possible by the recent $185 million gift from Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill.

May 02, 2016

A 27-year-old drug for anemia may protect newborns at high risk for brain damage, according to the results of a multisite trial led by researchers at UCSF.

April 27, 2016

Proper communication between the left and right sides of the brain is critical for the development of advanced language skills, according to new research by UC San Francisco scientists.

April 25, 2016

In the largest-ever gift to UCSF, the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill have donated $185 million to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

April 25, 2016

UCSF leaders are lauding the gift by Joan and Sanford I. Weill as transformational, giving the University an unprecedented opportunity to unite and expand its neurosciences community during a revolutionary period in brain discovery.

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