University of California, San Francisco

UCSF’s Kevan Shokat Wins Stephenson Prize for Cancer Breakthrough

Kevan Shokat, PhD, a professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UC San Francisco who discovered how to disable KRAS, ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why This One Small Blood Cell Is Your Secret to Living the High Life

From Machu Picchu to Mount Everest, people who live at high altitudes process sugar better and are less likely to develop ...
University of California, San Francisco

Brain Activity Can Predict a Risky Decision Before It’s Made

How does your brain decide whether to hit “send” on a risky email or delete the draft? Two neighboring parts of it argue with ...
University of California, San Francisco

Could Quitting Ultra-Processed Food Boost Your Mental Health?

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.
University of California, San Francisco

UCSF Wins Big, From Gamechangers to Startups to Life Achievement

UCSF researchers earned four UC Regents Innovation Awards for breakthroughs in precision cancer treatment, rapid diagnostics, disease prevention and multiple sclerosis care.
University of California, San Francisco

Here’s the Latest Research Lobular Breast Cancer Experts Are Leading

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer but is challenging to detect because of how it spreads in breast tissue. ILC has been understudied compared to other ...
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Can Psychedelic Clinical Trials Be Better? Researchers Say Yes

UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one of the biggest challenges in psychedelic science, arguing that clinical trials need more convincing placebo treatments to better measure the drugs’ ...